Istanbul-Sofia Express is an international passenger train operating daily between Istanbul, Turkey and Sofia, Bulgaria. The train runs 571 km from Halkalı station in Istanbul, west to Sofia Central Station in Sofia. The first train departed Halkalı station at 22:40 on 21 February 2017, carrying 22 passengers. It is the successor to the Balkan Express, which operated between Istanbul and Belgrade, Serbia until June 2013. (previous | next | back to album | 2022:09:10 10:02:05 | 7% of an album)