James Bourchier Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция "Джеймс Баучер") is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria, named after James David Bourchier. It opened on 31 August 2012. Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso inaugurated the new section of the Sofia Metro, which was funded with EU money.[1][2] The initial project name of the Metro Station was Lozenets named after the neighbourhood Lozenets.
James Bourchier Джеймс Баучер | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1407 Lozenets, Sofia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°40′12.50″N 23°19′12.50″E / 42.6701389°N 23.3201389°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sofia Municipality | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metropoliten JSC | ||||||||||
| Platforms | side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | |||||||||||
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| Structure type | sub-surface | ||||||||||
| Depth | 28 m | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 4 and 5 | ||||||||||
| Parking | yes (650 parking lots) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Konstantin Kosev | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 2977; 2978 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 August 2012 | ||||||||||
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| 2020 | 275,000 | ||||||||||
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A park-and-ride underground facility with 650 parking lots was built along with the construction of the James Bourchier Station.[3]
Interchange with other public transport
edit- Tramway service: 10
- Bus service: 109
Location
editThe station is located on Cherni Vrah Blvd., between its intersections with Zlatni Rog St. and Elin Vrah St., with an entrance from James Bourchier Blvd.
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ "Sofia Expands Its Metro, Barroso Pleased". Sofia, Bulgaria: Novinite.com. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "Информационна Агенция "Фокус"". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ^ "Завършен е и третият буферен паркинг по линията на метрото" (in Bulgarian). infrastructure.bg. 15 November 2012.
External links
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Media related to James Bourchier Metro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Sofia Metropolitan
- More info in Bulgarian
- SofiaMetro@UrbanRail
- Sofia Urban Mobility Center
- Sofia Metropolitan Archived 2016-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
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