Curated profile
BDZ Passenger Services
Bulgaria's licensed national passenger railway, with nationwide schedules, online ticketing, sleeping-car reservations, and current financial reporting.
rail · BG · checked 2026-07-25Book on operator siteTransparent scoring
How the score was calculated
Each evidence score is multiplied by its weight. When a fact is unavailable, the calculation uses a neutral 50/100 so incomplete profiles are neither rewarded nor punished.
- Composite
- 68/100
- Scored facts
- 4/11
- Neutral inputs
- 7
| Metric | Evidence summary | Score used | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Documented safety recordlow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current normalized operator-specific incident rate with an exposure denominator was found in the reviewed sources. BDZ Passenger Services reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 20% | 10.0 pts |
| Regulatory standinghigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | Bulgaria's transport ministry identifies BDZ Passenger Services as the licensed national passenger railway undertaking. Bulgarian Ministry of Transport | 100/100Normalized score | 15% | 15.0 pts |
| Fleet agelow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No official current average age covering the operating passenger fleet was found in the reviewed sources. BDZ Passenger Services reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 10% | 5.0 pts |
| Fleet quality evidencelow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current operator-specific evidence suitable for fleet_quality was found in the reviewed sources. BDZ Passenger Services reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 10% | 5.0 pts |
| Digital maturityhigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | The official portal supports timetable search, accounts, online purchase and payment, and downloadable electronic tickets. BDZ online ticketing | 80/100Normalized score | 10% | 8.0 pts |
| Route reachlow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current operator-specific evidence suitable for route_reach was found in the reviewed sources. BDZ Passenger Services reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 10% | 5.0 pts |
| Service classhigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | BDZ publishes seat reservations and sleeper accommodation on named long-distance services. BDZ online ticketing | 100/100Normalized score | 8% | 8.0 pts |
| Operator transparencyhigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | BDZ publishes timetables, ticket rules, live-train support, passenger contacts, and current 2025–2026 financial reporting. BDZ financial reports | 100/100Normalized score | 7% | 7.0 pts |
| Chassis pedigreelow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current operator-specific evidence suitable for chassis_pedigree was found in the reviewed sources. BDZ Passenger Services reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 4% | 2.0 pts |
| Published amenitieslow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current operator-specific evidence suitable for amenities was found in the reviewed sources. BDZ Passenger Services reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 3% | 1.5 pts |
| Punctuality reputationlow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current published actual on-time-performance percentage was found in the reviewed sources. BDZ Passenger Services reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 3% | 1.5 pts |
| Composite total | 68/100 | |||
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