BUCHAREST

System location

Country

 Romania

Region

City

 Bucharest

City population

 2 100 000

System description

Urban rail transport

Number of Lines

Stations, qty.

Length, km

Length underground, km

Last Update

Metro

5

 63

73,9

 71,4

 18.11.2023

Key details of METRO Lines

Line Designation

Stations qty.

Length, km

Length underground, km

Line M1/M3

 31

 39,4

 39,4

Line M2

 15

 19,8

17,3

Line M4

 7 (8*)

 7,5

 7,5

Line M5

 10

 7,2

 7,2

History of METRO system

Date / Year

Line

Stretch

Remark

20.09.1975

Line M1

  --

Start of Metro construction

19.11.1979

Line M1

 Petrache Poenaru - Timpuri Noi, 7,1 km - 6 stations

System opening

28.12.1981

Line M1

  Timpuri Noi - Republica, 8.9 km - 6 stations

19.08.1983

Line M1

  Eroilor - Industriilor, 7.3 km, 5 stations

22.12.1984

Line M1

  Petrache Poenaru - Crangasi, 1.0 km - 1 station

24.01.1986

Line M2

  Piata Unirii 2 - Berceni, 9,9 km, 8 stations

06.04.1986

Line M2

  Tineretului station on existing line

28.11.1988

Line M2

  Piata Romana station on existing line

24.10.1987

Line M2

  Piata Unirii 2 - Pipera, 8.5 km - 6 stations

24.12.1987

Line M1

  Crangasi - Gara de Nord 1, 2,6 km - 2 stations

28.11.1988

Line M2

  Piata Romana station on existing line

05.12.1988

Line M2

  Constantin Brancoveanu station on existing line

17.08.1989

Line M4

  Gara de Nord 1 - Dristor 2, 7,8 km - 6 stations

XX.05.1991

Line M1

  Republica - Pantelimon, 1,8 km - 1 station

26.08.1992

Line M1

  Basarab station on existing line

31.08.1994

Line M3

  Gorjului station on existing line

01.03.2000

Line M4

  Gara de Nord 2 - 1 Mai, 3,3 km - 3* (4) stations

Besarab station are not counted (cross-platform)

20.11.2008

Line M3

  Nicolae Grigorescu 2 - Anghel Saligny, 4,7 km - 4 stations

04.07.2009

Line M3

  through service from Preciziei to Anghel Saligny

01.07.2011

Line M4

  1 Mai - Parc Bazilescu, 2,3 km - 2 stations

31.03.2017

Line M4

  Parc Bazilescu - Straulesti, 1,9 km - 2 stations

15.09.2020

Line M5

 Eroilor - Valea Ialomitei / Raul Doamnei, 7,2 km - 10 stations

15.11.2023

Line M2

 Berceni - Tudor Arghezi, 1,4 km - 1 station

Future

 

 

 

2026

Line M6

 1 Mai - Tokyo, 6 stations

Under construction

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