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Signing of Agreement to Improve Access to Bucharest Metro Network


On September 19, 2024, the Agreement on the Support Measure "Program for Improving Access to the Bucharest Metro Network" was signed by the Ministry of Finance as the National Coordination Unit and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) on behalf of Switzerland, through the Swiss Contribution Office in Romania.

With a budget of 13,494,761 CHF, of which 9,700,000 CHF represents the Swiss contribution, the program will run until April 2029. The main objective of the program is to identify and implement solutions for improving access to the Bucharest metro, especially for people with disabilities or reduced mobility.

A study conducted through the program will examine the current situation of the metro network and propose technical solutions for improving and standardizing access to existing metro stations, adopting the "barrier-free access principle" to meet the needs of all passengers, especially those with reduced mobility. It will also suggest measures to increase Metrorex S.A.'s capacity to respond to the specific needs of this category of passengers and for better intermodal integration of the metro network with other means of transport.

By implementing the identified technical solutions and measures to facilitate passenger access, the urban public transport conditions in Bucharest for the target group will be significantly improved, thus increasing the attractiveness of the metro network.

The Program Operator is the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration (MDLPA), and the program implementation will be carried out by "Metrorex" S.A.