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Today’s students, tomorrow’s specialists, in a technical dialogue at M6

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Students attending the undergraduate program, second year, at the Faculty of Railways, Roads and Bridges – TUCB participated, as part of their internship, in a technical visit on the construction site of the future M6 Metro Line.

The students visited the future metro station Tokyo, on the SOUTH Section (from where the two TBM machines “Sfânta Maria” and “Sfânta Ana” started the tunneling works to the 1 Mai station) and the future metro station Ion I. C. Brătianu, on the NORTH Section.

On this occasion, the young people could witness the various stages of execution currently underway in the two work zones and received detailed information about the technical processes from the specialists on site.

The meeting was productive and interactive, the students got answers to many questions and were impressed by the complexity of the work and the deployment of human and technical resources.

Metrorex is open to dialogue with the academic and technical community, bearing in mind that the training of these young people must consistently combine theoretical study with practical experience.

Information on traffic restrictions in Otopeni

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In order to execute the preparatory works for the future Otopeni metro station, within “Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai – Otopeni)” the following traffic restrictions have been established in Otopeni:

– The DN1 road towards Bucharest, between km 13+493 and km 14+345, has been restricted to 2 lanes.

– The public transport station for lines 441, 442, 443, 446, 447, 448, 100 and Blue Line, towards Bucharest, has been relocated 50 meters in Bucharest direction.

– The 23 August Street connection with DN 1 road has been closed, affecting the routes of lines 403 and Blue Line.

The restrictions have been implemented according to the Opinion issued by the National Road Infrastructure Management Company (C.N.A.I.R.) and the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police – Road Directorate and comply with the provisions of the MI-MT Order no. 1112/2000 on the establishment of traffic restrictions.

The temporary road signalization related to the restrictions has been implemented according to the plan approved by the above-mentioned authorities.

We would like to thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

M6 Metro Line will provide a direct link between Gara de Nord to Otopeni International Airport. It will have a route of 14,2 km and will include 12 metro stations: Pajura, Expoziției, Piața Montreal, Gara Băneasa, Aeroport Băneasa, Tokyo, Washington, Paris, Bruxelles, Otopeni, Ion I. C. Brătianu, Aeroport Otopeni.

M6 Metro Line is a project for Romania!

Effective Dialogue within the Romania – Japan Strategic Partnership

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On 23.06.2025, at the Parliament Palace, the strategic document of cooperation in the domain of Transport, Energy and Digitalization was signed, between the Government of Japan, represented by His Excellency Mr Akiyoshi KATO – Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and the Government of Romania, represented by Mrs Mariana IONIȚĂ – General Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.

During the signing ceremony of the strategic document, which took place at the Palace of the Parliament, the parties involved presented their own strategies in the domain of Transport, Energy and Digitalization, the projects currently being implemented, as well as future strategic projects that will lead to sustainable development in the above-mentioned strategic areas.

The General Director of Metrorex, Mariana Miclăuș, took part in the dialog on the occasion of this event together with H.E. Takashi KATAE – Ambassador of Japan in Romania.

After the signing ceremony of the strategic document on cooperation in the domain of Transport, Energy and Digitalization, the Japanese delegation made a series of thematic working visits, including to the future M6 Metro Line, financed from the Romanian state budget, through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and reimbursable external funds, through the National Recovery and Resilience Program (PNRR) and the ROM-P5 Loan Agreement granted by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).

Japanese officials, members of the Japanese Parliament and representatives of some Japanese companies in the region visited the future metro stations Aeroport Băneasa, SOUTH section and Aeroport Otopeni, NORTH section of the future M6 Metro Line. The visit was hosted by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, by the General Director of Metrorex, Mrs Mariana Miclăuș, by representatives of the contractors involved in the building of the two sections of the project: Lot 1.1, ALSIM ALARKO – MAKYOL Joint Venture (SOUTH Section, 1 Mai -Tokyo), and Lot 1.2, GULERMAK – SOMET Joint Venture (NORTH Section, Tokyo-Aeroport Otopeni), as well as the project’s Supervisor, PADECO Co., Ltd. – ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL Co., Ltd. – METROUL S.A. Joint venture.

The airports are open gates to the world, so both objectives visited are representative for the local, regional and international character of the future M6 Metro Line, but also for the strategic partnership between Romania and Japan.

Locally, the future M6 Metro Line will increase the mobility of the population of the Bucharest metropolitan area and the city of Otopeni, regionally it will integrate regional air, rail and road transport flows, being the first direct rapid link between Gara de Nord and Otopeni Airport. Internationally, it represents a main intermodal connection hub in the trans-European transport network designed to meet the EU objectives in terms of sustainable mobility.

We would like to thank our Japanese partners for their continued support for the development of metro infrastructure!

Visit to the M6 construction site: pupils from Otopeni learnt how the underground is built

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On May 29, on the occasion of the near coming Children’s Day, the pupils from the “Ioan Petruș” Theoretical High School from Otopeni were invited by the contractors appointed for the design and build of the civil works to visit the construction site of the future Ion I.C. Brătianu metro station, part of the M6 Metro Line.

If for Bucharest’s citizens the metro is a regular presence, for Otopeni it is a premiere: a modern mobility project that will link Gara de Nord Station to Henri Coandă International Airport.

The pupils and their teachers chose to turn the visit into an English course in a real-life context – right next to one of the Capital’s most important international transportation hubs. The choice was not by chance: the world’s first metro was inaugurated in London in 1863, and the M6 project today is being carried out by a mixed national and international team, with English as a key working tool.

The children could see a construction stage of the Ion I. C. Brătianu metro station in Otopeni and were engaged in an imaginative exercise which they expressed through ideas and messages written on a board installed on the construction site and through drawings on the theme: “How do I see a metro station?”.

The Metrorex branded event was organized with the participation of the contractors working on the North section (Gulermak – Somet) and on the South section (Alsim Alarko-Makyol Joint Venture) of the future M6 Metro Line and the Project Supervisor, PADECO Co., Ltd. – ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL Co., Ltd. – METROUL S.A.

Happy anniversary to all the children! We are glad that we could honor this day by meeting the future of urban transportation – a future that we are building, day by day, for them.

We invite you to explore the artistic creations of pupils from “Ioan Petruș” Theoretical High School in Otopeni, inspired by the recent visit to the construction site of the future Ion I.C. Brătianu metro station, part of the M6 Metro Line project!

Metrorex signed the contract for Package 2 of M6 Metro Line

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Metrorex has signed today, March 26, 2025, the contract for “Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai – Otopeni). Package 2: Design and execution of architectural works, railway track, electromechanical and low currents installations”.

The contract has been signed between Metrorex and the Joint Venture SOMET S.A., SALCEF S.p.A., THEDA MAR DESIGN S.R.L., TIAB S.A., UTI CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT S.A., ALTIMATE S.A., in the presence of the General Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Mariana Ioniță.

“The signing of this contract is an important step in the development of a modern and efficient metro network. “Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai – Otopeni)” will respond to one of the most important needs of citizens: connectivity between the most important railway gateway, Gara București Nord, and the most important airport in the country, Henri Coandă International Airport.

Within this contract, which will have a direct impact on the comfort and efficiency of public transportation in the Bucharest-Ilfov area, architectural works, railways track, electromechanical and low-current systems will be realized. M6 Metro Line is a complex project that will make it easier for thousands of passengers to travel, significantly reducing travel times and helping to ease road traffic congestion. This project is also a clear proof of Metrorex’s commitment to the development and modernization of the transport infrastructure in order to offer citizens a faster, safer, more efficient and environmentally friendly system.

Once again, I am confident that this collaboration between the authorities, contractors, partners and metro employees will bring very good results, and the works will be completed to the agreed quality standards and within the set deadlines”, said Mariana Miclăuș, Metrorex General Manager, at the contract signing event.

The execution period of the contract is 44 months and includes design, execution, authorization and related activities, in accordance with the legislation in force.

The contract was tendered out through an open bidding procedure, in SEAP, on the basis of the award criterion “Best value for money”.

The value of the contract is 1,667,516,058.64 lei, excluding VAT. The financing sources of the contract are provided from the State Budget funds, through the budget of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, as well as from other legally constituted sources, within the limit of the amounts approved annually for this purpose, according to the public investment programs approved by law.

Work begins on the Ion I.C. Brătianu metro station – North Section

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Metrorex announces the release of the Order of Commencement of Works for the Ion I.C. Brătianu metro station, one of the stations of the future M6 Metro Line, North Section. It represents an important step forward in the implementation of the “Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai – Otopeni)”.

In the coming period, the teams of specialists of the appointed constructor, Gülermak Ağir Sanayi Insaat Ve Taahhüt A.S. – Somet SA, will start the preparatory activities, the site organization works and the first stages of construction.

M6 Metro Line will have 12 new stations, a total route of 14.2 km of double track, on which 12 new modern trains will run.

The North Section (Lot 1.2) is the segment between Tokyo and Otopeni Airport stations, is 7.6 km long and will include six new stations: Washington, Paris, Bruxelles, Otopeni, Ion I.C. Brătianu and Aeroport Otopeni.

“Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai – Otopeni)” is a project of public utility, of national interest, being financed from the state budget and external reimbursable funds – an external loan from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).

M6 Metro Line, among METROREX’s novelties at Railway Days 2024

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On the second day of the Railway Days SUMMIT, October 29-30, 2024, 19th edition, the General Director of Metrorex, Mariana Miclăuș, presented the current status of the metro projects underway and those in preparation.

METROREX traditionally participates in this landmark event for Eastern Europe, which annually brings together local and international representatives.

As a speaker invited to hold a presentation at the panel “Modernization of the rail, urban and peri-urban infrastructure”, Mrs Miclăuș underlined Metrorex’s commitment to the expansion and modernization of the Bucharest metro network.

The development of future main lines: M4, M5, M6, M7 and M8, have been among the projects discussed, as well as extensions of the existing ones, which will be built in cooperation with local authorities.

In addition to the presentations of specialists in the field, Metrorex, alongside the other members of the industry, also exhibited a stand where those interested could find out the latest news about the company.

METROREX event within the Railway Days SUMMIT, 29-30 October 2024, 19th edition

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Experts in the field, gathered at the Summit, attended a visit held on the construction site of the future M6 Metro Line, the new line that will link Gara de Nord to Henri Coandă International Airport.

At the end of the first day of the Conference, participants had the opportunity to visit one of the future metro stations on the alignment of M6 Metro Line, 1 Mai – Otopeni, South Section.

The visit was organized at the future Gara Băneasa metro station, with the support of the Contractor appointed for the design and build of the civil works of the South Section, Alsim Alarko-Makyol Joint Venture and the Project Supervisor, PADECO Co., Ltd. – ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL Co., Ltd. – METROUL S.A.

METROREX has chosen to present an illustrative example of a construction site in progress to complement the interesting discussions and debates at the event and to offer participants further confirmation that development through investment is a concrete reality, in full development.

Metrorex at Railway Days 2024

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At the 19th edition of the Railway Days SUMMIT, held on 29 – 30 October 2024, General Director METROREX, Mariana Miclăuș addressed participants at the event’s opening ceremony, speaking about the Bucharest Metro, a key mode of transport for the Capital’s mobility.

With a lifetime experience in the sector and anticipating the celebration of METROREX’s 45th anniversary, the company’s director thanked everyone who supports the metro: authorities, collaborators, staff and, last but not least, passengers.

The company’s values that define the metro as the most efficient and environmentally friendly alternative for urban transportation were reiterated.

Beyond its ongoing commitment to improving quality and safety standards, METROREX represents a continuous series of investments in the development of the current and future metro network.

In addition to the presentations during the event, the participants had the opportunity to get updated information about the works on the M6 Metro Line, the new one that will link Gara de Nord to Henri Coandă International Airport.

Preparatory activities for the start of works on the North Section of M6 Metro Line

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METROREX S.A. provides an update on the North Section of the future M6 Metro Line, Tokyo – Otopeni Airport section: currently, the joint venture Gülermak Ağir Sanayi Insaat Ve Taahhüt A.S. – Somet SA, the contractor designated for the civil works on Lot 1.2 (North Section) of the ‘M6 Metro Line: 1 Mai – Otopeni’ project, is working on the Technical Execution Plan and will soon begin preparatory activities to secure the construction site perimeters.

Once the Building Permit is issued, with support from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Bucharest City Hall, Otopeni City Hall, and the Ilfov County Council, construction will commence. Preparatory activities will start at the future metro stations: Washington, Paris, Bruxelles, Otopeni, Ion I.C. Brătianu, and Aeroport Otopeni.

„Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai – Otopeni)” is a public utility project of national interest, as established by Government Decision no. 496/2017, with subsequent amendments. The project aims to address the mobility needs of the population by expanding the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The North Section of M6 Metro Line is funded by the state budget and external refundable funds through a foreign loan from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).

The future M6 Metro Line will offer a fast and comfortable transportation alternative, improving access to key destinations in the capital and Ilfov County. We appreciate your understanding and support in making this major project a reality for our community.