The Bucharest metro Română
Platform of Eroilor station

Bucharest metro station

Eroilor

M1M3M5Opened 19 November 1979 (M1) · 19 August 1983 (M3) · 15 September 2020 (M5)

Photo: Strainu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Where the name comes from

A square

The nearby area; according to Gheorghe Udriște the station was named after neighbouring squares and districts.

Former Metrorex director Gheorghe Udriște groups Eroilor ('of the Heroes') with Grozăvești, Izvor and Piața Unirii as stations named after nearby squares and districts. Which heroes the name means is not clear. The station links M1, M3 and M5.

Worth knowing

  • It is the last station where M1 and M3 run together westbound.
  • It was the only station designed with incandescent bulbs.
  • Eroilor 2 (M5) is a separate station.

On the line

Where it sits in the network

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Sources

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