Piața Victoriei metro station

Piața Victoriei
The upper deck (M2 platforms) in 2009.
General information
Location	Victory Square, Sector 1, Bucharest Romania
Platforms	4 - Side for the M2 line Island for the M1 line
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	24 October 1987 (M2) 17 August 1989 (M3, currently M1)
Services
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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 stations, set on two 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 M1 station was opened on 17 August 1989 as part of the extension from Gara de Nord to Dristor. The M2 station was opened on 24 October 1987 as part of the extension from Piața Unirii to Pipera.

The station was the setting for many parts of the documentary Children Underground.