1 Mai metro station

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1 Mai
Location	Clăbucet square Sector 1, Bucharest Romania
Platforms	One island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	1 March 2000
Services
Preceding station   Bucharest Metro   Following station Jiului towards Străulești Line M4 Grivița towards Gara de Nord

1 Mai is a metro station in northern Bucharest, serving line M4.^[1] It is situated in Chibrit or Clăbucet Square, at the intersection of Calea Griviței, Ion Mihalache Boulevard, and Bucureștii Noi Road.

The station was opened on 1 March 2000, as part of Stage I of the M4 line, from Gara de Nord to 1 Mai. On 1 July 2011, the line was extended to Parc Bazilescu.^[2]

Architecture[]

The station was built in a manner similar to Griviţa Metro, and Gara de Nord II.

It has a wide central platform, a blue-grey and dark color scheme using black granite floors, blue and grey synthetic walls, and chrome and aluminum metal insertions.

Name[]

The name of the station was chosen based on the former name of Ion Mihalache Boulevard – 1 Mai Boulevard.

This has proven controversial – firstly, because most inhabitants associate "1 Mai" with the 1 Mai Market located almost 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the metro station, and secondly because the name 1 Mai Avenue had been already given to another street in Western Bucharest when the subway station opened. Incidentally, that avenue may also host a metro station in the future.

References[]

Coordinates: 44°28′16.35″N 26°3′2″E / 44.4712083°N 26.05056°E / 44.4712083; 26.05056

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