Long-term Perspectives for the Bucharest Metro
The following is a compilation of current and future Metrorex (Bucharest Metro operator) projects taken from their website or from various newspaper articles.
Current projects
• Nicolae Grigorescu - Linia de Centura branch of M3 (4.8 km and 4 stations) -
due September 1 2008
• 1 Mai - Laromet extension of M4 (3.1 km and 3 stations) -
due 2010
• upgrading of electrical equipment on lines 1 & 3
• upgrading of the informatic system
Future projects
• M5 line (Ghencea - Pantelimon) having two stages:
- Stage I, between Ghencea and Universitate (9.8 km and 14 stations) - due 2014
- Stage II, between Universitate and Pantelimon, with a brach to Gara Obor (8 km and 12 stations)
• M6 line to Aurel Vlaicu and Henri Coandă aiports in the North. The line would branch off M4 from 1 Mai station or M2 from either Piaţa Victoriei or Aurel Vlaicu stations (14 km and 14 stations) -
due 2014
• Acquiring 37 train sets for the first segment of M5
• M7 line (Rahova – Colentina)
• M8 Southern Circle Line
• M4 Southern extension from Gara de Nord to Gara Progresul
• Building up to 23 new stations on existing lines in order to reduce the distance between stations, currently at 1.25 km on average
• Modernizing existing metro stations by building public toilets, improving static and dynamic means of information for the public and refurbishing the stations themselves
• Modernizing ventilation, sanitary, fire fighting and communication systems; upgrading train tracks
Projected development
Today: 4 lines, 46 stations and 64.4 km
September 2008: 4 lines, 50 stations and 67.2 km
2010: 4 lines, 53 stations and 70.3 km
2014: 6 lines, 81 stations and 94.1 km
Comparison to other systems in the region
Vienna: 5 lines, 90 stations, 65.6 km
Prague: 3 lines, 54 stations, 54.7 km
Athens: 3 lines, 52 stations, 72.2 km
Kiev: 3 lines, 45 stations, 58.8 km
Budapest: 3 lines, 40 stations, 31.7 km
Sofia: 1 line, 8 stations, 10 km
Istanbul: 1 line, 6 stations, 8.5 km
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