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Bucuresti, Romania Metrorex S.A. Station: Parc Bazilescu On 1st of July, a new section of the Bucharest metro (line M4) was open: 1 Mai - Jiului - Parc Bazilescu. This section was open after... 23 years (!). The "Parc Bazilescu" station was not in the initial project. The tunnel was dig until the "future" station "Laromet", but the station wasn't executed, so they chosen to build a station at Parc Bazilescu. The tunnels and the "Jiului" station were already done in 1989, but the works were abandoned (like all major works in Romania) after the so-called Revolution and the tunnels were flooded. Removing the wather took about 6 years. The station has been "put" between the 2 paralell circullar tunnels. Also, the station can bearely hold a 6-car train (the first and the last door will be found on a narrow "service platform". The new section has no switches... so, in Jiului and 1 Mai stations, the trains can run in both direction an the same track. This will cause problems to the passengers, because the information systems are NOT yet installed in the stations. The opening of this new section was also a good reason for some photos in the subway. Usually, taking pictures inside the Bucharest metro is legally prohibited and can be done only with a special written pass and together with a Metrorex employee because our subway is considered a strategic objective. Youtube video with trains in Parc Bazilescu Station More pictures here. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com - www.transportbucuresti.trei.ro.

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Bucuresti, Romania Metrorex S.A. Station: Parc Bazilescu Track no. 1, view to Jiului Station. More pictures here. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com - www.transportbucuresti.trei.ro.

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Bucuresti, Romania Metrorex S.A. Station: Parc Bazilescu Track no. 1, view to the end of line. More pictures here. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com - www.transportbucuresti.trei.ro.

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Bucuresti, Romania Metrorex S.A. Station: Parc Bazilescu Track no. 2, view to the end of line. More pictures here. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com - www.transportbucuresti.trei.ro.

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Bucuresti, Romania Metrorex S.A. Station: Parc Bazilescu Track no. 2, view to Jiului Station. More pictures here. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com - www.transportbucuresti.trei.ro.

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Bucuresti, Romania Metrorex S.A. Station: Parc Bazilescu The end of the platform in the direction of the end of the line has no escalators, only stairs and one elevator. More pictures here. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com - www.transportbucuresti.trei.ro.

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Bucuresti, Romania Metrorex S.A. Station: Parc Bazilescu The new type of turnstiles. A ticket issuing machine can be seen in the background. This machine "speaks" 3 languages (Romanian, English and French) and accept cash or Visa/Mastercard but will NOT give change in cash payments. More pictures here. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com - www.transportbucuresti.trei.ro.

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Bucuresti, Romania Metrorex S.A. Station: Parc Bazilescu The new type of turnstiles. More pictures here. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com - www.transportbucuresti.trei.ro.

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Bucuresti, Romania Metrorex S.A. Station: Parc Bazilescu The tunnel to Jiului Station. These 2 stations are very close one to another, app. 400 m. The Parc bazilescu Station needed 8 3-LCD screens (2 at each end of the platform and 2 inside the tunnel at both ends for each track) so the driver of a 6-car trains could see the doors. More pictures here. Photo by Dr2005 - transportbucuresti.trei(a)gmail.com - www.transportbucuresti.trei.ro.