Line M6
Legend
 Aeroportul Otopeni
Henri Coandă International Airport
 Ion I.C. Brătianu
Otopeni
Bruxelles
Paris
Washington
Tokyo
Aeroportul Băneasa
Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
 Gara Băneasa
Băneasa railway station
 Piața Montreal
Expoziției
Pajura
Line M4
 1 Mai
Grivița
Line M1
 Basarab
Mainline rail interchange
Gara de Nord
Mainline rail interchange

M6 is an under construction metro line of the Bucharest Metro. The M6 Line will connect Bucharest North railway station (Gara de Nord) to Henri Coandă International Airport (Aeroportul Otopeni). The line is expected to be completed by 2028.[1][2] As of 2019, only the section from 1 Mai station to Tokyo station had secured funding.[3] On March 8, 2022 the contract for construction was signed; the contract for the second section — from Tokyo station to the airport — was signed on May 2, 2023.

Construction work has effectively started on December 15, 2023, for the first section between the 1 Mai station of M4 and the future Tokyo station.

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

The M6 Line will have a total of 16 stations: 4 stations shared with the existing M4 Line and 12 planned new stations: Pajura, Expoziției, Piața Montreal, Gara Băneasa, Aeroport Băneasa, Tokyo, Washington, Paris, Bruxelles, Otopeni, Ion I.C. Brătianu, and Aeroport Otopeni.[2]

Phase Terminals Length Total stations Construction since Opening
I Gara de Nord – 1 Mai (as part of M4) 3.6 km (2.2 mi) 4 1989 2000
II 1 Mai – Tokyo 6.6 km (4.1 mi) 6 December 2023[5] 2027 (est.)
III Tokyo – Otopeni Airport 7.6 km (4.7 mi) 6 Late 2024 (est.) 2028[6] (est.)

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. ^ a b "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 licitațiile pentru linia de metrou către Aeroportul Otopeni (in Romanian)
  5. ^ "Metroul de Otopeni: Doi ani de la semnarea contractului la eliberarea autorizației de construire". 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Metrou - Guvernul extinde cu mult, până în 2032, un împrumut cu Japonia pentru linia Aeroport Henri Coandă, din care a cheltuit în 11 ani doar 8,5 milioane de euro pe consultanță".