Dimitrie Leonida metro station
M2 Dimitrie Leonida | |||||||||||
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I.M.G.B. station in the 1980s | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Former IMGB factory / South end of Berceni Neighborhood Sector 4, Bucharest Romania | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metrorex | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | STB: 125; STV: 438, 475 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 January 1986 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | IMGB (1986-2009) | ||||||||||
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Dimitrie Leonida, formerly known as IMGB is a metro station in southern Bucharest, Romania, on Line 2. The station was originally built in order to transport workers to the IMGB ([ro]: Întreprinderea de Mașini Grele București; [eng]: Heavy Machinery Factory, Bucharest) steelworks. Even though this purpose is still served today to an extent, the area around the steelworks has developed residentially, and therefore is used by commuters who work in the city centre of Bucharest. The station was opened on 24 January 1986 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Piața Unirii to Depoul IMGB (Berceni).[1]
The station received its current name in 2009, after the engineer Dimitrie Leonida.[2]
References
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "București". urbanrail.
- ^ "De unde provin noile nume a 8 staţii de metrou". Adevărul. 8 July 2009.