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[billyandmandy]

just from curiosity, which newspaper? or can you find it online somewhere? i'd reallylike to see it, since no new photograps or plans have been shown in a very very long time. can anyone do an update by the way?

[bgrs]

I think it was Standart (not 100% sure...let's say 95%). I can't find it online unfortunately

[AnonymvsBeaver]

@ Billyandmandy

Well, I'm back in Sofia now and I went to look at the station next to Sofia U. I can tell you that it looks as unfinished as a year ago.. almost. But I read in dnevnik recently that Taisei has increased their duigging speed 3 times and that the subway should be finished from Serdica to Mladost by the end of 08.

[billyandmandy]

well, i know that it hasn't changed a lot, i go through there almost every day to school and sometime when its not too crowded i get a glimpse from the trolleybus. i even read they they've dug around 100metres of the northern tunnel. but i want pictures! i like visuals cheers

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Sofia metro is one of the fastest growing in the EU but it still hasn`t got it`s own thread.

I really don`t understand what`s wrong!


It might be that because of the many bulgarians hating Sofia...

Every EU city has own subway thread!!! Look at Warsaw! It has just 16 stations and it has. Catania and Istanbul / smaller metros than Sofia`s one/ as well...

Sofia has almost finished 14 stations and there are many other proposed for that year...

What we are waiting for?? For the next Christmass???

[mdka]

Originally Posted by 3tmk

heck, I live in New York, the 2nd ave subway was supposed to be built in the 1920s... they finally started in the 70s, dug a few tunnels, and stopped. They started again last year, and they hope to finish the first few stations in 2011. But I doubt it.

How long is going to be this line when/if it is finish?
ps does any body know which is the first city whict started the construction of a metro ,and when does that happened ,im very curious about that

[billyandmandy]

London is the mother of all subways . it started operating in 1863 then Budapest is the first city on the continent to have one but some argue that it was Istanbul but that one is very short and i don't consider it as being a real subway . but LDN is first. the firts in the US was in Boston.

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Of course London is the first one!

[mdka]

YEar? And in Europe or in the World,because im asking for the second

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London is the mother of all the world's metro systems.

In 1863 the first tunnel was opened in the city centre.

It is the oldest and the longest in world!

414km (258m) lenght.

[mdka]

10x for the info

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FYI

Sofia Metro when get ready according to the last 2007 plan will be with a total length of the lines estimated at 60 km. There will be 50 stations and the network will be able to carry more than 1 million people a day.

The Moscow Metro is 281.4 km long and has 173 stations (Aug. 2007).

The NYC Metro is with total length of 368 km (219 km underground) with 468 stations (153 elevated, 38 at gradeor in an open cutting and 277 underground).

Paris Metro total length of the network is 213.5 km (169.5 km within Paris).

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Only 4 cities on the Balkans have Metro/Subway.

These are Sofia, Buchurest, Athens and Istanbul


Buchurest Metro

Total length (2004): 62,4 km, 45 stations







Sofia Metro

Total length (2003) - 9.9 km, 8 stations
When it get finnished it will be with total length 60 km, 50 stations








Athens Metro

Total length (2007) - 55 km, 51 stations






Istanbul Metro

Total length (2008) -8.8 km, 12 stations

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mdka you may be interested of this.

Athens Metro first line works since 1869!!!

[bgrs]

Wow, this Athens metro map made me feel nostalgic. For about a week I was in a hotel very close to Victoria station and used the green line each day to reach to an office located near Ano Patissia station. I used the subway for my walks to the downtown area. Syntagma station is located close to the Presidency buildings with the doves and the guards. There is a very nice garden near it too Ahhh, memories..

[SouthernEuropean]

Originally Posted by bgrs

Wow, this Athens metro map made me feel nostalgic. For about a week I was in a hotel very close to Victoria station and used the green line each day to reach to an office located near Ano Patissia station. I used the subway for my walks to the downtown area. Syntagma station is located close to the Presidency buildings with the doves and the guards. There is a very nice garden near it too Ahhh, memories..

now you made me want visit Sofia even more-i want to discover Bulgaria!

[bgrs]

That's good And I want to visit Athens again, I liked the city very much. If only it was a bit colder, this heat there beats all records we have in Bulgaria

[SouthernEuropean]

Originally Posted by bgrs

That's good And I want to visit Athens again, I liked the city very much. If only it was a bit colder, this heat there beats all records we have in Bulgaria

haha i'm happy that someone finally likes Athens lol..today most don't..haha and the heat can be so bad in the summer..especially in the center with all that concrete..

[Делян]

What about Belgrade? Don't they have a metro?

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In Belgrade there is no metro.