James Bourchier Metro Station Explained

James Bourchier
Native Name:Джеймс Баучер
Native Name Lang:bg
Style:Sofia Metro
Address:1407 Lozenets, Sofia
Coordinates:42.6701°N 23.3201°W
Owned:Sofia Municipality
Operator:Metropoliten JSC
Platforms:side
Tracks:2
Bus Routes:1
Structure:sub-surface
Depth:28 m
Levels:4 and 5
Parking:yes (650 parking lots)
Bicycle:yes
Accessible:yes
Architect:Konstantin Kosev
Status:Staffed
Code:2977; 2978
Passengers:275,000
Pass Year:2020
Mapframe:yes

James Bourchier Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция "Джеймс Баучер") is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria, named after James David Bourchier. It opened on 31 August 2012. Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso inaugurated the new section of the Sofia Metro, which was funded with EU money.[1] [2] The initial project name of the Metro Station was Lozenets named after the neighbourhood Lozenets.

A park-and-ride underground facility with 650 parking lots was built along with the construction of the James Bourchier Station.[3]

Interchange with other public transport

Location

The station is located on Cherni Vrah Blvd., between its intersections with Zlatni Rog St. and Elin Vrah St., with an entrance from James Bourchier Blvd.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sofia Expands Its Metro, Barroso Pleased . Novinite.com . Sofia, Bulgaria . 2012-08-31 . 2022-09-04.
  2. Web site: Информационна Агенция "Фокус".
  3. News: Завършен е и третият буферен паркинг по линията на метрото. infrastructure.bg. 15 November 2012. Bulgarian.