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Sofia Metro

The Sofia Metro (Bulgarian: Софийски метрополитен, romanized: Sofiyski Metropoliten, also colloquially called Bulgarian: Софийско метро, romanized: Sofiysko Metro) is the rapid transit network servicing the Bulgarian capital city Sofia. It is the only metro in Bulgaria. It began operation on 28 January 1998. As of 2026, the Sofia Metro consists of four…

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Owner
City of Sofia
Annual ridership
123 million (2024)
Average speed
39 km/h (24 mph)
Began operation
28 January 1998; 28 years ago (1998-01-28)
Chief executive
Nikolai Naidenov
Daily ridership
516 000

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Sofia Metro

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples48
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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Sofia Metro

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related to M2 and M4 lines (Blue/Yellow) · 17
Sofia Metro → August, Both, Central, Construction, Culture, December, District, European Union, February, Half, Lozenets, Nadezhda, National Palace, NDK, Obelya, The, Work
related to Lines · 8
Sofia Metro → Bulgaria, Council, Due, Following, General City Plan, Ministers, Sofia's, The
related to External links · 4
Sofia Metro → English, Metro, Official Web SiteMetroSofia, Sofia
Annual ridership · 1
Sofia Metro → 123 million (2024)
Average speed · 1
Sofia Metro → 39 km/h (24 mph)
Began operation · 1
Sofia Metro → 28 January 1998; 28 years ago (1998-01-28)
Chief executive · 1
Sofia Metro → Nikolai Naidenov
Daily ridership · 1
Sofia Metro → 516 000
Electrification · 1
Sofia Metro → 825 V DC from third rail (M1/M2/M4 lines) 1,500 V DC from overhead catenary (M3 line)
Locale · 1
Sofia Metro → Sofia, Bulgaria

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stations line construction sofia metro station section mi doors lines m1 m2 system kilometres mladost obelya city began m4 trains

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sofia MetroAnnual ridership123 million (2024)1.00infobox
Sofia MetroAverage speed39 km/h (24 mph)1.00infobox
Sofia MetroBegan operation28 January 1998; 28 years ago (1998-01-28)1.00infobox
Sofia MetroChief executiveNikolai Naidenov1.00infobox
Sofia MetroDaily ridership516 0001.00infobox
Sofia MetroElectrification825 V DC from third rail (M1/M2/M4 lines) 1,500 V DC from overhead catenary (M3 line)1.00infobox
Sofia MetroLocaleSofia, Bulgaria1.00infobox
Sofia MetroNative nameСофийско метро1.00infobox
Sofia MetroNumber of lines41.00infobox
Sofia MetroNumber of stations50 7 under construction1.00infobox
Sofia MetroNumber of vehicles2721.00infobox
Sofia MetroOperator(s)Metropoliten JSC1.00infobox
Sofia MetroOwnerCity of Sofia1.00infobox
Sofia MetroSystem length55.0 km (34.2 mi)1.00infobox
Sofia MetroSystem mapSystem map1.00infobox
Sofia MetroTop speed90 km/h (56 mph)1.00infobox
Sofia MetroTrack gauge1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
Sofia MetroTransit typeRapid transit1.00infobox
Sofia MetroWebsitewww.metropolitan.bg1.00infobox

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