Serdika II Metro Station

Serdika II Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция „Сердика II“) is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria. It was put into operation on August 31, 2012 and the station became transfer station between the Red and Blue lines together with Serdika, however it is not a true transfer station (that role is filled by Obelya), but a tunnel-connection transfer station. Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov and the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso inaugurated the new section of the Sofia Metro, which was funded with EU money.[1][2] The initial project name of the Metro Station was Sveta Nedelya Square, but this was changed by the city council shortly before the opening of Line 2.[3]

Serdika II
Coordinates42°41′55.36″N 23°19′19.31″E
Owned bySofia Municipality
Platformsside
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransfer to Serdika
Construction
Structure typesub-surface
Depth24 m
Platform levels3
History
Opened31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)
Previous namesSt. Nedelya square
Services
Preceding station   Sofia Metro   Following station
toward Vitosha
Line 2
Location
Line 1
All stations are wheelchair accessible
Line 2
Obelya Depot
Slivnitsa
Lyulin
Zapaden Park
Suhodolska River
Vardar
Konstantin Velichkov
Vladayska River
Opalchenska
Line 2
Serdika
Line 2
SU St. Kliment Ohridski
Vasil Levski Stadium
Joliot-Curie
Novachitsa River
G.M.Dimitrov
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka River
Mladost 1
Line 2
Aleksandar Malinov
Akademik Aleksandar
Teodorov - Balan
Banishka River
Business Park Sofia
Sofia Park
Banishka River
Malinova Dolina
Station names in italics
are not confirmed.
Detailed track map
RED line – BLUE line
Moderno predgradie
(proposed)
National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
 
↑Opened 2003↑
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↓
Vladayska
11'
Opalchenska
 
↓Opened 2000↓
13'
Serdika
Serdika II
BLUE line M2
to Obelya/Vitosha
 
↓Opened 2009↓
15'
17'
Vasil Levski Stadium
21'
Joliot-Curie
WTC
Novachitsa
23'
G.M.Dimitrov
24'
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka
26'
Mladost 1
00'
to AIRPORT
 
00'
 
↓Opened 2012↓
 
29'
Mladost 3
31'
 
↓Opened 2015↓
33'
Druzhba
36'
Iskarsko shose
National Rail
to Ihtiman/Karlovo
38'
Sofiyska Sveta gora
40'
Sofia Airport
Terminal 2
Airport branch end
00'
 
↓Opened 2015↓
 
28'
Aleksandar Malinov
30'
Banishka
32'
Business Park Sofia
Mladost branch end
Line 2
All stations are wheelchair accessible
Moderno predgradie
(proposed)
Obelya
Lomsko shose
Slivnitsa
Beli Dunav
Lyulin
Nadezhda
Zapaden Park
Han Kubrat
Vardar
Knyaginya Maria Luiza
Konstantin Velichkov
Central Railway
Opalchenska
Lavov most
Serdika
Serdika II
NDK
SU St. Kliment Ohridski
European Union
Vasil Levski Stadium
James Bourchier
Joliot-Curie
Vitosha
G.M.Dimitrov
Musagenitsa
Mladost 1
Line 1
Aleksandar Malinov
Mladost 3
Akademik Aleksandar
Teodorov - Balan
Inter Expo Center –
Tsarigradsko shose
Business Park Sofia
Druzhba
Iskarsko shose
Sofiyska Sveta gora
Sofia Airport
Detailed track map
line end
-8'
Vitosha
 
↑Opened 2016↑
-6'
James Bourchier
-4'
European Union
built 1981
opened 2012
-2'
NDK
built 1981
opened 2012
Serdika
RED line M1
to Slivnitsa/Business Park Sofia
0'
Serdika II
Vladayska
2'
Lavov most
3'
Central Railway Station
5'
Knyaginya Maria Luiza
BDŽ National Rail
to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil
BDŽ National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
00'
Future extension
 
00'
Ilyantsi branch
Lev Tolstoy
Svoboda
Iliyansko shose
Ilyantsi
Ilyanysi branch end
7'
Han Kubrat
Suhodolska
9'
Nadezhda
11'
Beli Dunav
13'
Lomsko shose
↑Opened 2012↑
 
15'
Obelya
Kakach
Moderno predgradie
(proposed)
National Rail
to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya
 
↑Opened 2003↑
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↓
Vladayska
-2'
Opalchenska
 
↓Opened 2000↓
0'
Serdika
Serdika II
BLUE line M2
to Obelya/Vitosha
 
↓Opened 2009↓
3'
5'
Vasil Levski Stadium
8'
Joliot-Curie
WTC
Novachitsa
10'
G.M.Dimitrov
12'
Musagenitsa
Darvenishka
14'
Mladost 1
00'
to Business Park
 
00'
 
↓Opened 2015↓
 
16'
Aleksandar Malinov
18'
Banishka
20'
Business Park Sofia
Mladost branch end
00'
 
↓Opened 2012↓
 
16'
Mladost 3
18'
 
↓Opened 2015↓
20'
Druzhba
23'
Iskarsko shose
National Rail
to Ihtiman/Karlovo
25'
Sofiyska Sveta gora
27'
Sofia Airport
Terminal 2
Airport branch end

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.[4] These are located about 20 feet below ground and a large section of the old city has been exposed and is in full view both around and inside the two stations, especially Serdika II.[5][6][7]

Public Transportation

  • Bus service: N1, N3, N4
  • Tramway service: 4, 12, 18, 20, 22

Location

References

  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. Next Station: European Union – Sofia Council changes the names of three stations, Dnes.bg (in Bulgarian), 14 Jun 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
  4. Superimposed map of central Sofia and Serdica, UlpiaSerdica.com, Retrieved Dec 2012.
  5. Ancient Serdica will be open to the public within days Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine, ReporterBG.com (in Bulgarian), 9 Aug 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
  6. Sofianites are setting off along the streets of Ulpia Serdica, Stendart News (in Bulgarian), 8 Aug 2012. Retrieved Dec 2012.
  7. Sofia to become the second Rome in 2013, Politika.bg (in Bulgarian), 26 Aug 2011. Retrieved Dec 2012.

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