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Sofia Airport Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция „Летище София“) is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria. It started operation on April 2, 2015.[1]

Sofia Airport Летище София
General information
Location	1528 Sofia Airport, Sofia
Coordinates	42°41′16″N 23°24′58″E
Owned by	Sofia Municipality
Line(s)	4
Platforms	island
Tracks	2
Connections	Sofia Airport
Construction
Structure type	overground
Platform levels	1
Parking	yes
Other information
Station code	3037; 3038
History
Opened	12 April 2015 (2015-04-12)
Services
Preceding station Sofia Metro Following station Sofiyska Sveta gora towards Obelya M4 line Terminus
Location

v t e M2 and M4 lines
All stations are wheelchair accessible
Legend
Moderno predgradie (proposed) S S cont. as 2 cont. as 4 S S S S S S S S S S S S ↖S↘ ↙S↗ S S S S S S S S S S 1 S S Akademik Aleksandar Teodorov - Balan Inter Expo Center – Tsarigradsko shose S S S S S
Detailed track map line end -8' S   ↑Opened 2016↑ -6' S -4' S built 1981 opened 2012 Perlovska -2' S built 1981 opened 2012 S 1 to S/S   0' S Vladayska 2' S 3' Central Railway Station 5' S BDŽ National Rail to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil BDŽ National Rail to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya 00' Future extension   00' Ilyantsi branch S S M S Ilyanysi branch end 7' S Suhodolska 9' S 11' S 13' S ↑Opened 2012↑   15' S Kakach S (proposed) National Rail to Dragoman/Radomir/Bankya   ↑Opened 2003↑ RED line to Depot   ↓Opened 1998↓ -13' S -11' S -8' S Suhodolska National Rail to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil -6' S -4' S   ↓Opened 1999↓ Vladayska -2' S   ↓Opened 2000↓ 0' S S 2 to S/S     ↓Opened 2009↓ 3' Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Perlovska 5' S 8' S WTC Novachitsa 10' S 12' S Darvenishka 14' S 00' 1 to Business Park   00'   ↓Opened 2015↓   16' S 18' Akademik Aleksandar Teodorov - Balan Banishka 20' S Mladost branch end 00'   ↓Opened 2012↓   16' S 18' Inter Expo Center – Tsarigradsko shose   ↓Opened 2015↓ 20' S 23' S National Rail to Ihtiman/Karlovo 25' S 27' S Terminal 2 Airport branch end

Public Transportation

• Direct connection to Terminal 2 of Sofia Airport
• City Bus service: 84, 184 and 384

Location and architectural design

Sofia Airport Metro Station is the final station of Line M4 of the Sofia Metro and serves the airport directly, being located in close proximity to Terminal 2. The station is located on a reinforced concrete bridge structure. By positioning it at ground level next to the passenger terminal, direct pedestrian access to it is provided at the nearest possible point to the check-in hall.

The station itself rises 16 meters from the ground. The lifting was carried out with the help of massive reinforced concrete foundations by round piles with a diameter of 1200 mm and a length of 16 m, united in groups with reinforced concrete beams. A total of 96 reinforced concrete piles have been made under the 6 foundations. The upper load-bearing structure consists of longitudinal and transverse beams with a connecting plate, on which the load-bearing steel vault structure of the coating is mounted.

The station is 5-8 meters high and 143 meters long. It is formed by a vestibule in its northern part and a centrally located island platform, 123 meters long. The airport is a high-tech site where everything happens in the air, and this is embedded in the design concept of the station - air, light, space, speed and dynamics. The steel cladding of the station is open and harmoniously combined with the side windows, from which light streams all day long. Flowers in huge pots create the feeling of life and continuous rebirth of nature. Above each green corner on the ceiling there is an artificial sky.

The attraction of the station is the impressive figure of the ancient Thracian singer Orpheus, an iconic figure for the Bulgarian lands. The bronze figure of the famous Thracian, who lived in ancient times in the Bulgarian lands, rises 3.5 meters in the center of the entrance hall and weighs an impressive 1000 kilograms. It is the work of the prominent sculptor Krum Damyanov and in a short time it became a favorite place for photos of all guests of the capital.

Gallery

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References

External links

Media related to Sofia Airport Metro Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Sofia Metropolitan
• SofiaMetro@UrbanRail
• Sofia Urban Mobility Center
• Sofia Metro station projects

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