Central Railway Metro station

Sоfia metro station

Central Railway

Централна жп гара

General information
Location| 1202 Sofia center, Sofia
Coordinates| 42°42′37.94″N 23°19′16.09″E﻿ / ﻿42.7105389°N 23.3211361°E﻿ / 42.7105389; 23.3211361
Owned by| Sofia Municipality
Operated by| Metropoliten JSC
Platforms| side
Tracks| 2
Bus routes| 14
Connections|
Train| Sofia Central Railway station
Tram| 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12
Bus| 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
Other information
Status| Staffed
Station code| 2987; 2988
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)
Passengers
2020| 300,000
Services
| Preceding station  |  Sofia Metro | Following station

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Lavov most

towards Vitosha

|  | M2 line |  | Knyaginya Mariya Luiza

towards Obelya

Location

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M2 and M4 lines

All stations are wheelchair accessible

Legend

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Obelya |  |

|  | Lomsko shose
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| Pancho Vladigerov

(under construction)

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cont. as 4 |  |

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1 Slivnitsa |  |

|  | Beli Dunav
Lyulin |  |

|  | Nadezhda
Zapaden Park |  |

|  | Han Kubrat
Vardar |  |

|  | Knyaginya Maria Luiza
Konstantin Velichkov |  |

|  | Central Railway
Opalchenska |  |

|  | Lavov most
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↖Serdika↘ |  |

|  | ↙Serdika II↗
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3NDK |  |

|  | SU St. Kliment Ohridski3
European Union |  |

|  | Vasil Levski Stadium
James Bourchier |  |

|  | Joliot-Curie
Vitosha |  |

|  | G.M.Dimitrov
2 To Dragalevtsi  |  |

|  | Musagenitsa
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|  | Mladost 1
1 To Business park  |  |

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|  | Mladost 3
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|  |  | Inter Expo Center –

Tsarigradsko shose
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|  | Druzhba
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|  | Iskarsko shose
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|  | Sofiyska Sveta gora
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|  | Sofia Airport

Station names in italics
are not confirmed.

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Detailed track map

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-8'

| Vitosha
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↑Opened 2016↑

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-6'

| James Bourchier
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-4'

| European Union
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opened 2012
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Perlovska

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-2'

| NDK
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opened 2012
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Vladayska

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| Lavov most
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| Central Railway Station
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| Knyaginya Maria Luiza
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|  |  | BDŽ National Rail

to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
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to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
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00'

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Future extension

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| Han Kubrat
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Suhodolska

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| Nadezhda
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11'

| Beli Dunav
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13'

| Lomsko shose
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15'

| Obelya
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Kakach

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|  | Pancho Vladigerov
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|  |  | National Rail

to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
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↑Opened 2003↑
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to Depot

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↓Opened 1998↓
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-13'

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-11'

| Lyulin
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-8'

| Zapaden Park
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Suhodolska

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to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
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| Vardar
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-4'

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↓Opened 1999↓

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Vladayska

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-2'

| Opalchenska
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↓Opened 2000↓

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| Serdika
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↓Opened 2009↓

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Sofia University
St. Kliment Ohridski

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Perlovska

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| Vasil Levski Stadium
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| Joliot-Curie
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Novachitsa

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10'

| G.M.Dimitrov
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12'

| Musagenitsa
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14'

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00'

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1 to Business Park

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↓Opened 2015↓

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16'

| Aleksandar Malinov
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18'

Akademik Aleksandar
Teodorov - Balan

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Banishka

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20'

| Business Park Sofia
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Mladost branch end

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00'

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↓Opened 2012↓

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16'

| Mladost 3
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18'

Inter Expo Center –
Tsarigradsko shose

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↓Opened 2015↓
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20'

| Druzhba
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23'

| Iskarsko shose
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|  |  | National Rail

to Ihtiman/Karlovo
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25'

| Sofiyska Sveta gora
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27'

| Sofia Airport
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|  | Terminal 2
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Airport branch end

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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]

## Interchange with other public transport

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West 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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* Sofia Metro

## References

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1. ^ "Bulgaria: Sofia Expands Its Metro, Barroso Pleased". Novinite.com. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
2. ^ "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

* Sofia Metropolitan (Official site)
* More info in Bulgarian
* SofiaMetro@UrbanRail
* Sofia Urban Mobility Center
* Sofia Metro station projects
* 360 degree panorama from outside the station (west end)
* Sofia Metropolitan
* vijsofia.eu
* Project Slide 1
* Project Slide 2
* Project Slide 3

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