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The second line of the Sofia Metro links the districts of Obelya, Nadezhda, the city centre and Lozenets to the south of the city. Half of the construction cost was covered by the European Union, with the remaining part funded by the state and city budgets. Construction of the 6.4 km section between Nadezhda interchange and Lozenets district via Tsentralna railway station and the National Palace of Culture started on 14 December 2008. Work on the section between Obelya residential District and Nadezhda started in February 2010. Both sections of the line entered into service on 31 August 2012.
NDK and European Union stations and their connecting tunnels were partly completed during the construction of the National Palace of Culture and the redevelopment of the surrounding area in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Provisions have been made for the construction of future branch to Iliyantsi, starting from the existing junction located between Knyaginya Maria Luiza and Nadezhda stations.
Main Line
| Station |
In service since |
Notes |
| Obelya (Обеля) |
20 April, 2003 |
Set to be used as a link between the depot and line M2. |
| Lomsko shose (Ломско шосе) |
31 August, 2012 |
servicing Vrabnitsa housing estate |
| Beli Dunav (Бели Дунав) |
31 August, 2012 |
situated on the border between Nadezhda 3 and Nadezhda 4 housing estates |
| Nadezhda (Надежда) |
31 August, 2012 |
situated on Lomsko shose boulevard |
| Han Kubrat (Хан Кубрат) |
31 August, 2012 |
situated on the border between Nadezhda 1 and Nadezhda 2 housing estates |
| Knyaginya Maria Luiza (Княгиня Мария Луиза) |
31 August, 2012 |
situated nearby Klementinska hospital |
| Central Railway Station (Централна ж.п. гара) |
31 August, 2012 |
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| Lavov Most (Лъвов мост) |
31 August, 2012 |
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| Serdika II (Сердика II) |
31 August, 2012 |
transfer station between the Red (M1) and Blue (M2) lines |
| NDK (НДК ) |
31 August, 2012 |
situated to the north of the National Palace of Culture |
| European Union (Европейски съюз) |
31 August, 2012 |
situated nearby the Earth and Man National Museum |
| James Bourchier (Джеймс Баучер) |
31 August, 2012 |
servicing Lozenets housing estate |
| Srebarna (Сребърна) |
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planned to open in 2015; construction to begin in late 2013 |
| Hladilnika (Хладилника) |
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planned |
| Sofia ring road (Околовръстен път) |
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planned |
- Iliyantsi branch (planned)
- Lev Tolstoy (Лев Толстой)
- Svoboda (Свобода)
- Rozhen (Рожен)
- Iliyantsi (Илиянци)
Read more about this topic: Sofia Metro, Second Line M2
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