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Piața Victoriei
Piața Victoriei
	The upper deck (M2 platforms) in 2009
General information
Location	Victory Square; Sector 1, Bucharest; Romania
Platforms	3 - Island platform for the M1 line, side platforms for the M2 line
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	24 October 1987 (M2); 17 August 1989 (M3, currently M1)
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Piața Victoriei is a metro station in Piața Victoriei (Victory Square), central Bucharest. It is near the Victoria Palace, the headquarters of the Romanian government. The metro station consists of two parts, set on different levels:

Piața Victoriei 1, serving Line M2, is above;
Piața Victoriei 2, serving Line M1, is below.

Along with Piața Unirii, the Piața Victoriei station is one of the busiest metro stations in Bucharest.

The station was opened in two stages: Piața Victoriei 1 on 24 October 1987 as part of the M2 extension from Piața Unirii to Pipera; Piața Victoriei 2 on 17 August 1989 as part of the then M3 line from Gara de Nord to Dristor, which later became the terminal section of the M1 line. ^[1]

The station was the setting for many parts of the documentary Children Underground.^[2]

References

^ Schwandl, Robert. "București". www.urbanrail.net.
^ Ramsey, Nancy (30 June 2002). "A Story of Hope and Horror on Romania's Streets". Televisio/Radio. New York Times. sec. 2, p. 25. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

44°27′06″N 26°05′14″E / 44.45157°N 26.08713°E / 44.45157; 26.08713

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[urbanrail-1] Schwandl, Robert. "București". www.urbanrail.net.

[2] Ramsey, Nancy (30 June 2002). "A Story of Hope and Horror on Romania's Streets". Televisio/Radio. New York Times. sec. 2, p. 25. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

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-'''''Piața Victoriei''''' is a metro station in Piața Victoriei ([[Victory Square, Bucharest|Victory Square]]), central [[Bucharest]]. It is near the [[Victoria Palace]], the headquarters of the [[Government of Romania|Romanian government]]. The metro station consists of two stations, set on two levels:
+'''''Piața Victoriei''''' is a metro station in Piața Victoriei ([[Victory Square, Bucharest|Victory Square]]), central [[Bucharest]]. It is near the [[Victoria Palace]], the headquarters of the [[Government of Romania|Romanian government]]. The metro station consists of two parts, set on different levels:
-*Piața Victoriei 1, serving [[Bucharest Metro Line M2|Line M2]],  is above;
+*Piața Victoriei 1, serving [[Bucharest Metro Line M2|Line M2]], is above;
-*Piața Victoriei 2, serving [[Bucharest Metro Line M1|Line M1]],  is below.
+*Piața Victoriei 2, serving [[Bucharest Metro Line M1|Line M1]], is below.
 Along with [[Piața Unirii metro station|Piața Unirii]], the Piața Victoriei station is one of the busiest metro stations in Bucharest.
-The M1 station was opened on 17 August 1989 as part of the extension from [[Gara de Nord metro station|Gara de Nord]] to [[Dristor metro station|Dristor]]. The M2 station was opened on 24 October 1987 as part of the extension from [[Piața Unirii metro station|Piața Unirii]] to [[Pipera metro station|Pipera]].<ref name="urbanrail">{{cite web |last1=Schwandl |first1=Robert |title= București |url=http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ro/buc/bucurest.htm |publisher=urbanrail}}</ref>
+The station was opened in two stages: Piața Victoriei 1 on 24 October 1987 as part of the M2 extension from [[Piața Unirii metro station|Piața Unirii]] to [[Pipera metro station|Pipera]];  Piața Victoriei 2 on 17 August 1989 as part of the then M3 line from [[Gara de Nord metro station|Gara de Nord]] to [[Dristor metro station|Dristor]], which later became the terminal section of the M1 line. <ref name="urbanrail">{{cite web |last=Schwandl |first=Robert |title=București |url=http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ro/buc/bucurest.htm |website=www.urbanrail.net}}</ref>
-The station was the setting for many parts of the documentary ''[[Children Underground]]''.
+The station was the setting for many parts of the documentary ''[[Children Underground]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramsey |first=Nancy |date=30 June 2002 |title=A Story of Hope and Horror on Romania's Streets |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/30/movies/television-radio-a-story-of-hope-and-horror-on-romania-s-streets.html |department=Televisio/Radio |work=[[New York Times]] |at=sec. 2, p. 25 |access-date=2021-02-13}}</ref>
 ==References==

v t e Bucharest Metro
Line M1	Dristor 2 Piața Muncii Piața Iancului Obor Ștefan cel Mare Piața Victoriei Gara de Nord Basarab Crângași Petrache Poenaru Grozăvești Eroilor Izvor Piața Unirii Timpuri Noi Mihai Bravu Dristor 1 Nicolae Grigorescu Titan Costin Georgian Republica Pantelimon
Line M2	Pipera Aurel Vlaicu Aviatorilor Piața Victoriei Piața Romană Universitate Piața Unirii Tineretului Eroii Revoluției Constantin Brâncoveanu Piața Sudului Apărătorii Patriei Dimitrie Leonida Berceni Tudor Arghezi
Line M3	Preciziei Păcii Gorjului Lujerului Politehnica Eroilor Izvor Piața Unirii Timpuri Noi Mihai Bravu Dristor 1 Nicolae Grigorescu 1 Decembrie 1918 Nicolae Teclu Anghel Saligny
Line M4	Străulești Laminorului Parc Bazilescu Jiului 1 Mai Grivița Basarab Gara de Nord
Line M5	Râul Doamnei Constantin Brâncuși Valea Ialomiței Romancierilor Parc Drumul Taberei Tudor Vladimirescu Favorit Orizont Academia Militară Eroilor
Planned lines Line M5 extension towards Pantelimon Line M6 Stations and lines in italics are planned or under construction.