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List of Bucharest metro stations

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This is a list of the stations on the Bucharest Metro rapid transit system in Bucharest, Romania. There are 64 stations in the Bucharest Metro.[1]

Current Lines

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Under construction

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Stations

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For each of the 64 stations, the list reports the lines serving it, the opening year[2][3] and the statistics[4] of passenger usage; the English translation of the name[5] (in quotes) and other names previously used[6][7] (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[8]
pass./year
(million)
1 Decembrie 1918 M3 2008 3.09
1 Mai (i)(t) M4
M6 		2000 (1 Mai 1)

2027 (1 Mai 2)

1.63
Academia Militară M5 2020
  • • 'Military Academy'
 0.059
Aeroport Băneasa M6 2027
  • • 'Băneasa Airport'
Aeroport Otopeni M6 2027
  • • 'Otopeni Airport'
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 M6 1992 (original platforms)
2000 (widened platforms) 		2.59
Berceni (t) M2 1986
  • • Depoul I.M.G.B. (1986–2009)
 0.54
Bruxelles M6 2027
Constantin Brâncoveanu M2 1988 3.87
Constantin Brâncuși M5 2020 0.072
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)
  • • '[of the] Heroes'
 3.90
0.043
Expoziției M6 2027
Favorit M5 2020
  • • 'Favorite'
 0.074
Gara Băneasa M6 2027
  • • 'Băneasa Railway station'
Gara de Nord (t) M1 M4M6 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 M6 2000 0.63
Grozăvești M1 1979 3.02
Izvor M1 M3 1979
2.85
Ion I.C Brătianu M6 2027
Jiului M4 2011
  • • Pajura (proposed before opening)[9]
 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 (Nicolae Grigorescu 1)
2008 (Nicolae 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'
 0.044
Otopeni M6 2027
Păcii M3 1983
  • • '[of] Peace'
 4.59
Pajura M6 2027
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'
 0.67 (2022)
Paris M6 2027
Petrache Poenaru M1 1979
  • • Semănătoarea (1979–2009)
 1.80
Piața Iancului M1 1989
  • • 'Iancului Square'
 3.50
Piața Montreal M6 2027
  • • 'Montreal Square'
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 (Piața Victoriei 1)
1989 (Piața 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'
 0.077
Republica M1 1981
  • • 'the Republic'
 2.33
Romancierilor M5 2020
  • • '[of the] Novelists'
 0.068
Ștefan cel Mare M1 1989
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 Arghezi (t) M2 2023
Tudor Vladimirescu M5 2020
  • • Drumul Taberei 34 (proposed before opening)[10]
 0.057
Tokyo M6 2027
Universitate M2 1987
  • • 'University'
 6.51
Valea Ialomiței (t) M5 2020
  • • 'Ialomița Valley'
 0.068
Washington M6 2027

Extensions

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M4 (green line)

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

M5 (orange line)

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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)

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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

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  1. ^ "Harta Metrorex, linii metrou, regulament". 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Istoric Metrorex" [Metrorex History] (in Romanian). Metrorex S.A. 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  3. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Bucureşti". www.urbanrail.net. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Some names are not translatable, as they are proper names
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  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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