List of Bucharest metro stations

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This is a list of the (current and planned) stations on the Bucharest Metro rapid transit system in Bucharest, Romania. There are 63 stations in the Bucharest Metro.

Current Lines[]

Stations[]

For each of the 63 stations, the list reports the lines serving it, the opening year[1][2] and the statistics[3] of passenger usage; the English translation of the name[4] (in quotes) and other names previously used[5][6] (in italics) are listed, where available, in the second last column. Interchange (i) and terminal stations (t) are in bold.

Station Line(s) Opened Notes Usage[7]
pass./year
(million)
1 Decembrie 1918 M3 2008 3.09
1 Mai M4 2000
1.63
Academia Militară M5 2020
  • • 'Military Academy'
 0.22
Anghel Saligny (t) M3 2008
  • • Linia de Centură (2008–2009)
 0.76
Apărătorii Patriei M2 1986
  • • 'Defenders of the Fatherland'
 4.21
Aurel Vlaicu M2 1987 8.12
Aviatorilor M2 1987
  • • '[of the] Aviators'
 4.78
Basarab (i) M1 M4 1992 (original platforms)
2000 (widened platforms) 		2.59
Berceni (t) M2 1986
  • • Depoul I.M.G.B. (1986–2009)
 0.54
Constantin Brâncoveanu M2 1988 3.87
Constantin Brâncuși M5 2020 0.21
Costin Georgian M1 1981
  • • Muncii (1981–1992)
 2.72
Crângași M1 1984 5.62
Dimitrie Leonida M2 1986
  • • I.M.G.B. (1986–2009)
 4.17
Dristor (i)(t) M1 M3 1981 (Dristor 1)
1989 (Dristor 2) 		7.13
Eroii Revoluției M2 1986
  • • 'Heroes of the Revolution'
  • • Pieptănari (1986–1990)
 5.20
Eroilor (i)(t) M1 M3 M5 1979 (Eroilor 1)
2020 (Eroilor 2)
  • • 'Heroes'
 3.90
Favorit M5 2020
  • • 'Favorite'
 0.20
Gara de Nord (t) M1
M4 		1987 (Gara de Nord 1)
2000 (Gara de Nord 2)
  • • 'Northern Railway station'
 5.07
0.28
Gorjului M3 1994 (outbound platform)
1998 (inbound platform) 		4.19
Grivița M4 2000 0.63
Grozăvești M1 1979 3.02
Izvor M1 M3 1979
  • • 'Spring'
 2.85
Jiului M4 2011
  • • Pajura (proposed before opening)[8]
 0.94
Laminorului M4 2017
  • • '[of the] Rolling Mill'
  • • Laromet (proposed before opening)
 0.61
Lujerului M3 1983
  • • Armata Poporului (1983–2009)
 5.09
Mihai Bravu M1 M3 1981
2.18
Nicolae Grigorescu M1 M3 1981 (Grigorescu 1)
2008 (Grigorescu 2)
  • • Leontin Sălăjan (1981–1990)
 3.99
Nicolae Teclu M3 2008
  • • Policolor (2008–2009)
 0.70
Obor M1 1989 6.12
Orizont M5 2020
  • • 'Horizon'
 0.12
Păcii M3 1983
  • • '[of] Peace'
 4.59
Pantelimon (t) M1 1991
  • • Antilopa (former alternate name)
 0.66
Parc Bazilescu M4 2011
  • • 'Bazilescu Park'
 0.54
Parc Drumul Taberei M5 2020
  • • 'Camp Road Park'
 0.19
Petrache Poenaru M1 1979
  • • Semănătoarea (1979–2009)
 1.80
Piața Iancului M1 1989
  • • 'Iancului Square'
 3.50
Piața Muncii M1 1989
  • • 'Labour Square'
 3.06
Piața Romană M2 1988
  • • 'Roman Square'
 6.12
Piața Sudului M2 1986
  • • 'South Square'
 6.93
Piața Victoriei (i) M1 M2 1987 (Victoriei 1)
1989 (Victoriei 2)
  • • 'Victory Square'
 7.25
Piața Unirii (i) M1 M2 M3 1979 (Piața Unirii 1)
1986 (Piața Unirii 2)
  • • 'Union Square'
 12.96
Pipera (t) M2 1987 6.43
Politehnica M3 1983 4.31
Preciziei (t) M3 1983
  • • '[of] Precision'
  • • Industriilor (1983–2009)
 3.15
Râul Doamnei (t) M5 2020
  • • 'The Lady's River'
 0.22
Republica M1 1981
  • • 'Republic'
 2.33
Romancierilor M5 2020
  • • '[of the] Novelists'
 n/a
Ștefan cel Mare M1 1989
  • • 'Stephen the Great'
 3.91
Străulești (t) M4 2017 0.69
Timpuri Noi M1 M3 1979
  • • 'New Times'
 4.17
Tineretului M2 1986
  • • '[of the] Youth'
 2.75
Titan M1 1981 3.22
Tudor Vladimirescu M5 2020
  • • Drumul Taberei 34 (proposed before opening)[9]
 n/a
Universitate M2 1987
  • • 'University'
 6.51
Valea Ialomiței (t) M5 2020
  • • 'Ialomița Valley'
 n/a

Extensions[]

M2 (blue line)[]

Opened in 1986, Line M2 is the busiest line crossing the city in the north–south direction, from Pipera to Berceni. An extension toward the Bucharest South Ring Road is under construction.[10]

M4 (green line)[]

Line M4, opened in 2000, currently runs from Gara de Nord to Străulești in the city's northwest. A southward extension to railway station is under study, with a view to starting construction works in the near future.[11][12]

M5 (orange line)[]

Line M5 is the newest line, opened in 2020 from Eroilor to Râul Doamnei and Valea Ialomiței in the city's southwest. A two-stage extension to Piața Iancului and further to Pantelimon is planned, due to open in 2023 and 2030 respectively.

M6 (pink line)[]

Line M6 is designed to connect two important transportation hubs: the Gara de Nord railway station and the Henri Coandă International Airport in Otopeni, passing near Băneasa railway station and Aurel Vlaicu International Airport.[13]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Istoric Metrorex" [Metrorex History] (in Romanian). Metrorex S.A. 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Bucureşti". www.urbanrail.net. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  3. ^ "Lista staţiilor de metrou din Bucureşti sortate după numărul de călătorii iniţializate în staţia respectivă, în anul 2019" [List of metro stations in Bucharest sorted by the number of trips initiated in that station, in 2020] (PDF). www.metrorex.ro (in Romanian). Metrorex S.A. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  4. ^ Some names are not translatable, as they are proper names
  5. ^ Toea, Diana. "Legenda numelor stațiilor de metrou din Capitală. Știți care este singurul peron din București aflat la suprafață?" [The story of the names of the metro stations in the Capital. Do you know which is the only station in Bucharest whose platform are on the surface?]. Historia (in Romanian). S.C. Adevărul Holding S.R.L. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  6. ^ "Opt staţii de metrou au de sâmbătă alte nume" [Eight subway stations have other names since Saturday]. Mediafax (in Romanian). MediaPro Group. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  7. ^ Usage statistics (total entries) are for 2019, thus not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    The figures for interchange stations are the sum of those provided in the accompanying reference, since any of their fare gates gives access to the whole station complex; the only exception is Gara de Nord that is an out-of-system interchange, requiring passengers to exit the paid area for the transfer.
  8. ^ "Statiile Pajura si Parc Bazilescu intra in functiune de la 1 iulie" [Pajura and Parc Bazilescu stations come into operation on July 1]. ziare.com (in Romanian). iMedia Plus Group. AGERPRES. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  9. ^ Lazăr, Mihnea (15 September 2020). "După 9 ani de la începutul lucrărilor și o întârziere de 5 ani, metroul din Drumul Taberei s-a inaugurat cu o întârziere de 2 ore" [After 9 years from the beginning of the works and 5 years behind schedule, the subway in Drumul Taberei was inaugurated with a delay of 2 hours]. Digi24 (in Romanian). Digi Communications NV. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  10. ^ Şandru, Diana (19 January 2021). "O nouă staţie de metrou în Bucureşti. Au început lucrările pentru staţia Tudor Arghezi" [A new metro station in Bucharest. The works for the Tudor Arghezi station have started]. Mediafax (in Romanian). MediaPro Group. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  11. ^ "Line 4 Metro Bucharest - Preliminary design update". tunnelbuilder.com. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  12. ^ Marina, Georgiana, ed. (4 November 2020). "O nouă linie de metrou: Gara de Nord - Gara Progresul. Cele 13 staţii noi vor costa 8,5 miliarde de lei" [A new metro line: Gara de Nord - Gara Progresul. The 13 new stations will cost 8.5 billion lei]. Digi24 (in Romanian). Digi Communications NV. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  13. ^ Neferu, Andreea (30 January 2014). "Metroul care va lega Capitala de Aeroportul Otopeni va avea staţie şi la Băneasa Shopping City" [The metro line that will connect the Capital with Otopeni Airport will also have a station at Băneasa Shopping City]. Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). PubliMedia International. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
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