Bucharest metro station
Pipera
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Where the name comes from
A place or district
Pipera, a former village north of Bucharest.
In the late 19th century Pipera (also called Tătărani) was a village of 122 people; it is now a district of Voluntari. The station was built for the Pipera industrial estate; after 1990 the area became an office and residential district.
Worth knowing
- It was originally built to serve the Pipera industrial estate.
- The station has two side platforms; trains reverse in sidings to the east.
- Up to 4 trains are stabled at Pipera overnight.
On the line
M2
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Where it sits in the network
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