Bucharest Metro Line M2

The line was built during the 1980s when the industrial movement in Romania was in full swing. A north-south metro line was crucial, seeing as other methods of public transport were very crowded and cars were very rare. As such the construction of this line was prioritised over others such as the M4, which was completed recently. The line led to the removal of the trolleybus lines that linked Berceni with Băneasa in 1987, that existed since 1962, having been made obsolete by the opening of the metro (according to city planners at the time).

A CAF train on the left alongside two Movia trains on the right.

The line was opened in two steps:

1. Berceni - Piata Unirii on 24 January 1986;
2. Piata Unirii - Pipera on 25 October 1987.[2]

A unique station on the Bucharest Metro is Piata Romana, which was not in the initial plan. It was built after the rest of the line was opened in 1987 and this can be noticed easily; the platforms are very narrow and the pillars are massive. The station opened on 28 November 1988.

As it stands now, the line is currently overcapacity due to the massive amount of commuters using the line, and also the gap left due to the removal of trolleybus lines. Aside from this, the line infrastructure has reached its maximum age usage, and is prone to various incidents. Metrorex announced on 30 May 2019 that the line will undergo renovations on a 48-month period, although a beginning date on the works has yet to be announced.

The M2 uses new, CAF trains. The CAF trains were bought in 2014 so that the Movia trains could run on the M1 and M3, replacing the old, Astra IVA trains that were moved to the new line of M4.

An extension toward the Bucharest South Ring Road with one station has been approved and is due to start construction. The provisional name of the new station is currently Berceni Centură. [3]