European Union Metro Station

Sоfia metro station

European Union

Европейски съюз

General information
Location| 1421 Lozenets, Sofia
Coordinates| 42°40′46.43″N 23°19′17.56″E﻿ / ﻿42.6795639°N 23.3215444°E﻿ / 42.6795639; 23.3215444
Owned by| Sofia Municipality
Operated by| Metropoliten JSC
Platforms| island
Tracks| 2
Bus routes| 4
Connections|
Trolleybus| 7
Bus| 94, 102, X9, N2
Construction
Structure type| sub-surface
Platform levels| 2
Parking| no
Bicycle facilities| yes
Accessible| Yes
Architect| Elena and Farid Paktiawal
Other information
Status| Staffed
Station code| 2979; 2980
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)
Passengers
2020| 170,000
Services
| Preceding station  |  Sofia Metro | Following station

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James Bourchier

towards Vitosha

|  | M2 line |  | NDK

towards Obelya

Location

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M2 and M4 lines

All stations are wheelchair accessible

Legend

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Obelya |  |

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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↘ |  |

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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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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
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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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| Serdika II
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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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|  |  | BDŽ National Rail

to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
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00'

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Future extension

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Ilyantsi branch end

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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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| Zapaden Park
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Suhodolska

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to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
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| Vardar
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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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European Union Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция „Европейски съюз“;  Metrostantsiya „Evropeyski sayuz“) is a 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. Barroso expressed his delight that the metro station was named after the European Union.[1][2]

## History

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As the Sofia underground network was planned in the late 1970s, the station, along with the NDK Metro Station, was originally built in the early 1980s, along with the building of the National Palace of Culture.[3] The original project name of the station was "Hemus" (the name of the large hotel next to the station); during the building of Line 2 of the Sofia Metro, it was planned to be called "Sveti Naum" (as it is located at the intersection of the Cherni Vrah and Sv. Naum boulevards). Shortly before the opening of the station, the city council (dominated by the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party) controversially voted to change the name to "European Union".[4] As the timing was so close to the opening of Line 2, many of the maps in the trains still retained the name "St. Naum" even after station was opened to the public.[5]

## Interchange with other public transport

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* City Bus service: 94, 102, X9
* Trolleybus service: 7

## Location

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The European Union Metro Station is situated nearby the Earth and Man National Museum and City Center Sofia.

## Gallery

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## References

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1. ^ Sofia Expands Its Metro, Barroso Pleased, Novinite.com, 31 Aug 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
2. ^ Barroso: I'm glad you named a metro station adter the EU Sega.bg (in Bulgarian), 1 Sep 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
3. ^ "EU" Metro Station - Todor Zhivkov made the first dig before the EU even existed, btv, (in Bulgarian), 30 Aug 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
4. ^ Next Station: European Union, Dnes.bg (in Bulgarian), 14 Jun 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
5. ^ Where is "EU" Station? Archived 2013-01-15 at archive.today, BNT (in Bulgarian), 2 Sep 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.

## External links

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