The Bucharest Metro (Romanian: Metroul din București) is an underground rapid transit system that serves Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It first opened for service on 16 November 1979.[5] The network is run by Metrorex. One of two parts of the larger Bucharest public transport network, Metrorex has an average of approximately 720,000 passenger trips per weekday (as of 2018),[4] compared to the 1,180,000 daily riders on Bucharest's STB transit system.[6] In total, the Metrorex system is 80.1 kilometres (49.8 mi) long and has 64 stations.[7]
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The Bucharest Metro has five lines (M1, M2, M3, M4, and M5). The newest metro line, M5, was opened in 2020.[8] A sixth metro line, M6 line, is currently under construction.
As of 2024, Bucharest Metro is the only metro system in Romania; with a second one, the Cluj-Napoca Metro, being under construction. It's not clearly when it will be finished.