BUL/ KEY RAILWAY CONNECTION MODERNISED IN BULGARIA THANKS TO COHESION POLICY INVESTMENTS

   €471.5 million from the Cohesion Fund is invested in the development of the railway section between     the towns of Elin Pelin and Kostenets, in western Bulgaria. This section is part of the high speed railway   line between the two largest Bulgarian cities; Sofia, the capital, and Plovdiv, on the Orient/East Med     corridor of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). This corridor crosses eight EU countries,   from Berlin to Athens, creating important rail connections in central and southern European countries,     meaning smoother travels and exchanges for Bulgaria and its neighbours.