Bucharest Metro

Bucharest Metro
Metro at Eroilor 2 (Of Heros 2 Station) in 2022
Metro at Eroilor 2 (Of Heros 2 Station) in 2022
Overview
Native nameMetroul București
LocaleBucharest, Romania
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines5 (1 more under construction)
Line numberM1, M2, M3, M4, M5
Number of stations64[1][2] (38 more planned M2,M4,M5,M6)[3]
Daily ridership720,000 weekday passengers (2017)[4]
Annual ridership87,880,000 passengers (2020)[3]
Chief executiveMariana Miclăuș
Websitewww.metrorex.ro
Operation
Began operation16 November 1979; 44 years ago (1979-11-16)[5]
Operator(s)Metrorex S.A.
Number of vehicles594 cars (2018)[3]
Train length6 car trains
Technical
System length80.1 km (49.8 mi)[3][2]
Track gauge1,432 mm (4 ft 8+38 in)[1]
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Average speed36 km/h (22 mph)
Top speed85 km/h (53 mph)

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b "Metrorex – Network features". Metrorex. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lucrări începute la stația supraterană pe magistrala de metrou M2 în Berceni". 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Reţeaua de metrou în funcţiune (2018). Detalii M1, M2, M3, M4 la pg.6 și M5 la pg.46" (PDF). Metrorex.ro. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b Timpul de aşteptare la metrou, neschimbat de cinci ani
  5. ^ a b "Metrorex – Metrorex history". Metrorex. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  6. ^ Cand se va circula la standarde europene
  7. ^ https://metroulbucuresti.com/ [bare URL]
  8. ^ "Linia M5 Râul Doamnei - Eroilor".