1 Mai metro station

1 Mai is a metro station in northern Bucharest, serving line M4.[1] It is situated in Chibrit or Clăbucet Square, at the intersection of Calea Griviței, Ion Mihalache Boulevard, and Bucureștii Noi Road.

1 Mai
Metro station in 2021
General information
LocationClăbucet square
Sector 1, Bucharest
Romania
PlatformsOne island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened1 March 2000
Services
Preceding station Bucharest Metro Following station
Jiului
towards Străulești
 Line M4 Grivița
towards Gara de Nord

The station was opened on 1 March 2000, as part of Stage I of the M4 line, from Gara de Nord to 1 Mai. On 1 July 2011, the line was extended to Parc Bazilescu.[2]

Architecture

The station was built in a manner similar to Griviţa Metro, and Gara de Nord II.

It has a wide central platform, a blue-grey and dark color scheme using black granite floors, blue and grey synthetic walls, and chrome and alumunium metal insertions.

Name

The name of the station was chosen based on the former name of Ion Mihalache Boulevard – 1 Mai Boulevard.

This has proven controversial – firstly, because most inhabitants associate "1 Mai" with the 1 Mai Market located almost 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the metro station, and secondly because the name 1 Mai Avenue had been already given to another street in Western Bucharest when the subway station opened. Incidentally, that avenue may also host a metro station in the future.

References
  1. "Metrorex Metro Map" (PDF). Metrorex S.A. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "București". www.urbanrail.net.


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