July 2023

Geostroy AD and Metropolitan JSC signed a contract for design and construction of a new metro station between Lyulin and Obelya Residential Districts.

With a total floorage area of 4,100 m2, the new metro station will be located between Slivnitsa Metro Station and Obelya Metro Station, and extending to Obelya Railway Station. It will enable passengers using Metro Lines 1 and 2 to have a convenient connection to Sofia – Kyustendil railway line. For this purpose, the existing double-track tunnel will be fully reconstructed and new entrances will be built. All relevant architectural and interior works will also be completed.

The metro route will start from Obelya Depot and will include a covered aboveground metro section (154 m), a covered metro ramp with three types of structures in total length of 116.35 m, a tunnel built by the ‘cut-and-cover’ method (281.22 m), and a tunnel along the existing railway line which will be built using the ‘Milan method’.

The contract scope also includes all related systems and installations – a railway track, a third rail, external and internal water supply and sewerage systems, HVAC, transport automation, dispatching system, telecommunications, external and internal electrical installations, etc.

The contract was signed by Prof. PhD Eng. Stoyan Bratoev, Executive Director of Metropolitan JSC and M.Eng. Tsvetoslav Petkov, Executive Director of Geostroy AD. The time for contract completion is 36 months. The design works are currently underway. Once they are complete, the actual construction works will start.