Lines
Due to the increased number of population, every day from the periphery to the centre and backwards, big passenger flows are being formed. The necessity of efficient public transport in the direction of the largest passenger flows, transport and environmental problems of the city have imposed the start of the construction of the metropolitan in Sofia. Following the ratified by the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria a Technical and economic report on the metro and the approved General City Plan, the General scheme for the development of the lines should consist of three diameters with extensions in the periphery, with total length of 65 km, 63 metro stations, and 1,2 million daily passenger capacity at the final stage of implementation.
| # | Opened | Length | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998-2012 | 29 km | 23 |
| 2 | 2012 | 17 km | 17 |
| 3 | Project | 19 km | 23 |
| Total: | 65 km | 63 |
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