Piața Victoriei metro station

Piaţa Victoriei is a metro station in Piaţa Victoriei (Victory Square), central Bucharest. It is near the Victoria Palace, the headquarters of the Romanian government. This station consists of two stations (Piaţa Victoriei 1 - line 2 -, above, and Piaţa Victoriei 2 - line 1 -, below) and, along with Piaţa Unirii is one of the busiest metro stations in Bucharest. It was the setting for many parts of the documentary Children Underground.

Piaţa Victoriei
The upper deck (M2 platforms) in 2009.
LocationVictory Square,
Sector 1, Bucharest
Romania
Platforms4 - Side for the M2 line
Island for the M1 line
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened24 October 1987 (M2)
17 August 1989 (M3, currently M1)
Services
Preceding station   Bucharest Metro   Following station
Ştefan cel Mare
toward Dristor
Line M1
toward Republica
Piaţa Romană
toward Berceni
Line M2
toward Pipera

The M1 station was opened on 17 August 1989 as part of the extension from Gara de Nord to Dristor. The M2 station was opened on 24 October 1987 as part of the extension from Piața Unirii to Pipera.[1]

References
  1. Schwandl, Robert. "Bucureşti". urbanrail.


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