Ștefan cel Mare metro station

Ștefan cel Mare
General information
LocationBulevardul Ștefan cel Mare
Sector 2, Bucharest
Romania
Coordinates44°27′10″N 26°06′19″E / 44.45270°N 26.10531°E / 44.45270; 26.10531
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Tram routes1, 10.
Bus routes135, 182, 330, 335, 605.
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened17 August 1989
Services
Preceding station Bucharest Metro Following station
Obor
towards Dristor 2
 Line M1 Piața Victoriei
towards Republica

Ștefan cel Mare is a metro station in Bucharest. Located in west-central Bucharest, it is named after Ștefan cel Mare, a medieval Moldavian prince regarded as a hero in Romania for his long resistance against the Ottoman Empire. It is located near the Dinamo Stadium. The STB connections are 1, 5 and 46 (trams).

History

The station was opened on 17 August 1989 as part of the extension from Gara de Nord to Dristor[1] of line III (now M1 line).[2]

The station has suffered modifications over the years.

In June 2017 the original turnstiles were changed with new, modern ones featuring embedded digital card (magnetic stripe card) reader, smart card RFID reader (for contactless transport cards)[3] and POS terminal for contactless payments (starting 2020).[4] The acquisition was co-financed by the European Union through the Big Infrastructure Operational Program - POIM.[5][6]

After an incident in 2019 when a passenger was hit by a plane of glass that fell from the ceiling in the Universitate station,[7] the false glass ceilings were removed from most stations. In Ștefan cel Mare station these were replaced by metallic grids.

Tactile paving was mounted towards the end of 2022 for visually impaired people.

  • Ștefan cel Mare station in 2005
    Ștefan cel Mare station in 2005
  • Ștefan cel Mare station in 2023
    Ștefan cel Mare station in 2023
  • Original information panel of the line route, still in place as of March 2023
    Original information panel of the line route, still in place as of March 2023
  • Art on one of the station's walls
    Art on one of the station's walls

References

  1. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "București". urbanrail.
  2. ^ "METROREX". www.metrorex.ro. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ "METROREX". www.metrorex.ro. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ "METROREX". www.metrorex.ro. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Comunicat POIM - Receptionare lucrari aferente per 10 - 16.05.2017" (PDF). metrorex.ro. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "www.metrorex.ro - /Resurse/POIM/Modernizare instalatii control acces/". metrorex.ro. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Incident grav la metrou, staţia Piaţa Universităţii: Un bărbat a fost rănit de o bucată de sticlă căzută din plafon". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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