The Bucharest Metro is an underground rapid transit system that serves Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It first opened for service on 16 November 1979. 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, compared to the 1,180,000 daily riders on Bucharest's STB transit system. In total, the Metrorex system is 80.1 kilometres (49.8 mi) long and has 64 stations.
Bucharest has the largest transport network in Romania, and one of the largest in Europe. The Bucharest transport network is made up of a subway network and a ground transport network. Although there are multiple connection points, the two systems operate independently of each other, and are run by different organisations (the subway is run by Metrorex and the ground transport network by Societatea de Transport București. The two companies used separate ticketing systems until 2021, when a new smartcard was introduced alongside the old tickets, which allows travel on both the STB and the Underground.
Petrache Poenaru, formerly known as Semănătoarea is a metro station in Bucharest, Romania, servicing the Bucharest Metro Line M1. It was named after Semănătoarea, an agricultural machinery factory located in the vicinity, but it is now named after Petrache Poenaru, a Romanian inventor of the Enlightenment era. The metro station services both what is left of the factory, part of the Regie student campus, the Sema Park industrial park, as well as some newly built residential areas. It is also located close to the Semănătoarea (Ciurel) Metro Depot.
Piața Victoriei is a metro station in Piața Victoriei, central Bucharest. It is near the Victoria Palace, the headquarters of the Romanian government. The metro station consists of two parts, set on different levels:
1 Mai(1st of May in Romanian) is a metro station in northern Bucharest, serving line M4. It is situated in Chibrit or Clăbucet Square, at the intersection of Calea Griviței, Ion Mihalache Boulevard, and Bucureștii Noi Road.It will be serving the M6 line to the airport at Otopeni.
Ștefan cel Mare is a metro station in Bucharest. Located in west-central Bucharest, it is named after Ștefan cel Mare, a medieval Moldavian prince regarded as a hero in Romania for his long resistance against the Ottoman Empire. It is located near the Dinamo Stadium. The STB connections are 1, 5 and 46 (trams).
Costin Georgian is a metro station in Bucharest; it was opened on 28 December 1981 as part of the second phase of Line 1 between Timpuri Noi and Republica. Formerly named Muncii after the eponymous boulevard that run just north, the station was chosen in 1992 to honor the late engineer Costin Georgian, General Manager of the Metro operator Metrorex, after his sudden death on 25 August 1992, the eve of the Basarab station opening day.
M1 is the oldest line of the Bucharest Metro, the first section having been opened on 16 November 1979. The M1 Line runs from Dristor 2 to Pantelimon. Between Nicolae Grigorescu and Eroilor it shares 8.67 km (5.39 mi) of tracks with the M3. Due to the single track between Republica and Pantelimon, which has only one operational platform, most trains terminate at Republica and about one in three reaches at Pantelimon.
M2 is one of the five lines of metro of the Bucharest Metro. The M2 Line runs from Pipera to Tudor Arghezi, thus linking the north to the south of the city. The line is the busiest on the system, passing through a multitude of neighbourhoods, and also the only line to serve the centre of the city.
M4 is one of the five lines of the Bucharest Metro. It is currently 7.44 km (4.6 mi) long and runs from Gara Progresul to Străulești, following the Griviței and Bucureștii Noi avenues.
M5 is the newest of the five lines of the Bucharest Metro, opened on 15 September 2020. In the first phase, it runs from Eroilor to Râul Doamnei, and to Valea Ialomiței, in the Drumul Taberei neighbourhood.
M6 is an under construction metro line of the Bucharest Metro. The M6 Line will connect Bucharest North railway station to Henri Coandă International Airport. The line is expected to be completed by 2028. As of 2019, only the section from 1 Mai station to Tokyo station had secured funding. On March 8, 2022, the contract for construction was signed; the contract for the second section — from Tokyo station to the airport — was signed on May 2, 2023.
Astra IVA is a family of metro train used by Bucharest Metro, of which 504 cars were built between 1976 and 1993 by Întreprinderea de Vagoane Arad (IVA) in Arad, Romania. Internally they are known as the BM1.
Jiului is a metro station in the Pajura district of northern Bucharest, Romania, serving Bucharest Metro's M4 Line. The station was opened on 1 July 2011 as part of the extension from 1 Mai to Parc Bazilescu.
Tineretului is a small neighborhood in south Bucharest, Romania in Sector 4, close to the city center, named after the nearby Tineretului Park. It is one of the preferred neighborhoods by people seeking to buy an apartment. This is due to the well established public transportation, two nearby parks; along with banks, commercial spaces and schools. In 2015 there were 17,981 people registered living in this area.
Laminorului is a metro station in northern Bucharest, serving Bucharest Metro Line M4. Although it was supposed to be opened on 19 December 2016 as part of Stage III of M4 line, Metrorex decided to postpone the opening until the first half of 2017, due to safety issues. The station was opened on 31 March 2017 as part of the extension of the line from Parc Bazilescu to Străulești. It is located at the former tram terminal Laromet on line 20, which was closed because of the metro line's construction.
Străulești is a metro station in northern Bucharest, serving Bucharest Metro Line M4. It is the northern terminus of the line. Although it was supposed to be opened on 19 December 2016, as part of Stage III of M4 line, Metrorex decide it to postpone it until the first half of 2017 due to safety issues. The station was opened on 31 March 2017 as part of the extension of the line from Parc Bazilescu. It is located near the north-western exit of Bucharest towards Mogoșoaia and includes a new metro depot and a park & ride. Its main purpose is to encourage the people working in Bucharest to park their cars at the entrance of the city and continue their ride with the public transport.There is also a museum of Metrorex with figurines of the Bombardier and Caf trains.
Tudor Arghezi is a metro station in Bucharest, Romania. It was opened on 15 November 2023, and is the newest terminus of the M2 Line from Pipera.
The Alstom Metropolis BM4 is a family of metros designed for the Bucharest Metro, with 13 six-car trainsets currently built by Alstom at the Taubaté, Brazil plant as of 2023.
