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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of bul. General Skobelev in direction NDK. Here is an important trolleybus stop (the buses will go from here in the NDK tunnel) and a narrow gauge tramp stop (lines 1, 6, 7, 27). The stop can be very busy, together with quite dense trafic on the roads. Note also the person lying on the ground at the trafic light -- there was a big affair after this picture was taken -- the police investigated this man and caused big trafic problems... Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. The stop plate for the trolleybuses. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. The platform direction "NDK" and a kiosk for tickets. Close to the stop are several shops for food and drinks. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. The trolleybus platform. There is no waiting shed for passengers. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. The trolleybus platform. There is no waiting shed for passengers. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of the two tram platforms in direction "NDK". PESA Swing 2311 waits for clearance of the single track section. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of the two tram platforms in direction "NDK". PESA Swing 2311 waits for clearance of the single track section. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of the "five star" crossing (bul. General Skobelev, bul. Hristo Botev, bul. Praga, bul. Patriarch Evtimiy). A tram 34xx is leaving on bul. Hristo Botev. Note the complicated overhead wire arrangement -- the tram (bul. Hristo Botev to stop "bul. Praga" on bul. General Skobelev) crosses the trolley bus wires (straight on bul. General Skobelev, turn from bul. Praga to bul. General Skobelev, and turns from bul. Patriarch Evtimiy to bul. General Skobelev as well to bul. Praga). Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of the stop in direction bul. Praga (to the left) and bul. General Skobelev. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of the stop in direction NDK. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of the stop in direction NDK. Here, one can see the entrance to the NDK tunnel, which is now not more in service, and all trams have to pass the tunnel entry on a single track. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of the stop in bul. Skobelev. PESA Swing 2335 (line 7) is waiting for the turn to bul. Hristo Botev. Note also that the trolleybus stop is protected by fences to the tram tracks. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of the stop in bul. Skobelev. PESA Swing 2335 (line 7) is waiting for the turn to bul. Hristo Botev. In front, one can see still the rails towards the NDK tunnel, but the switch is put permanently to turn. Note also that the trolleybus stop is protected by fences to the tram tracks. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View of the the switch put permanently to turn. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View towards NDK. The NDK tunnel is now closed for the tram and the cars for turning to bul. Bulgaria are now using the former tram tracks. For all trams, there is only a single track left, which is protected by fences. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View towards NDK. The NDK tunnel is now closed for the tram and the cars for turning to bul. Bulgaria are now using the former tram tracks. For all trams, there is only a single track left, which is protected by fences. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View towards NDK. The cars and the trolleybuses will pass the tunnel for bul. Vasil Levski. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View towards NDK. All tracks and switches are still in place, but the trafic signs are mounted already on the former tram track. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View towards NDK. The trams must wait for clearance of the single track before going on. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View towards NDK. The trams must wait for clearance of the single track before going on. Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View towards NDK. The end of the trolleybus platform. The yellow trafic signs advise the car drivers to select the right route -- a later change is not possible! The switch is still complete, but all rails are full of dirt... Photo by M.Koblischka

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Sofia stop "bul. Praga". March 2024. View along bul. General Skobelev. Photo by M.Koblischka