Inter Expo Center – Tsarigradsko shose Metro Station

Inter Expo Center – Tsarigradsko shose Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция "Интер Експо Център - Цариградско шосе") is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria. It opened on 25 April 2012. Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy inaugurated the new section of the Sofia Metro, which was funded with EU money.[1] It is located on Tsarigradsko shose.[2]

IEC – Tsarigradsko shose

ИЕЦ – Цариградско шосе
General information
LocationTsarigradsko shose, Sofia
Coordinates42°38′58.62″N 23°23′37.01″E / 42.6496167°N 23.3936139°E / 42.6496167; 23.3936139
Owned bySofia Municipality
Operated byMetropoliten JSC
Platformsside
Tracks2
Bus routes5
Connections
Bus
Bus
1, 3, 5, 6, X50
Construction
Structure typesub-surface
Platform levels3
Parkingyes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
Accessiblean elevator to entrance
ArchitectKonstantin Kosev
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code3029; 3030
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 April 2012 (2012-04-25)
Previous namesTsarigradsko shose
Passengers
2020170,000
Services
Preceding station Sofia Metro Following station
Mladost 3
towards Obelya
M4 line Druzhba
Location
Map
M2 and M4 lines
All stations are wheelchair accessible
Obelya
Lomsko shose
Up arrow cont. as 2
Mainline rail interchange
Pancho Vladigerov
(under construction)
Down arrow cont. as 4
1 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
3NDK II Metro StationNDK
SU St. Kliment OhridskiOrlov Most Metro Station3
European Union
Vasil Levski Stadium
James Bourchier
Joliot-Curie
Vitosha
G.M.Dimitrov
2 To Dragalevtsi
Musagenitsa
Mladost 1
1 To Business park
Mladost 3
Inter Expo Center –
Tsarigradsko shose
Druzhba
Iskarsko shose Mainline rail interchange
Sofiyska Sveta gora
Sofia Airport Sofia Airport
Station names in italics
are not confirmed.
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
-2'
NDK NDK parking
built 1981
opened 2012
NDK II
3
 
Serdika Bulbank parking
1 and 4
0'
Serdika II
2'
Lavov most
3'
Central Railway Station
Parking Sofia Central Station Central Bus Station Sofia
5'
Knyaginya Maria Luiza
BDŽ National Rail
to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
BDŽ National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
00'
Future extension
00'
M5 Ilyantsi branch
Lev Tolstoy
Svoboda
Iliyansko shose
Ilyantsi Parking
Ilyantsi branch end
7'
Han Kubrat
Suhodolska
9'
Nadezhda
11'
Beli Dunav Parking
13'
Lomsko shose
↑Opened 2012↑
 
15'
Obelya Open-air parking Public buses in Sofia
Kakach
Pancho Vladigerov Mainline rail interchange
(under construction)
National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
 
↑Opened 2003↑
Down arrow RED line
to Depot
 
↓Opened 1998↓
-13'
Slivnitsa
-11'
Lyulin
-8'
Zapaden Park
Suhodolska
National Rail
to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
-6'
Vardar
-4'
Konstantin Velichkov
 
↓Opened 1999↓
-2'
Opalchenska
 
↓Opened 2000↓
0'
Serdika Bulbank parking
Serdika II
2
 
↓Opened 2009↓
3'
Orlov Most
3
5'
Vasil Levski Stadium Stadium parking
8'
Joliot-Curie Interpred parking
WTC
Novachitsa
10'
G.M.Dimitrov
12'
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka
14'
Mladost 1
00'
 
↓Opened 2015↓
 
16'
Aleksandar Malinov
18'
Banishka
20'
Business Park Sofia Parking
Mladost branch end
00'
 
↓Opened 2012↓
 
16'
Mladost 3
18'
Parking
 
↓Opened 2015↓
20'
Druzhba
23'
Iskarsko shose Train station parking Mainline rail interchange
National Rail
to Ihtiman/Karlovo
25'
Sofiyska Sveta gora
27'
Sofia Airport Airport parking Sofia Airport
Terminal 2
Airport branch end

Interchange with other public transport

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Location

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The metro station is situated immediately next to and named after the Inter Expo Center, whose main entrance is located about 20 m (65 feet) from the pedestrian exit of the station. Capital City, a cluster of high-rise office buildings, including Capital Fort and Sky Fort is located in proximity.

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References

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  1. ^ "Borisov, Van Rompuy Inaugurate New Section of Sofia Metro's Line 1". Sofia, Bulgaria: Novinite.com. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. ^ "Bulgarian Capital to Launch New Metro Section ahead of Schedule". Sofia, Bulgaria: Novinite.com. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
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