Bucharest Metro

The Bucharest Metro (Romanian: Metroul din București) 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 (as of 2018), compared to the 1,180,000 daily riders on Bucharest's STB transit system. In total, the Metrorex system is 79.1 kilometres (49.2 mi) long and has 64 stations.

Bucharest Metro
Metro train at Eroilor in 2022
Overview
Native nameMetroul București
LocaleBucharest, Romania
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines5
Line numberM1, M2, M3, M4, M5
Number of stations64 (38 planned M2,M4,M5,M6)
Daily ridership720,000 weekday passengers (2017)
Annual ridership87,880,000 passengers (2020)
Chief executiveMariana MicLaus
Websitewww.metrorex.ro
Operation
Began operation16 November 1979 (1979-11-16)
Operator(s)Metrorex S.A.
Number of vehicles594 cars (2018)
Train length6 car trains
Technical
System length79.1 km (49.2 mi)
Track gauge1,432 mm (4 ft 8+38 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Average speed36 km/h (22 mph)
Top speed85 km/h (53 mph)
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