The Bucharest metro RO
Platform with a train and the curved staircase at Universitate

Bucharest metro station

Universitate

M2Opened 24 October 1987

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

Where the name comes from

An institution

University Square and the University of Bucharest.

The station lies under University Square, next to the University of Bucharest, the National Theatre and the InterContinental Hotel. The square was the scene of the 1990 protests.

Worth knowing

  • It is one of the deepest stations, with a narrow platform built around huge pillars.
  • An interchange with M5 is planned.

On the line

Where it sits in the network

All 57 station names, at their real coordinates. Tap any of them to go to its page.

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