1 Mai metro station

1 Mai is a metro station in northern Bucharest, serving line M4.[1]

1 Mai
Location	Clabucet square Sector 1, Bucharest Romania
Platforms	One island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	1 March 2000
Services
Preceding station   Bucharest Metro   Following station Jiului toward Străulești Line M4 Griviţa toward Gara de Nord

Location

It is situated in Chibrit or Clăbucet Square, at the intersection of Griviţa Way, Ion Mihalache Avenue and Bucureștii Noi Road.

Opening

The station itself was opened on the 1st of March 2000, as part of Stage I of M4 line, from Gara de Nord to 1 Mai.

Line Extension

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 aluminum metal insertions.

Name

The name of the station was chosen based on the former name of Ion Mihalache Avenue — 1 Mai Avenue.

This has proven controversial — firstly, because most inhabitants associate "1 Mai" with the 1 Mai Market located almost 3 km 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. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
2. Schwandl, Robert. "București". urbanrail.