Sofia Metro

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Sofia Metro
Sofia Metro Logo.svg
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Overview
Native nameСофийски метрополитен
Sofiyski metropoliten
OwnerCity of Sofia
Locale
Sofia, Bulgaria
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2[1]
Number of stations35[1][2]
Daily ridership350,000 (2019)[3]
Chief executiveStoyan Bratoev
Headquarters121, Knyaz Boris I str.
WebsiteMetropolitan.bg
Operation
Began operation28 January 1998; 21 years ago (1998-01-28)[1]
Operator(s)Metropoliten JSC
Number of vehicles52
Technical
System length40.0 km (24.9 mi)[1][2]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Third rail, 825V DC
Average speed40 km/h (25 mph)[4]
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)

The Sofia Metro (Bulgarian: Софийски метрополитен, translit. Sofiyski metropoliten, also colloquially called Софийско метро, translit. Sofiyskо metro) is the rapid transit network servicing the Bulgarian capital city Sofia. It began operation on January 28, 1998.[1] As of July 2016[update], the Sofia Metro consists of two interconnected lines, serving 35 stations, with a total route length of 40.0 kilometres (24.9 mi)[1][5][6][2] being among the top 30 of the most extensive European metro systems. The Metro links the densely populated districts of Lyulin – Mladost (Line 1 – Red) and Nadezhda – Lozenets (Line 2 – Blue), and serves the Sofia Airport.[7][8]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Lines

    • 2.1 First Line M1 – Red line

      • 2.1.1 Main Line



    • 2.2 Second Line M2 – Blue Line

      • 2.2.1 Main Line


      • 2.2.2 Sofia Airport branch


      • 2.2.3 Iliyantsi branch (planned)



    • 2.3 Third Line M3 – Green Line

      • 2.3.1 Main Line


      • 2.3.2 Eastern branch (planned)




  • 3 Fares and ticketing


  • 4 Rolling stock


  • 5 Ridership


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




History


Planned since the 1960s, construction of the Metro was not officially launched until the late 1990s mainly because the city did not experience an urgent need for an underground system in addition to the stalled construction due to lack of sufficient funding. Another factor was the depth at which the construction works had to be carried out: being one of the oldest cities in Europe, Sofia contains many historical layers underneath its central areas. Evidence of antiquity can be clearly seen at the Serdika Station which exhibits a wealth of unearthed Thracian and Roman ruins and modern architecture. During the construction of the enormous complex of the National Palace of Culture two stations forming part of the then future Line 2 and their connecting tunnels were built.


The construction of the system began from the route that sees the highest volumes of passenger traffic, that can easily reach up to 38,000 at rush hour.[9]



Lines


Due to an increased population, there are a large number of passengers heading toward the city center during weekday mornings, and away from the city centre in the weekday evenings. The necessity of efficient public transport in the direction of the largest passenger flows, transport, and Sofia's environmental problems precipitated the start of the construction of the Sofia Metro. Following the ratification of a technical and economic report on the metro by the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria, and the subsequently approved General City Plan, the general scheme for the development of the lines should consist of three diameters with extensions in the periphery, with a total length of 62 kilometres (39 mi), 63 metro stations, and a 1.1 million daily passenger capacity at the final stage of implementation.[10]









































Line
Opened
Current length
(km [mi])
Current stations
U/C length
(km [mi])
U/C stations

Planned length
(km [mi])

Planned stations

1
1998
28 (17.4)
23
–
–

30.9 (19.2)

25[citation needed]

2
2012
12 (7.5)
12
–
–

18 (11.2)

18[citation needed]

3

U/C
–
–
12 (7.5)
12

18 (11.2)

18[citation needed]
Total:

40 (24.9)

35

12 (7.5)

12

66.9 (41.6)

61[citation needed]


First Line M1 – Red line


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Line 1

All stations are wheelchair accessible

Legend








































































































































































Line 2















Obelya Depot





Slivnitsa
Bus interchange






Lyulin
Tram interchange






Zapaden Park
Tram interchange






Suhodolska River






Vardar
Tram interchange






Konstantin Velichkov
Tram interchange






Vladayska River






Opalchenska












Line 2












Serdika
Tram interchange













Line 2






SU St. Kliment Ohridski
Trolleybus






Perlovska River






Vasil Levski Stadium
Tram interchange






Joliot-Curie
Tram interchange












Novachitsa River






G.M.Dimitrov
Bus interchange









Musagenitsa








Darvenishka River






Mladost 1
Trolleybus













Line 2






Aleksandar Malinov
Akademik Aleksandar
Teodorov - Balan





Banishka River






Business Park Sofia





Sofia Park








Banishka River






Malinova Dolina

Station names in italics
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Moderno predgradie
(proposed)
Mainline rail interchange

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Slivnitsa




















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Lyulin




















4'


Zapaden Park























Suhodolska

National Rail National Railways.jpg
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7'


Vardar




















9'


Konstantin Velichkov


























































 
↓Opened 1999↓










Vladayska





















11'


Opalchenska














 
↓Opened 2000↓





















13'


Serdika Bulbank parking

























Serdika II
BLUE line M2
to Obelya/Vitosha







 
↓Opened 2009↓














15'


Sofia University
St. Kliment Ohridski
























Perlovska







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Vasil Levski Stadium Stadium parking



























21'


Joliot-Curie Interpred parking







WTC






















































Novachitsa














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G.M.Dimitrov







































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Musagenitsa





























Darvenishka
































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29'


Mladost 3











































31'


Inter Expo Center –
Tsarigradsko shose


Parking
 
↓Opened 2015↓












































33'


Druzhba
































36'


Iskarsko shose Train station parkingMainline rail interchange

National Rail National Railways.jpg
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38'


Sofiyska Sveta gora

























































































40'


Sofia Airport Airport parkingSofia Airport

















Terminal 2











Airport branch end



































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↓Opened 2015↓
 





















28'


Aleksandar Malinov
































30'


Akademik Aleksandar
Teodorov - Balan








































Banishka











32'


Business Park Sofia Parking






















Mladost branch end








The first 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) long section of line 1 consisting of five stations linking Slivnitsa Boulevard through Lyulin and K. Velichkov Boulevard was inaugurated on 28 January 1998. Opalchenska station entered into service on 17 September 1999 and Serdika station situated on St Nedelya Square followed on 31 October 2000, extending the total system length to 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi). The operational section of the line was further extended with a 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long section, reaching Obelya housing estate in April 2003.


The extension of Line 1 continued in 2005 with the start of the construction of 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) of tunnels and three stations linking St Nedelya Square and the Interped World Trade Center in Izgrev (station Frédéric Joliot-Curie). 2006 saw the start of the construction of another section of the same line (consisting of 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) of tunnels and three stations) linking Izgrev and Mladost I housing estate. The completion of the first three stations was projected for the autumn of 2007, however as a result of various delays it was the second section from the first line (Vasil Levski stadium – Mladost 1) that first entered into service on 8 May 2009, operating for a brief period of time separately from the north-west portion of the line. The remaining section between Serdika and Vasil Levski stadium station finally entered into service on 7 September 2009[11] establishing an uninterrupted link between Obelya and Mladost 1 stations.


The construction of the stretch from Mladost I to Business Park Sofia station (2.62 kilometres (1.63 mi), three underground stations) began on 25 April 2013, and was completed on 8 May 2015.[6][12] It cost BGN 85,767,683 (EUR 43,852,320), VAT exclusive, and serves the majority of the second most densely populated area in Sofia.[13][14]




Main Line


















































































StationImageIn service sinceNotes

Obelya (Обеля)		EstacionObeliaMetroSofia.jpg20 April 2003Set to be used as a link between the depot and Blue (M2) line. Servicing Obelya, Vrabnitsa and Moderno Predgradie housing estates

Slivnitsa (Сливница)		Slivnitsa Metrostation.jpg28 January 1998servicing Lyulin housing estate

Lyulin (Люлин)		Lyulin Metrostation.jpg28 January 1998servicing Lyulin housing estate

Zapaden Park (Западен парк)		Zapaden park.jpg28 January 1998situated near Mega Mall Sofia and servicing Lyulin housing estate

Vardar (Вардар)		Vardar Metrostation.jpg28 January 1998servicing Zapaden Park housing estate

Konstantin Velichkov (Константин Величков)		K.Velichkov Metrostation.jpg28 January 1998situated on Konstantin Velichkov boulevard

Opalchenska (Опълченска)		Opalchenska Metrostation.jpg17 September 1999situated near Mall of Sofia

Serdika (Сердика)		Serdika stantion.jpg31 October 2000transfer station between the Red (M1) and Blue (M2) lines

St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University (СУ „Св. Климент Охридски“)		Metrostation-Sofia-University-4.JPG7 September 2009situated near Sofia University

Vasil Levski Stadium (Стадион „Васил Левски“)		Vasil Levski Stadium Metrostation.jpg8 May 2009situated near Vasil Levski National Stadium

Joliot-Curie (Жолио Кюри)		Joliot-Curie Metrostation.jpg8 May 2009servicing Iztok and Izgrev housing estates

G.M.Dimitrov (Г. М. Димитров)		G.M.Dimitrov Metrostation.jpg8 May 2009servicing Musagenitsa, Dianabad, Studentski grad and Darvenitsa housing estates

Musagenitsa (Мусагеница)		Musagenitsa.JPG8 May 2009servicing Musagenitsa housing estate

Mladost 1 (Младост 1)		Metrostation Mladost 1.JPG8 May 2009transfer station between the northern (Sofia Airport) and the southern (Business Park) branch. Servicing Mladost 1 housing estate

Aleksandar Malinov (Александър Малинов)		Alexander Malinov Metrostation.jpg8 May 2015servicing Mladost 2 and Mladost 3 housing estate

Akad. Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (Акад. Александър Теодоров-Балан)		Al. Teodorov Balan Metrostation.jpg8 May 2015servicing Mladost 2 and Mladost 3 housing estate

Business Park Sofia (Бизнес Парк София)		Business park Sofia Metrostation.jpg8 May 2015situated near Business Park Sofia and servicing Mladost 4 housing estate
Sofia Park (София парк)plannedwill be situated near residential district Sofia Park (ж.к. "София парк") and Sofia Ring Road[15]
Malinova Dolina - Sofia Ring Mall (Малинова долина - София Ринг Мол)plannedwill be situated near Sofia Ring Mall and Sofia Ring Road[16]


Second Line M2 – Blue Line





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Line 2

All stations are wheelchair accessible

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Mainline rail interchange
Moderno predgradie
(proposed)













Obelya












Lomsko shose

Slivnitsa






Beli Dunav

Lyulin






Nadezhda

Zapaden Park






Han Kubrat

Vardar






Knyaginya Maria Luiza

Konstantin Velichkov






Central Railway Mainline rail interchange

Opalchenska






Lavov most
↖Serdika↘











↙Serdika II↗

NDK






SU St. Kliment Ohridski

European Union






Vasil Levski Stadium

James Bourchier






Joliot-Curie

Vitosha






G.M.Dimitrov














Musagenitsa








Mladost 1

Line 1










Aleksandar Malinov






Mladost 3
Akademik Aleksandar
Teodorov - Balan
Inter Expo Center –
Tsarigradsko shose

Business Park Sofia






Druzhba








Iskarsko shose Mainline rail interchange











Sofiyska Sveta gora








Sofia Airport Sofia Airport









Detailed track map























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































line end



























-8'


Vitosha
Paradise Mall parking






















 
↑Opened 2016↑





















-6'


James Bourchier Parking




















-4'


European Union CCS Mall parking
built 1981
opened 2012
















Perlovska














-2'


NDK NDK parking
built 1981
opened 2012


























Serdika Bulbank parking
RED line M1
to Slivnitsa/Business Park Sofia






0'


Serdika II























Vladayska







2'


Lavov most




















3'


Central Railway Station







ParkingSofia Central StationCentral Bus Station Sofia




















5'


Knyaginya Maria Luiza





























National Railways.jpg
BDŽ National Rail
to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil















National Railways.jpg
BDŽ National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya






































































































00'





Future extension
 























00'





Ilyantsi branch

























Lev Tolstoy

































Svoboda

































Iliyansko shose

































Ilyantsi Parking






















Ilyanysi branch end



























7'


Han Kubrat
















Suhodolska














9'


Nadezhda




















11'


Beli Dunav Parking














































13'


Lomsko shose



























↑Opened 2012↑
 














15'


Obelya Open-air parkingPublic buses in Sofia















Kakach
Moderno predgradie
(proposed)
Mainline rail interchange

National Rail National Railways.jpg
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
 
↑Opened 2003↑







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to Depot
 
↓Opened 1998↓




























-13'


Slivnitsa




















-11'


Lyulin




















-8'


Zapaden Park























Suhodolska

National Rail National Railways.jpg
to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil













-6'


Vardar




















-4'


Konstantin Velichkov


























































 
↓Opened 1999↓










Vladayska





















-2'


Opalchenska














 
↓Opened 2000↓





















0'


Serdika Bulbank parking
















Serdika II
BLUE line M2
to Obelya/Vitosha







 
↓Opened 2009↓














3'


Sofia University
St. Kliment Ohridski
























Perlovska







5'


Vasil Levski Stadium Stadium parking



























8'


Joliot-Curie Interpred parking







WTC






















































Novachitsa














10'


G.M.Dimitrov







































12'


Musagenitsa





























Darvenishka
































14'


Mladost 1




































































































































































00'





to Business Park
 























00'




 
↓Opened 2015↓
 
























16'


Aleksandar Malinov
































18'


Akademik Aleksandar
Teodorov - Balan








































Banishka











20'


Business Park Sofia Parking






















Mladost branch end






















00'
 
↓Opened 2012↓
 





















16'


Mladost 3











































18'


Inter Expo Center –
Tsarigradsko shose


Parking
 
↓Opened 2015↓












































20'


Druzhba
































23'


Iskarsko shose Train station parkingMainline rail interchange

National Rail National Railways.jpg
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25'


Sofiyska Sveta gora

























































































27'


Sofia Airport Airport parkingSofia Airport

















Terminal 2











Airport branch end








The second line of the Sofia Metro links the districts of Obelya, Nadezhda, the city centre and Lozenets to the south of the city.[17] Half of the construction cost was covered by the European Union, with the remaining part funded by the state and city budgets.[17] Construction of the 6.4 km (4.0 mi) section between Nadezhda interchange and Lozenets district via Central railway station and the National Palace of Culture started on 14 December 2008. Work on the section between Obelya residential District and Nadezhda started in February 2010. Both sections of the line entered into service on 31 August 2012.[17]


NDK and European Union stations and their connecting tunnels were partly completed during the construction of the National Palace of Culture and the redevelopment of the surrounding area in the late 1970s and early 1980s.


The construction of Mladost 3 and Inter Expo Center - Tsarigradsko chaussée stations began on 15 February 2009 and was completed on 25 April 2012. The further extension to Sofia Airport comprising two underground and two overground stations and a length of 4.968 kilometres (3.087 mi) began in 2013,[12][18][19][20] and was completed on 2 April 2015 at the cost of BGN 136,757,630 (EUR 69,923,066), VAT exclusive.[7][8] This extension was briefly operated as a branch of Line 1, but was soon[when?] transferred to Line 2, moving that line's terminus from Obelya to Sofia Airport.


On 20 July 2016, the line was extended southward with 1.3 km (0.81 mi) and one station, Vitosha, located at Hladilnika neighbourhood.[2] The construction took 2 years.


Provisions have been made for the construction of future branch to Iliyantsi, starting from the existing junction located between Knyaginya Maria Luiza and Han Kubrat stations.



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StationImageIn service sinceNotes

Obelya (Обеля)		EstacionObeliaMetroSofia.jpg20 April 2003Set to be used as a link between the depot and line M2

Lomsko shose (Ломско шосе)		Ломско Шосе.jpg31 August 2012servicing Vrabnitsa housing estate

Beli Dunav (Бели Дунав)		Бели дунав.jpg31 August 2012situated on the border between Nadezhda 3 and Nadezhda 4 housing estates

Nadezhda (Надежда)		Nadejda - 001.jpg31 August 2012servicing Nadezhda housing estate and situated on Lomsko shose

Han Kubrat (Хан Кубрат)		Кан Кубрат.jpg31 August 2012situated on the border between Nadezhda 1 and Nadezhda 2 housing estates

Knyaginya Maria Luiza (Княгиня Мария Луиза)		Княгиня Мария Луиза.jpg31 August 2012situated near Klementinska hospital

Central Railway Station (Централна ж.п. гара)		Централна гара.jpg31 August 2012situated near Sofia Central Station and Central Bus Station Sofia

Lavov Most (Лъвов мост)		Лъвов мост.jpg31 August 2012situated near Lavov Most

Serdika II (Сердика II)		Сердика 2.jpg31 August 2012transfer station between the Red (M1) and Blue (M2) lines

National Palace of Culture (Национален дворец на културата )		Национален дворец на културата.jpg31 August 2012situated to the north of the National Palace of Culture

European Union (Европейски съюз)[21]		Европейски съюз.jpg31 August 2012situated near the Earth and Man National Museum and City Center Sofia

James Bourchier (Джеймс Баучер)		Джеймс Баучер.jpg31 August 2012servicing Lozenets housing estate

Vitosha (Витоша)		Метростанция „Витоша“.jpg20 July 2016situated near Paradise Center
Cherni vrah (Черни връх)plannedwill be situated near boul. Cherni Vrah and residential district Krastova vada (кв. „Кръстова вада“)
Dragalevtsi (Драгалевци)plannedwill be situated near boul. Cherni Vrah and Sofia Ring Road


Sofia Airport branch






























StationImageIn service sinceNotes

Mladost 3 (Младост 3)		Младост 3-вестибюл.jpg25 April 2012servicing Mladost 3 housing estate

Inter Expo Center - Tsarigradsko shose (Интер Експо Център - Цариградско шосе)		Цариградско-вестибюл.jpg25 April 2012situated on Tsarigradsko shose

Druzhba (Дружба)		Druzhba Metrostation.jpg2 April 2015servicing Druzhba 1, Druzhba 2, and Iskar housing estates

Iskarsko shose (Искърско шосе)		Iskarsko shose Metrostation.jpg2 April 2015situated near Iskar railway station within Iskar housing estate

Sofiyska Sveta Gora (Софийска Света гора)		Sofiyska Sveta Gora Metrostation.jpg2 April 2015situated in industrial area "Iskar" within Iskar housing estate

Sofia Airport (Летище София)		Sofia Airport Metro Station.JPG2 April 2015situated near Sofia Airport with direct connection to Terminal 2


Iliyantsi branch (planned)






















StationImageIn service sinceNotes
Tolstoy (Толстой)plannedwill be servicing the Tolstoy housing estate
Svoboda (Свобода)plannedwill be servicing the Svoboda housing estate
Rozhen (Рожен)plannedwill be servicing area near Iliyantsi shopping center
Iliyantsi (Илиянци)plannedwill be servicing Iliyantsi housing estate


Third Line M3 – Green Line





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Line 3


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Gorna Banya









Ovcha Kupel 2





Ovcha Kupel 1





Miziya









Vladayska River






Tsar Boris III









Boyanska River






Bulgaria









Meditsinska Akademia





Hristo Botev








NDK

Patriarch Evtimiy





Orlov Most








SU St. Kliment Ohridski

Perlovska River






Teatralna









Hadzhi Dimitar





Georgi Asparuhov Stadium





Trakiya





Vladimir Vazov











The 16 km (9.9 mi) long third line is planned to connect Ovcha Kupel neighbourhood (in southwest Sofia) and Vasil Levski neighbourhood (in northeast Sofia), with 16 stations in total, including two transfer stations in the city centre, with both of the already operational lines. The line should be put into service by 2019.[22][23][24]


There will be 8 overground and 11 underground stations. The project design contract was awarded to the Czech company Metroprojekt Praha a.s.[25][26][27]


In March 2014, a tender for construction of the central section of the line was announced. The section is 7 km (4.3 mi) long and includes 7 stations, two of them transfer to lines 1 and 2. With the announcement of the tender it became clear, that the initial plans for 19 stations had been partly amended and 2 of the stations will be not be built, one at Doyran boulevard and another at Shipka street. The tunnel of the central section shall be excavated by a TBM, while the construction of stations shall be awarded to other companies. The construction of the section shall be completed within 45 months.[28] In January 2015, a tender for 20 trains, that shall serve the central section of the line, was announced. Driverless train operation, with Grade of Automation 3 (GoA 3), and platform screen doors will ensure the safety of the passengers. Unlike lines 1 and 2, where the trains collect power through a third rail, line 3 trains will be equipped with pantographs.[29][30]CAF and Siemens applied bids in the tender for the trains,[31] with Siemens winning it.[32]


In early 2016 construction began on the third metro line of the Sofia Metro using the technology for classic underground metro with high-power support. Under construction are all metro stations in the central section, plus a few in the west and east of downtown Sofia. The third line of Sofia Metro will have a total of 23 metro stations, as follows 16 metro stations for the Main Line and 7 metro stations for the Eastern branch.[33][34][35]



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StationImageIn service sinceNotes
Vladimir Vazov (Владимир Вазов)plannedWill be servicing Vasil Levski housing estate
Trakiya (Тракия)plannedWill be servicing Suhata Reka housing estate
"Georgi Asparuhov" Stadium (Стадион „Георги Аспарухов”)plannedWill be servicing Stefan Karadzha housing estate near Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Hadzhi Dimitar (Хаджи Димитър)Under ConstructionWill be servicing Hadzhi Dimitar housing estate. U/C since 2016
Teatralna (Театрална)Under ConstructionWill be servicing Vladimir Zaimov and Oborishte housing estates. U/C since 2016
Orlov Most (Орлов мост)Under ConstructionWill be servicing Orlov Most and Borisova Garden area, transfer station between the Green (M3) and Red (M1) lines. U/C since 2016
Patriarh Evtimiy (Патриарх Евтимий)Under ConstructionWill be servicing area near Odeon cinema. U/C since 2016
Hristo Botev (Христо Ботев)Under ConstructionWill be servicing the National Palace of Culture, transfer station between the Green (M3) and Blue (M2) lines. U/C since 2016
Meditsinska Akademia (Медицинска академия)Under ConstructionWill be servicing the Medical Academy and Kriva Reka housing estate. U/C since 2016
Bulgaria (България)Under ConstructionWill be servicing Hipodruma and Strelbishte housing estate. U/C since 2016
Tsar Boris III (Цар Борис III)Under ConstructionWill be servicing Slavia, Lagera, Krasno Selo and Belite Brezi housing estates. U/C since 2016
Miziya (Мизия)Under ConstructionWill be servicing Ovcha Kupel 1 housing estate
Ovcha Kupel 1 (Овча купел 1)Under ConstructionWill be servicing Ovcha Kupel housing estate
Ovcha Kupel 2 (Овча Купел 2)Under ConstructionWill be servicing Ovcha Kupel 2 housing estate
Gorna Banya (Горна Баня)Under Constructionwill be servicing Gorna Banya housing estate


Eastern branch (planned)






























StationImageIn service sinceNotes
Sitnyakovo (Ситняково)plannedwill be servicing Poduyane and Yavorov housing estates
Geo Milev (Гео Милев)plannedwill be servicing Geo Milev and Reduta housing estates
Slatina (Слатина)plannedwill be servicing Slatina and Hristo Smirnenski housing estates
Asen Yordanov (Асен Йорданов)plannedwill be servicing the area near "CSKA Cherveno Zname" sports center
Arena Armeec (Арена Армеец)plannedwill be servicing the Arena Armeec sports hall and Sofia Tech Park
Poligona - The Mall (Полигона - Дъ Мол)plannedwill be servicing the area near The Mall (Sofia) and Poligona housing estate


Fares and ticketing


The price of a single ticket is 1.60 lev, equivalent to ~0.82 euro. It can be issued either by a cashier, or by a vending machine. When obtained, the single ticket must be validated within 30 minutes at a validator. Pre-paid magnetic card also could be bought (at a price of 2 levs) with minimum 10 pre-paid rides (at a price of 12 levs for 10 pre-paid rides). Daily and monthly cards are also available.[36]



Rolling stock




"Rusich" train at Serdika Metro Station.


The system uses two types of rolling stock, both made in Russia.


The older train sets, type 81-717/714, have been manufactured by Metrovagonmash in Mytishchi near Moscow and consisted of 48 carriages in total. They were delivered in 1990 – some 8 years prior to the opening of the first section of the system.


The second generation of rolling stock, type 81-740/741 "Rusich", have also been manufactured by Metrovagonmash. The delivery of this type commenced in 2005. With line M2 now in service, 40 more trains of this type were delivered by the end of 2013.[17]


The third generation of rolling stock, Siemens Inspiro 20 three-car sets will be delivered in 2018 with the entering in service of Line 3.[37]




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Sofia Metro ridership
Year
Passengers per day
Change
Metro Stations
199810,000[38]Initial 5
199940,000[citation needed]6
200070,000[38]Increase70.07
200180,000[citation needed]7
200290,000[39]Increase28.67
200380,000[9]Decrease11.18
200475,000[citation needed]8
200570,000[40]Decrease12.58
200680,000[citation needed]8
200790,000[41]Increase28.68
200876,000[42]Decrease15.68
2009201,000[43]Increase264.514
2010187,000[44]Decrease7.014
2011190,000[45]Increase1.614
2012350,000[46]Increase84.227
2013280,000[47]Decrease20.027
2014320,000[47]Increase14.327
2015335,000[48]Increase4.734
2016350,000[49](proposed)Increase4.535
201735


See also



  • Trams in Sofia

  • Trolleybuses in Sofia

  • Public buses in Sofia

  • Sofia Public Transport

  • List of metro systems


References




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External links




  • Sofia Metro – Official Web Site


  • MetroSofia.com (in English)

  • Interactive Sofia Metro Map

  • Sofia metro @ urbanrail.net

  • Metrovagonmash OAO – Information about the rolling stock

  • Metro @ public-transport.net

  • Unofficial Sofia tube map inspired by London's one, designed for foreign visitors

  • Sofia Metro – quick info and maps

  • Sofia Metro Map








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