Sofia Metro

The metro Sofia ( Bulgarian Метрополитен София / Transcription: Metropolitan Sofija, colloquially Софийско метро / Sofijsko metro) was opened January 28, 1998. Since 31 August 2012, there are two lines with 27 stations to a total of 31.1 kilometers in length. The subway in Sofia is used after the opening of the second line 2012 of 450,000 daily passengers.

History

There was always a higher volume of traffic in Sofia, the government approved the plan to build a metro network with three lines. As usual in those days a socialist government, cities, a secant to be built (such as in Prague and Minsk). The future system should be about 52 km long and have about 47 stations. Line 1 should be 19 km long and have 17 stations.

Line 1

1978 Construction began between Sliwniza ( Сливница ) and Konstantin Welitschkow ( Константин Величков ). However, the construction lasted for 20 years and designated as line 1 line with 5 stations was opened on 28 January 1998. Were for these delays, in addition to lack of funds, including archaeologically significant finds in the excavations responsible, which led to the temporary setting of the metro construction. Back in 1999, the route towards the city center to the station Opalchenska ( Опълченска ) was extended. In the further course, the line was opened in 2000 to Serdica ( Сердика ) in the city center and 2003 to Obelja ( Обеля ) on the northwestern suburbs. According to a study by the VCÖ used in 2007 about 70,000 passengers use the metro Sofia, which existed at that time, only a portion of the current line 1 with only eight stations.

On 8 May 2009 the largest ever supplement with 5 new stations between the stadium Vasil Levski ( Стадион Васил Левски ) in the center and Mladost 1 ( Младост 1) was completed in the southeast. Both sections had to be operated up to commissioning of joining them mid range 8 September 2009 autonomous. On this mid range with a length of 2.3 km is also named after Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski station SU ( СУ " Св. Климент Охридски "). On April 25, 2012, two more stations were added to the Streckenast towards Sofia airport in the south east.

Currently, the line is 20.1 km long and has 16 stations ( Obelja ( Обеля ) ↔ Tsarigradsko Shosse ( Цариградско шосе ) ). The trip takes 20 minutes. The railway stations are 120 m long in the first part ( Obelja ( Обеля ) ↔ Serdica ( Сердика ) ) and 102 m in the second (SU St. Kliment Ohridski ( СУ " Св. Климент Охридски " ) ↔ Tsarigradsko Shosse ( Цариградско шосе ) ). The average distance between stations is 1.1 km away and it is normal track down. The speed limit is 90 km / h Particularly striking are the aboveground sections of track that run under a translucent plastic roofing. Aboveground portions extending between the underground stations located " Joliot Curie " and " GM Dimitrov " and between " GM Dimitrov " and is located aboveground presenting station " Musagenitza " and from there to the underground station " Mladost 1". In addition, the northern end of the line and the station Obelja ( Обеля ) is above ground.

Line 2

On 31 August 2012, the second line between the existing station Obelja ( Обеля ) on the interchange station Serdica ( Сердика ) to the station James Bourchier ( Джеймс Баучер ) was opened in the district of Lozenets. The line has 10 stations at the time and is 10.5 km long.

2007/2008 was the first phase of the construction project, the municipality of Sofia - 6.4 km between Nadezhda ( Надежда ) and Boulevard Cherni Wrach ( булевард Черни Връх ) - advertised. This section was built with a tunnel boring machine. In order not to jeopardize the remains of Serdica anktiken are the tunnels in the central part of the route at a depth of 24 meters. Construction was the construction of the stations Hauptbahnhof Sofia in early 2009 - Zentralna Gara Sofia ( Централна Гара София ) and Hotel Hemus started ( хотел Хемус ). The stations all have side platforms with a length of 104 m., Only the stations " NDK " and "European Union " are equipped with central platforms, as they were completed is at the end of the 80 years in construction.

Rolling stock

For the metro Sofia 1990 12 trains were the type 81-717/714 Soviet origin (manufacturer: Metro Wagon mash -Werke ) procured, which were stored until the opening in 1998. For the extensions in the years 2009, 2012 and the future extension of the Sofia Airport, which opened in 2015, modern -mash of Metro Wagon train sets of the type 81-740.1 / 81-741.1 and 81 - 740.2Б / 81- 741.2Б were bought back. In total there are currently nine three car trains of type 81-740.1 / 81-741.1 and 31 type 81- 740.2Б / 81- 741.2Б in use. The latter are also equipped with air conditioning in the passenger compartment.

Construction and planning

From the current point of the line 1 " Tsarigradsko Shose " should be created with four other stations in the east an extension to the airport Sofia ( Летище София ). The track is from November 21, 2012 at the construction and scheduled to be completed in late 2014.

Additionally, a branch of the line 1 of " Mladost 1" to the district " Mladost 4" planned with four other stations. Construction of this section is planned for mid 2013. The construction costs amount for messages to more than 27 million euros per kilometer.

The second line is to be extended from the station " James Bourchier " in the south and obtain a branching Streckenast after Ilijanzi in the north. The final route will then more than 16 miles and 15 stations extend.

The third line is to run from Vraschdebna ( " Враждебна " ) of the city center to Owtscha Kupel ( " Овча Купел "). Construction of the line will start after 2014.

Gallery

Line 1

Obelya

Zapaden park

Serdica

SU St. Kliment Ohridski

Vasil Levski stadium

G.M.Dimitrov

Musagenitsa

Mladost 1

Mladost 3

Tsarigradsko shose

Line 2

Lomsko shose

Beli Dunav

Nadezhda

Han Kubrat

Knyaginya Maria Luiza

Central Railway

Lavov most

Serdica II

NDK

European Union

James Bourchier

Minsk Metro Sofia Central Station National Palace of Culture 81-740/741

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