Bucharest Metro Line M6

M6 is a planned 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 2025–2030.[1][2] As of 2019, only the section from 1 Mai to Tokyo has secured funding.[3] The second section from Tokyo to the airport will be rendered separately at a later date.

Line M6
 Aeroportul Otopeni
Ion I.C. Brătianu
 Otopeni
 Bruxelles
 Paris
 Washington
 Tokyo
 Aeroportul Băneasa
Gara Băneasa
Piața Montreal
 Expoziției
 Pajura
Line M4
 1 Mai
 Grivita
Line M1
 Basarab
Gara de Nord

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

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

TerminalsLengthTotal stationsOpening
Gara de Nord-1 Mai3.6 km (2.2 mi)12000
1 Mai-Aeroport Otopeni14.2 km (8.8 mi)11-

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 licitaţiile pentru linia de metrou către Aeroportul Otopeni (in Romanian)


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