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{{Short description|Bucharest metro station}}
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'''1 Mai''' is a [[Bucharest Metro|metro]] station in northern [[Bucharest]], serving line M4. It is situated in Chibrit or Clăbucet Square, at the intersection of Griviţa Way, Ion Mihalache Avenue and Bucureştii Noi Road.


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'''1 Mai'''(''1st of May'' in Romanian) is a [[Bucharest Metro|metro]] station in northern [[Bucharest]], serving [[Bucharest Metro Line M4|line M4]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metrorex.ro/Resurse/Harta/harta2017_iunie.pdf |access-date=25 January 2018 |title=Metrorex Metro Map |publisher=Metrorex S.A.}}</ref> It is situated in Chibrit or Clăbucet Square, at the intersection of Calea Griviței, Ion Mihalache Boulevard, and Bucureștii Noi Road.
The station itself was opened on March 1, 2000, as part of Stage&nbsp;I of M4 line.


== History ==
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The station was built in a manner similar to [[Griviţa metro station|Griviţa]] and [[Gara de Nord|Gara de Nord II]], employing a wide central platform, a blue-grey, dark color scheme using black [[granite]] floors, blue and grey synthetic walls and [[Chrome plating|chrome]] and [[aluminum]] metal insertions.
The works on [[Bucharest Metro Line M4|line 4]], which 1 Mai station is part of, started in December 1989 but were stopped because of budgetary deficiencies in 1994. In the following period the only operations that took place were of evacuating water accumulated from seepage from the unfinished walls, which were subsequently stopped in order to prevent the deformation of the tunnels.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2007-06-29 |title=Metrorex |url=http://www.metrorex.ro/a1.php |access-date=2023-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629164558/http://www.metrorex.ro/a1.php |archive-date=2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In 1997 a loan was obtained from the [[European Investment Bank]] for co-financing the "Modernizarea metroului din București &ndash; etapa I" project which restarted the works.<ref name=":0" /> The station was opened on 1 March 2000 together with the initial section of line 4: [[Gara de Nord metro station|Gara de Nord II]] &ndash; 1 Mai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=METROREX |url=http://www.metrorex.ro/istoric_metrorex_p780-1 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.metrorex.ro}}</ref>

The station has suffered modifications over the years. Sometime between 2007 and 2017 the walls were painted in a yellow and dark blue model. Tactile paving was mounted towards the end of 2022 for visually impaired people. In March 2023, the walls were repainted in yellow and dark blue.

<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
File:1maistation (straightened).JPG|1 Mai station in 2007
File:1 Mai Metro Station, Bucharest, Romania - 1 (cropped).jpg|1 Mai station in 2023
</gallery>

=== Line M6 ===
Line M6 will be a new metro line in Bucharest that will connect Gara de Nord and [[Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport]]. M6 is expected to have 12 stations, the first of which to be 1 Mai.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Magistrala 6 de metrou – Gara de Nord – Aeroport Otopeni – indicatorii tehnico-economici au fost aprobați |url=https://gov.ro/ro/guvernul/sedinte-guvern/magistrala-6-de-metrou-gara-de-nord-aeroport-otopeni-indicatorii-tehnico-economici-au-fost-aprobati |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Guvernul României}}</ref>

The deadline until the Line M6 was supposed to be functional was 2021.<ref name=":1" /> The works on the line had still not started as of February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bărbulescu |first=Adrian |date=2023-02-09 |title=Când încep lucrările la Magistrala 6 de metrou, tronsonul 1 Mai-Tokyo |url=https://clubferoviar.ro/lucrarile-la-magistrala-6-de-metrou/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Club Feroviar |language=ro-RO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucrările la magistrala de metrou spre Otopeni ar putea începe în această primăvară |url=https://www.euronews.ro/articole/lucrarile-la-magistrala-de-metrou-spre-otopeni-ar-putea-incepe-in-aceasta-primava |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.euronews.ro |language=ro}}</ref>

==Architecture==
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The station was built in a manner similar to [[Grivița metro station|Grivița Metro]], and [[Gara de Nord metro station|Gara de Nord II]], having a wide central platform and the same color scheme.

Initially, the station had a blue-grey and dark color scheme, using grey [[granite]] floors, white granite columns, blue and grey synthetic walls, and [[Chrome plating|chrome]] and [[aluminium]] metal insertions. The walls were painted in a yellow and dark blue model sometime between 2007 and 2017, which did not have any apparent connection to the already existing architecture. It got deteriorated in time because of seepage. In March 2023 the walls were repainted in yellow (although a different shade) and dark blue, but no measure was taken in order to stop future seepage.

<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
File:1 Mai Metro Station, Bucharest, Romania - 7.jpg|1 Mai station in March 2023
File:1 Mai Metro Station, Bucharest, Romania - 15.jpg|1 Mai station in August 2023
</gallery>
<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
File:1 Mai Metro Station, Bucharest, Romania - 10.jpg|1 Mai station in March 2023
File:1 Mai Metro Station, Bucharest, Romania - 12.jpg|1 Mai station in August 2023
</gallery>


==Name==
==Name==
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The name of the station was chosen based on the former name of [[Ion Mihalache]] Boulevard – 1&nbsp;Mai Boulevard. This has proven controversial – firstly, because most inhabitants associate "1&nbsp;Mai" with the 1&nbsp;Mai Market located almost {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from the metro station, and secondly because the name 1&nbsp;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==
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The name of the station was chosen based on the former name of [[Ion Mihalache]] Avenue — 1&nbsp;Mai Avenue. This has proven controversial — firstly, because most inhabitants associate "1&nbsp;Mai" with the 1&nbsp;Mai Market located almost 3&nbsp;km away from the metro station and secondly because the name 1&nbsp;Mai Avenue had been already given to another street in Western Bucharest when the subway station opened. Incidentally, that avenue will also probably host a metro station in the future.
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 27 March 2024

1 Mai
Underground Metro station
Metro station in 2023
General information
LocationClăbucet square
Sector 1, Bucharest
Romania
PlatformsOne island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened1 March 2000[1]
Services
Preceding station Bucharest Metro Following station
Jiului
towards Străulești
 Line M4 Grivița
towards Gara de Nord

1 Mai(1st of May in Romanian) is a metro station in northern Bucharest, serving line M4.[2] It is situated in Chibrit or Clăbucet Square, at the intersection of Calea Griviței, Ion Mihalache Boulevard, and Bucureștii Noi Road.

History[edit]

The works on line 4, which 1 Mai station is part of, started in December 1989 but were stopped because of budgetary deficiencies in 1994. In the following period the only operations that took place were of evacuating water accumulated from seepage from the unfinished walls, which were subsequently stopped in order to prevent the deformation of the tunnels.[3]

In 1997 a loan was obtained from the European Investment Bank for co-financing the "Modernizarea metroului din București – etapa I" project which restarted the works.[3] The station was opened on 1 March 2000 together with the initial section of line 4: Gara de Nord II – 1 Mai.[4]

The station has suffered modifications over the years. Sometime between 2007 and 2017 the walls were painted in a yellow and dark blue model. Tactile paving was mounted towards the end of 2022 for visually impaired people. In March 2023, the walls were repainted in yellow and dark blue.

  • 1 Mai station in 2007
    1 Mai station in 2007
  • 1 Mai station in 2023
    1 Mai station in 2023

Line M6[edit]

Line M6 will be a new metro line in Bucharest that will connect Gara de Nord and Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport. M6 is expected to have 12 stations, the first of which to be 1 Mai.[5]

The deadline until the Line M6 was supposed to be functional was 2021.[5] The works on the line had still not started as of February 2023.[6][7]

Architecture[edit]

The station was built in a manner similar to Grivița Metro, and Gara de Nord II, having a wide central platform and the same color scheme.

Initially, the station had a blue-grey and dark color scheme, using grey granite floors, white granite columns, blue and grey synthetic walls, and chrome and aluminium metal insertions. The walls were painted in a yellow and dark blue model sometime between 2007 and 2017, which did not have any apparent connection to the already existing architecture. It got deteriorated in time because of seepage. In March 2023 the walls were repainted in yellow (although a different shade) and dark blue, but no measure was taken in order to stop future seepage.

  • 1 Mai station in March 2023
    1 Mai station in March 2023
  • 1 Mai station in August 2023
    1 Mai station in August 2023
  • 1 Mai station in March 2023
    1 Mai station in March 2023
  • 1 Mai station in August 2023
    1 Mai station in August 2023

Name[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Istoric Metrorex".
  2. ^ "Metrorex Metro Map" (PDF). Metrorex S.A. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Metrorex". 2007-06-29. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  4. ^ "METROREX". www.metrorex.ro. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  5. ^ a b "Magistrala 6 de metrou – Gara de Nord – Aeroport Otopeni – indicatorii tehnico-economici au fost aprobați". Guvernul României. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  6. ^ Bărbulescu, Adrian (2023-02-09). "Când încep lucrările la Magistrala 6 de metrou, tronsonul 1 Mai-Tokyo". Club Feroviar (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  7. ^ "Lucrările la magistrala de metrou spre Otopeni ar putea începe în această primăvară". www.euronews.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-28.

External links[edit]

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