Cluj-Napoca Metro

{{Short description|Underground rapid-transit system under construction in Cluj-Napoca, Romania}}

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| locale = Cluj-Napoca, Romania

| transit_type = Light rapid transit

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The Cluj-Napoca Metro is an underground rapid-transit system under construction in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. When opened, it will become Romania's second mass transit network after the Bucharest Metro. The system is of light metro type with a transport capacity of around 15,200–21,600 passengers per hour per direction. Construction works started in 2024 and are expected to finish by 2031.{{cite web |title=Cluj-Napoca breaks ground for first metro line |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/cluj-napoca-breaks-ground-for-first-metro-line/66744.article |website=Railway Gazette International |access-date=16 February 2025 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Cluj-Napoca metro construction kicks off |url=https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/cluj-napoca-metro-construction-kicks-off/ |website=Railway PRO |access-date=16 February 2025 |date=6 June 2024}}

Background

In late 2018 studies began for a proposed Cluj-Napoca Metro,{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniajournal.ro/society-people/a-second-romanian-city-starts-tenders-for-subway/|title=A Second Romanian City Starts Tenders For Subway|website=Romanian Journal|date=1 November 2018|accessdate=5 September 2020}} with mayor Emil Boc confirming "I hope we'll be able to launch the call for the tenders of the pre-feasibility study in the first 10 days of November. Investments higher than EUR 75 million need pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, according to the law". Boc signed contracts in April 2020 for the feasibility study of the metro along with a suburban rail network.{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/projects-and-planning/cluj-napoca-studies-metro-options/56385.article|title=Cluj-Napoca studies metro options|website=Railway Gazette International|date=29 April 2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}} As of December 2021, the costs of the investment are estimated at over 2 billion euros, with an estimated project implementation time of about 10 years.{{cite web |url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/economie/transporturi/metroul-din-cluj-napoca-trece-de-inca-o-etapa-cand-ar-urma-sa-fie-gata-proiectul-1783584 |title=Metroul din Cluj-Napoca trece de încă o etapă |website=digi24.ro |date=28 December 2021}}

In December 2022, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure signed the financing contract for the construction of the Cluj-Napoca Metro with a value of 13.69 billion lei.{{cite web |url=https://cursdeguvernare.ro/transporturile-au-semnat-contractul-de-finantare-al-metroului-cluj-napoca.html |title=Transporturile au semnat contractul de finanțare al metroului Cluj-Napoca: 13,69 mld. lei |website=cursdeguvernare.ro |date=30 December 2022}} In February 2023, the design and execution works of the Line I of the Cluj metro were awarded to the association Gülermak – Alstom Transport – Arcada Company.{{cite web|url=https://monitorizari.hotnews.ro/stiri-infrastructura_proiecte-26113098-metroul-din-cluj-napoca-construit-asociere-din-turcia.htm|title=Metroul din Cluj-Napoca va fi construit de o asociere din Turcia|website=hotnews.ro|date=28 February 2023}} The construction contract was signed on 25 May 2023.

Route

The initial {{convert|16|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} segment of the metro will follow an east-west axis from Florești situated in the western area of the city to the Aurel Vlaicu /Pod IRA area, via future regional hospital, VIVO! Cluj and Mănăștur areas, and the city centre.{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/feasibility-studies-for-metro-and-rail-development-in-cluj-napoca/|title=Feasibility studies for metro and rail development in Cluj-Napoca|website=Railway PRO|date=4 May 2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}} The complete route Florești – Piața Unirii – Piața Mărăști – Muncii / Europa Unită – Depou Sopor will have a total length of {{convert|21|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} and 19 underground stations.

Works on the first stage of the project ({{convert|9.16|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}), between Sfânta Maria – Europa Unită (9 stations and the depot), are expected to be completed by August 2026. The next stage foresees the construction of the last two sections, Țara Moților – Sfânta Maria (7 stations) and Piața Mărăști – Muncii (3 stations), which total {{convert|11.87|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}.

References

Category:Proposed rail infrastructure in Romania

Category:Rapid transit in Romania

Category:Rail transport in Romania

Category:Underground rapid transit in Romania

Category:Cluj-Napoca