The Metro station Central Railway (Bulgarian: Метростанция „Централна жп гара“) serves Sofia Central Station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria. It opened on 31 August 2012. Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov and the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso inaugurated the new section of the Sofia Metro, which was funded with EU money.[1][2]
Central Railway Централна жп гара | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1202 Sofia center, Sofia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°42′37.94″N 23°19′16.09″E / 42.7105389°N 23.3211361°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sofia Municipality | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metropoliten JSC | ||||||||||
| Platforms | side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 14 | ||||||||||
| Connections | |||||||||||
 | Sofia Central Railway station | ||||||||||
 | 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12 | ||||||||||
 | 21, 22, 60, 74, 77, 78, 82, 85, 101, 213, 305, 404, 413, N2, Central Bus Station Sofia | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | sub-surface | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | an elevator to platforms | ||||||||||
| Architect | Sibel Yapage | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 2987; 2988 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 31 August 2012 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 300,000 | ||||||||||
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Interchange with other public transport
editWest side:
- Tramway service: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12
- City Bus service: 60, 74, 77, 78, 82, 85, 101, 213, 214, 285, 305, 404, 413
- Railway service: All trains
East side:
- Tramway service: 1
- Regional Bus service: Anton, Dren, Dupnitsa, Karlovo, Klisura, Koprivshtitsa, Kostenets, Kyustendil, Mirkovo, Pernik [1]
- National bus service: All buses [2]
- International bus service: All buses [3][4]
Gallery
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See also
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edit- ^ "Bulgaria: Sofia Expands Its Metro, Barroso Pleased". Novinite.com. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ^ "Jose Manuel Barroso: Sofia subway's new line is an example of what can be expected from Europe". Focus-fen.net. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
External links
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Media related to Central railway station (Sofia Metro) at Wikimedia Commons
