Bucharest Metro Line M6

M6 is an under construction metro line of the Bucharest Metro. The M6 Line will connect Bucharest North railway station (Gara de Nord) to Henri Coandă International Airport (Aeroport Otopeni). The line is expected to be completed by 2027.[1][2] As of 2019, only the section from 1 Mai to Tokyo has secured funding.[3] On March 8, 2022 the contract for construction was signed; he contract for the second section from Tokyo to the airport was signed on May 2, 2023.

Line M6
 Aeroportul Otopeni
Henri Coandă International Airport
 Ion I.C. Brătianu
 Otopeni
 Bruxelles
 Paris
 Washington
 Tokyo
 Aeroportul Băneasa
Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
 Gara Băneasa
Băneasa railway station
 Piața Montreal
 Expoziției
 Pajura
Line M4
 1 Mai
 Grivița
Line M1
 Basarab
Mainline rail interchange
Gara de Nord
Mainline rail interchange

Cost

The construction of the new line is estimated to cost around €1.2 billion. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation is financing the project with €300 million.[4]

Stations

The M6 Line will have a total of 12 stations: 1 station shared with the existing M4 Line and 11 planned new stations: Pajura, Expoziției, Piața Montreal, Gara Băneasa, Aeroport Băneasa, Tokyo, Washington, Paris, Bruxelles, Otopeni, Ion I.C. Brătianu, and Aeroport Otopeni.[2]

PhaseTerminalsLengthTotal stationsConstruction sinceOpening
IGara de Nord-1 Mai3.6 km (2.2 mi)419892000
II1 Mai - Tokyo6.6 km (4.1 mi)62022[5]2027 (est.)
IIIWashington - Aeroport Otopeni7.6 km (4.7 mi)620232027[6] (est.)

References
  1. Chirileasa, Andrei (29 April 2015). "Romania pays for Bucharest airport subway link with money from emissions trading". Romania Insider. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. "Metrorex: Metroul din Drumul Taberei va circula de la mijlocul anului viitor. Când vor începe lucrările la linia de metrou Otopeni" (in Romanian). Mediafax. 29 September 2016.
  3. "Tenders called for București metro Line M6". Railway Gazette International. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. Metrorex demarează licitațiile pentru linia de metrou către Aeroportul Otopeni (in Romanian)
  5. "Metrorex a semnat contractul pentru M6, legătura reţelei de metrou cu Aeroportul Otopeni".
  6. "Metrou - Guvernul extinde cu mult, până în 2032, un împrumut cu Japonia pentru linia Aeroport Henri Coandă, din care a cheltuit în 11 ani doar 8,5 milioane de euro pe consultanță".


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