Gorna Banya is the location on the southwestern outskirts of the Bulgarian capital City of Sofia on 17th March 2024. First to arrive on this predominantly single-track main line was BDZ PP SIEMENS EMU Set No. 31017/31018 running northbound with the ORD 50112 (14:20) Blagoevgrad to Sofia service, stationary while waiting for opposite direction traffic to clear the final single section of the route into the city. Having cleared that section 'Celebrity' Electroputere Class 46 No. 46-234 heads south on FAST train service 5617 which had departed Sofia Central for Petrich at 16:30.
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