Serdika II Metro Station

Serdika II

Сердика II
Serdika II platform, 3 June 2024
General information
Location1000 Sofia center, Sofia
Coordinates42°41′55.36″N 23°19′19.31″E / 42.6987111°N 23.3220306°E / 42.6987111; 23.3220306
Owned bySofia Municipality
Operated byMetropoliten JSC
Platformsside
Tracks2
Bus routes4
Connections
4, 12, 18, 20, 21, 22
1 4 via Serdika Metro Station
N1, N2, N3, N4
Construction
Structure typesub-surface
Depth24 m
Platform levels3
Parkingno
Bicycle facilitiesyes
Accessiblenone
ArchitectKrasen Andreev
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code2993; 2994
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)
Passengers
2020630,000
Services
Preceding station Sofia Metro Following station
NDK
towards Vitosha
M2 line Lavov most
towards Obelya
Location
M1 line
All stations are wheelchair accessible
4 To Obelya
Obelya Depot
Slivnitsa
Lyulin
Zapaden Park
Suhodolska River
Vardar
Konstantin Velichkov
Opalchenska
Serdika2
SU St. Kliment Ohridski3
Vasil Levski Stadium
Joliot-Curie
Novachitsa River
G.M.Dimitrov
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka River
Mladost 1
4 To Sofia Airport
Aleksandar Malinov
Akademik Aleksandar
Teodorov - Balan
Banishka River
Business Park Sofia
Mladost 6
Simeonovo
Station names in italics
are not confirmed.
Detailed track map
14
to Depot
 
↓Opened 1998↓
0'
Slivnitsa
2'
Lyulin
4'
Zapaden Park
Suhodolska
National Rail
to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
7'
Vardar
9'
Konstantin Velichkov
 
↓Opened 1999↓
11'
Opalchenska
 
↓Opened 2000↓
13'
Serdika
2
 
↓Opened 2009↓
15'
Orlov Most
3
17'
Vasil Levski Stadium
21'
Joliot-Curie
WTC
Novachitsa
23'
G.M.Dimitrov
24'
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka
26'
Mladost 1
 
↓Opened 2012↓
 
29'
Mladost 3
31'
 
↓Opened 2015↓
33'
Druzhba
36'
Iskarsko shose
National Rail
to Ihtiman/Karlovo
38'
Sofiyska Sveta gora
40'
Sofia Airport
Terminal 2
Airport branch end
 
↓Opened 2015↓
 
28'
Aleksandar Malinov
30'
Banishka
32'
Business Park Sofia
Mladost branch end
M2 and M4 lines
All stations are wheelchair accessible
Obelya
Lomsko shose
cont. as 2
Pancho Vladigerov
(under construction)
cont. as 4
1 Slivnitsa
Beli Dunav
Lyulin
Nadezhda
Zapaden Park
Han Kubrat
Vardar
Knyaginya Maria Luiza
Konstantin Velichkov
Central Railway
Opalchenska
Lavov most
Serdika
3NDK
SU St. Kliment Ohridski3
European Union
Vasil Levski Stadium
James Bourchier
Joliot-Curie
Vitosha
G.M.Dimitrov
2 To Dragalevtsi
Musagenitsa
Mladost 1
1 To Business park
Mladost 3
Inter Expo Center –
Tsarigradsko shose
Druzhba
Iskarsko shose
Sofiyska Sveta gora
Sofia Airport
Station names in italics
are not confirmed.
Detailed track map
Line end
-8'
Vitosha
 
↑Opened 2016↑
-6'
James Bourchier
-4'
European Union
built 1981
opened 2012
-2'
NDK
built 1981
opened 2012
NDK II
3
 
Serdika
1 and 4
0'
2'
Lavov most
3'
Central Railway Station
5'
Knyaginya Maria Luiza
BDŽ National Rail
to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
BDŽ National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
Future extension
M5 Ilyantsi branch
Lev Tolstoy
Svoboda
Iliyansko shose
Ilyantsi
Ilyantsi branch end
7'
Han Kubrat
Suhodolska
9'
Nadezhda
11'
Beli Dunav
13'
Lomsko shose
↑Opened 2012↑
 
15'
Obelya
Kakach
Pancho Vladigerov
(under construction)
National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
 
↑Opened 2003↑
RED line
to Depot
 
↓Opened 1998↓
-13'
Slivnitsa
-11'
Lyulin
-8'
Zapaden Park
Suhodolska
National Rail
to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
-6'
Vardar
-4'
Konstantin Velichkov
 
↓Opened 1999↓
-2'
Opalchenska
 
↓Opened 2000↓
0'
Serdika
2
 
↓Opened 2009↓
3'
Orlov Most
3
5'
Vasil Levski Stadium
8'
Joliot-Curie
WTC
Novachitsa
10'
G.M.Dimitrov
12'
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka
14'
Mladost 1
1 to Business Park
 
↓Opened 2015↓
 
16'
Aleksandar Malinov
18'
Banishka
20'
Business Park Sofia
Mladost branch end
 
↓Opened 2012↓
 
16'
Mladost 3
18'
 
↓Opened 2015↓
20'
Druzhba
23'
Iskarsko shose
National Rail
to Ihtiman/Karlovo
25'
Sofiyska Sveta gora
27'
Sofia Airport
Terminal 2
Airport branch end

Serdika II Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция „Сердика II“) is an M2 line station of Sofia Metro. It was put into operation on August 31, 2012 and the station became transfer station between the Red and Blue lines together with Serdika, however it is not a true transfer station (that role is filled by Obelya), but a tunnel-connection transfer station. 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] The initial project name of the Metro Station was Sveta Nedelya Square, but this was changed by the city council shortly before the opening of M2 line.[3]

Public Transportation

Location

The station is located in the heart of the city beneath the Largo complex. It is named after the ancient city of Serdica, as it lies in the very centre of the hitherto unearthed ruins of that city.[4] These are located about 20 feet (6.1 m) below ground and a large section of the old city has been exposed and is in full view both around and inside the two stations, especially Serdika II.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Bulgaria: Sofia Expands Its Metro, Barroso Pleased - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". Novinite.com. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  2. ^ "Jose Manuel Barroso: Sofia subway's new line is an example of what can be expected from Europe - FOCUS Information Agency". Focus-fen.net. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  3. ^ Next Station: European Union – Sofia Council changes the names of three stations, Dnes.bg (in Bulgarian), 14 Jun 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
  4. ^ Superimposed map of central Sofia and Serdica, UlpiaSerdica.com, Retrieved Dec 2012.
  5. ^ Ancient Serdica will be open to the public within days Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine, ReporterBG.com (in Bulgarian), 9 Aug 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
  6. ^ Sofianites are setting off along the streets of Ulpia Serdica, Stendart News (in Bulgarian), 8 Aug 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
  7. ^ Sofia to become the second Rome in 2013, Politika.bg (in Bulgarian), 26 Aug 2011. Retrieved Dec 2012.

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