Bucharest Metro Line M6

M6 is an under construction metro line of the Bucharest Metro. The M6 Line will connect Bucharest North railway station ({{lang|ro|Gara de Nord}}) to Henri Coandă International Airport ({{lang|ro|Aeroportul Otopeni}}). The line is expected to be completed by 2028.{{cite news|last1=Chirileasa|first1=Andrei|title=Romania pays for Bucharest airport subway link with money from emissions trading|url=http://www.romania-insider.com/romania-pays-for-bucharest-airport-subway-link-with-money-from-emissions-trading/147785/|access-date=7 March 2016|agency=Romania Insider|date=29 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716232918/http://www.romania-insider.com/romania-pays-for-bucharest-airport-subway-link-with-money-from-emissions-trading/147785/|archive-date=16 July 2015|url-status=dead}} As of 2019, only the section from 1 Mai station to Tokyo station had secured funding.{{cite web|url= https://www.railwaygazette.com/projects-and-planning/tenders-called-for-bucureti-metro-line-m6/48221.article|title=Tenders called for București metro Line M6|website=Railway Gazette International|date=19 March 2019|access-date=8 April 2020}} On March 8, 2022, the contract for construction was signed; the contract for the second section — from Tokyo station to the airport — was signed on May 2, 2023.

Construction work has effectively started on December 15, 2023, for the first section between the 1 Mai station of M4 and the future Tokyo station.

Cost

The construction of the new line is estimated to cost around €1.2 billion. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation is financing the project with €300 million.[http://www.railwayinsider.eu/wp/?p=20178&lang=ro Metrorex demarează licitațiile pentru linia de metrou către Aeroportul Otopeni] {{in lang|ro}}

Stations

The M6 Line will have a total of 16 stations: 4 stations shared with the existing M4 Line and 12 planned new stations: Pajura, Expoziției, Piața Montreal, Gara Băneasa, Aeroport Băneasa, Tokyo, Washington, Paris, Bruxelles, Otopeni, Ion I.C. Brătianu, and Aeroport Otopeni.{{cite news|url=http://m.mediafax.ro/social/metrorex-metroul-din-drumul-taberei-va-circula-de-la-mijlocul-anului-viitor-cand-vor-incepe-lucrarile-la-linia-de-metrou-otopeni-15751045|title=Metrorex: Metroul din Drumul Taberei va circula de la mijlocul anului viitor. Când vor începe lucrările la linia de metrou Otopeni|publisher=Mediafax|date=29 September 2016|language=ro}}

Phase	Terminals	Length	Total stations	Construction since	Opening
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I	Gara de Nord – 1 Mai (as part of M4)	{{convert\|3.6\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}	4	1989	2000
II	1 Mai – Tokyo	{{convert\|6.6\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}	6	December 2023{{cite web \| url=https://clubferoviar.ro/metroul-de-otopeni-doi-ani-de-la-semnarea-contractului-la-eliberarea-autorizatiei-de-construire/\| title=Metroul de Otopeni: Doi ani de la semnarea contractului la eliberarea autorizației de construire\| date=13 December 2023}}	2027 (est.)
III	Tokyo – Otopeni Airport	{{convert\|7.6\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}	6	March 2025	2028{{cite web \| url=https://www.profit.ro/insider/guvernul-extinde-pana-2032-acord-imprumut-japonia-magistrala-metrou-m6-statiile-tokyo-aeroport-henri-coanda-cheltuit-11-ani-8-5-milioane-euro-consultanta-20563253 \| title=Metrou - Guvernul extinde cu mult, până în 2032, un împrumut cu Japonia pentru linia Aeroport Henri Coandă, din care a cheltuit în 11 ani doar 8,5 milioane de euro pe consultanță }} (est.)

References

Category:Bucharest Metro Lines

Category:Proposed rail infrastructure in Romania