The Bucharest metro Română
Platform with a train standing at Anghel Saligny

Bucharest metro station

Anghel Saligny

M3Opened 20 November 2008

Photo: Aviation404, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Where the name comes from

A person

Anghel Saligny (1854–1925), civil engineer who built the Danube bridge at Cernavodă.

Saligny designed (1888) and built (1890–1895) the Danube bridge at Cernavodă, opened on 14 September 1895 in the presence of King Carol I; at the time it was the longest in Europe. He is considered one of the founders of Romanian engineering. His name replaced 'Linia de Centură' in 2009.

Earlier names

  • Linia de Centură 2008 – 2009

Linia de Centură ('Ring Road') refers to Bucharest's ring road, near which the station lies.

Worth knowing

  • It is the eastern terminus of M3.
  • It was originally planned to serve the area's large industrial estates and replace a surface tram line; today it serves commuters and students.
  • It lies near the A2 Sun Motorway and the village of Cățelu.

On the line

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