The Bucharest metro RO

Bucharest metro station

Gorjului

M3Opened 31 August 1994

Where the name comes from

A place or district

The nearby Piața Gorjului market; why the market bears this name is not known.

The station is named after Piața Gorjului market on Iuliu Maniu Boulevard. Why the market has that name is not known; a 2011 essay about the market says the same. The station opened in two stages, one platform after the other; sources disagree on the dates.

How the name travelled

  1. GorjuluiBucharest metro station
  2. Gorjului marketdocumented
  3. why the market is called Gorjului: unknownunknown

Other explanations

  • rejected The name refers to heroes from Gorj. It is not documented.

Worth knowing

  • Because they opened at different times, the two platforms use different materials and colours: warm reddish tones outbound, cool tones inbound.
  • The two platforms are connected by a short tunnel.

On the line

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PrecizieiPăciiGorjuluiLujeruluiPolitehnicaEroilorIzvorPiața UniriiTimpuri NoiMihai BravuDristorNicolae Grigorescu1 Decembrie 1918Nicolae TecluAnghel SalignyPrecizieiAnghel Saligny

Where it sits in the network

Where it sits in the network: GorjuluiPantelimonRepublicaCostin GeorgianTitanNicolae GrigorescuDristorMihai BravuTimpuri NoiPiața UniriiIzvorEroilorGrozăveștiPetrache PoenaruCrângașiBasarabGara de NordPiața VictorieiȘtefan cel MareOborPiața IanculuiPiața MunciiTudor ArgheziBerceniDimitrie LeonidaApărătorii PatrieiPiața SuduluiConstantin BrâncoveanuEroii RevoluțieiTineretuluiUniversitatePiața RomanăAviatorilorAurel VlaicuPiperaPrecizieiPăciiLujeruluiPolitehnica1 Decembrie 1918Nicolae TecluAnghel SalignyGrivița1 MaiJiuluiParc BazilescuLaminoruluiStrăuleștiAcademia MilitarăOrizontFavoritTudor VladimirescuParc Drumul TabereiRomancierilorValea IalomițeiConstantin BrâncușiRâul Doamnei

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