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Serdika Metro Station

Coordinates: 42°41′52″N 23°19′17″E / 42.69778°N 23.32139°E / 42.69778; 23.32139
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Serdica

Сердика
General information
Location1000 Sofia Center, Sofia
Coordinates42°41′52″N 23°19′17″E / 42.69778°N 23.32139°E / 42.69778; 23.32139
Owned bySofia Municipality
Operated byMetropoliten JSC
Platformsisland
Tracks2
Bus routes4
Connections
Tram
Tram
1, 5, 8, 12, 18, 27
Metro
Metro
2 via Serdika II Metro Station
Bus
Bus
N1, N2, N3, N4
Construction
Structure typesub-surface
Platform levels2
Parkingyes
Bicycle facilitiesno
Accessiblean elevator to platforms
ArchitectKrasen Andreev
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code3013; 3014
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 October 2000 (2000-10-31)
Passengers
2020814,000
Services
Preceding station Sofia Metro Following station
Opalchenska
towards Slivnitsa
M1 line SU St. Kliment Ohridski
Opalchenska
towards Obelya
M4 line SU St. Kliment Ohridski
Location
Map
M1 line
All stations are wheelchair accessible
4 To Obelya
Obelya Depot
Slivnitsa
Bus interchange
Lyulin
Tram interchange
Zapaden Park
Tram interchange
Suhodolska River
Vardar
Tram interchange
Konstantin Velichkov
Tram interchange
Opalchenska
SerdikaSerdika II Metro Station2
SU St. Kliment OhridskiOrlov Most Metro Station3
Vasil Levski Stadium
Tram interchange
Joliot-Curie
Tram interchange
Novachitsa River
G.M.Dimitrov
Bus interchange
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka River
Mladost 1
Trolleybus
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
Down arrow 14 Up arrow
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 Bulbank parking
Serdika II
2
 
↓Opened 2009↓
15'
Orlov Most
3
17'
Vasil Levski Stadium Stadium parking
21'
Joliot-Curie Interpred parking
WTC
Novachitsa
23'
G.M.Dimitrov
24'
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka
26'
Mladost 1
00'
00'
 
↓Opened 2012↓
 
29'
Mladost 3
31'
Parking
 
↓Opened 2015↓
33'
Druzhba
36'
Iskarsko shose Train station parking Mainline rail interchange
National Rail
to Ihtiman/Karlovo
38'
Sofiyska Sveta gora
40'
Sofia Airport Airport parking Sofia Airport
Terminal 2
Airport branch end
00'
 
↓Opened 2015↓
 
28'
Aleksandar Malinov
30'
Banishka
32'
Business Park Sofia Parking
Mladost branch end
M2 and M4 lines
All stations are wheelchair accessible
Obelya
Lomsko shose
Up arrow cont. as 2
Mainline rail interchange
Pancho Vladigerov
(under construction)
Down arrow cont. as 4
1 Slivnitsa
Beli Dunav
Lyulin
Nadezhda
Zapaden Park
Han Kubrat
Vardar
Knyaginya Maria Luiza
Konstantin Velichkov
Central Railway Mainline rail interchange
Opalchenska
Lavov most
Serdika
Serdika II
3NDK II Metro StationNDK
SU St. Kliment OhridskiOrlov Most Metro Station3
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 Mainline rail interchange
Sofiyska Sveta gora
Sofia Airport Sofia Airport
Station names in italics
are not confirmed.
Detailed track map
Line end
-8'
Vitosha Paradise Mall parking
 
↑Opened 2016↑
-6'
James Bourchier Parking
-4'
European Union CCS Mall parking
built 1981
opened 2012
-2'
NDK NDK parking
built 1981
opened 2012
NDK II
3
 
Serdika Bulbank parking
1 and 4
0'
Serdika II
2'
Lavov most
3'
Central Railway Station
Parking Sofia Central Station Central Bus Station Sofia
5'
Knyaginya Maria Luiza
BDŽ National Rail
to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
BDŽ National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
00'
Future extension
00'
M5 Ilyantsi branch
Lev Tolstoy
Svoboda
Iliyansko shose
Ilyantsi Parking
Ilyantsi branch end
7'
Han Kubrat
Suhodolska
9'
Nadezhda
11'
Beli Dunav Parking
13'
Lomsko shose
↑Opened 2012↑
 
15'
Obelya Open-air parking Public buses in Sofia
Kakach
Pancho Vladigerov Mainline rail interchange
(under construction)
National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
 
↑Opened 2003↑
Down arrow 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 Bulbank parking
Serdika II
2
 
↓Opened 2009↓
3'
Orlov Most
3
5'
Vasil Levski Stadium Stadium parking
8'
Joliot-Curie Interpred parking
WTC
Novachitsa
10'
G.M.Dimitrov
12'
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka
14'
Mladost 1
00'
 
↓Opened 2015↓
 
16'
Aleksandar Malinov
18'
Banishka
20'
Business Park Sofia Parking
Mladost branch end
00'
 
↓Opened 2012↓
 
16'
Mladost 3
18'
Parking
 
↓Opened 2015↓
20'
Druzhba
23'
Iskarsko shose Train station parking Mainline rail interchange
National Rail
to Ihtiman/Karlovo
25'
Sofiyska Sveta gora
27'
Sofia Airport Airport parking Sofia Airport
Terminal 2
Airport branch end

Serdika Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция „Сердика“) is an M1 and M4 lines station of Sofia Metro. It was put into operation on 31 October 2000. With the opening of Serdika II on 31 August 2012 the station became an interchange between the Red and Blue lines. However it is not a true interchange (such as platforms 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Canning Town station in London), but an interconnected station, in a similar manner to the Washington Metro’s Farragut West and Farragut North stations.[1][2]

The station is named after the ancient city of Serdica, as it lies in the very centre of the hitherto unearthed ruins of that city.[3] These are located about six meters (20 feet) below ground and, along with the opening of Serdika II station, a large section of the old city has been exposed and is in full view both around and inside the two stations. [4]

Serdica is one of only three metro stations in the world where the same line passes through the station twice in a pretzel configuration, the others being the Monument Metro station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and Voorweg RandstadRail station on the Randstadrail of The Hague, Netherlands.

Interchange with other public transport

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Location

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References

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  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. ^ [1], UlpiaSerdica.com, Retrieved Dec 2012.
  4. ^ Sofianites are setting off along the streets of Ulpia Serdica, Stendart News (in Bulgarian), 8 Aug 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
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