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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 . [ 2 ]
The Bucharest Metro (Romanian: Metroul din București) is an underground rapid transit system that serves Bucharest, the capital of Romania.It first opened for service on 16 November 1979. [5]
Compania de Transport Public Cluj-Napoca ("Cluj-Napoca Public Transport Company", CTP; until 2013 RATUC, Regia Autonomă de Transport Urban de Călători) is the local public transport company of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The company runs an extensive 321 kilometres (199 mi) public transport network within the city using trams, trolleybuses and ...
In total, the network is 80.1 km (49.8 mi) long and has 64 stations, [1] with 1.5 km (0.9 mi) average distance between stops. It is one of the fastest ways to get around the city. The oldest metro line is M1, which was opened in 1979. [2] The newest metro line is M5, which was opened in 2020. [3]
It is unknown when the first minibus vehicle was developed. For example, Ford Model T vehicles were modified for passenger transport by early bus companies and entrepreneurs. [2] Ford produced a version during the 1920s to carry up to twelve people. [3] [4] [5]
It is divided into two major sections, the northern section and the southern section. The northern section has been widened to four lanes in 2010, [2] between the Chitila and the Voluntari junctions, [3] and a cable-stayed bridge was opened along the ring road in April 2011, in the Otopeni area, which overpasses the railway ring [4] (built by a joint-venture of the Spanish company FCC and the ...
An at-grade extension toward the Bucharest South Ring Road, with a length of 1.6 km (1.0 mi) and one station, was approved in January 2020, [6] [7] and inaugurated on 15 November 2023. [8] The name of the new station is Tudor Arghezi (after the writer Tudor Arghezi). The project also includes a park and ride facility with 600 parking sports. [9]
The total area of the metropolitan area is 1,603 km 2 (619 sq mi), which comprises 24% of the territory of Cluj County. According to the 2021 census, the population of the 20 administrative units totals 425,130 people, of whom 286,598 live in Cluj-Napoca. [1]