Rapid transit in Bulgaria

The extension of the Sofia metro by 6 km, covering areas from Shipka Street, Geo Milev Quarter, Slatina Quarter, Arena Sofia, and Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., is set for completion in 2027. The Metropolitan Municipality has already revealed the proposed names for the new metro stations.

The Sofia Metro is set to expand with five new stations extending from the existing Vitosha metro station to "Studentski Grad." This expansion involves a new public order for a conceptual project, with an estimated cost of 1.9 million leva excluding VAT. The selected contractor will have 18 months to complete the project.

The extension of the third metro line, which started a week ago, will be under construction for 3 years and 9 months. 350 parking spaces will be built in buffer parking lots.

This was stated by the executive director of "Metropolitan" EAD, Eng. Stoyan Bratoev, on BNT.

Another three kilometers of the subway will be ready by the end of 2025. "Metropolitan" EAD signed three contracts for the construction of three stations and their adjacent tunnels from the extension of the third line of the Sofia metro under "Vladimir Vazov" Blvd. in the neighborhoods "Hadji Dimitar" and "Levski G", announced "Metropolitan" EAD.

Until January 20 next year, trams with numbers 4,6,7,8 and 10 will run with a changed route, the Center for Urban Mobility announced. Tram line 1 remains closed, and line 5 will continue to run from the Knyazhevo district to the Buxton tram line.

Gunfire broke out in a metro train carriage at the Sofia metro Airport station.

Several teams of police and emergency services have been sent to the scene.

The construction of a route through "Slatina" and "Geo Milev", as well as the connection of "Mladost 4" and Simeonovski lift are the next steps towards the extension of the Sofia metro in the coming years. This is part of the General Plan of Sofia, which is to be voted by the Sofia Municipal Council, reports money.bg

After 10 years one of the underground parking lots to the Sofia Metro can be opened for use. This is the facility at the Vassil Levski Stadium, most of which has been in construction since May 2009, when this metro station was launched.

A technical problem in the metro has triggered a delay in trains this morning, Director of Sofia Metropolitan Eng. Stoyan Bratoev told Darik.
 
Between the stations "Vasil Levski" and "Joliot Curie" train has signaled that it can not continue to carry passengers due to a technical problem.
 

Sofia. The main constructions of the third line of the Sofia Metro are about to be completed, they will carry over 500,000 passengers daily, the director of the Metropolitan, Stoyan Bratoev, told Focus Radio.