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Derailment of nine wagons of freight train no 50601 while entering Dupnitsa station at switch no 10 on 23.01.2016.

Derailment of nine wagons of freight train no 50601 while entering Dupnitsa station at switch no 10 on 23.01.2016.

Freight train № 50601 of 'BDZ - Freight Services' Ltd., loaded with cement, derailed shortly after midnight on 23.01.2016 while entering on fourth track in 'Dupnitsa' station. Nine loaded with cement wagons derailed. Severe damages were caused to the rolling stock and to the rail infrastructure, including overhead lines and signalling.

After its departure from Delyan station, the train was moving downhill with inclination of 20 ‰ at about 80 km/h by permissible speed of 60km/h.

There were no dead and injured persons as a result of the accident.

Deputy Ministers Valery Borissov and Hristo Angelichin together with the Ambassador of Israel Irit Lillian validated a postage stamp

Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Valery Borissov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hristo Angelichin and the Ambassador of the State of Israel Irit Lillian validated a postage stamp.