Bucharest Metro Line M5 (Drumul Taberei)
Newest line of the Bucharest Metro, serving the dense Drumul Taberei district. The first phase runs 6.9 km from Râul Doamnei to Eroilor with 10 stations, including the Valea Ialomiței branch towards the depot; construction started in March 2011 and, after repeated delays, the line opened on 15 September 2020 at an expected cost of €708.6 million with EU support. Phase II would extend the line east from Eroilor under the city centre to Iancului, and a third phase on to Pantelimon on the M1.
- Total length
- 16 km
- Open today
- 7 km
- Sections
- 3
- Cost on record
- €337.772M
- 1 of 3 sections carry a comparable figure
Restated into EUR at 2025 prices.
Sections
| Sections | Status | Length | Timeline | Cost | Funding | Contractors | Contract terms |
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| Phase I: Râul Doamnei – Eroilor (with the Valea Ialomiței branch) 10 stations over 6.9 km; construction from March 2011, opened 15 September 2020, expected cost €708.6 million | Opened | 7 km |
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| 25 mo execution · Contract value lei 987.9M |
| Phase II: Eroilor – Universitate – Iancului Six new stations under the city centre between Eroilor and Iancului; no construction contract awarded, Metrorex estimates quoted an opening around 2025 that has not been met. Design and technical assistance contract signed on 29 October 2021 with the 3TI Progetti Italia association: 39.66 million lei excluding VAT, 60 months, of which 24 months design. In February 2025 Metrorex estimated completion in 2034, subject to funding being secured | Planned | 5 km |
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| Phase III: Iancului – Pantelimon Six stations along Șoseaua Iancului to the M1 station at Pantelimon; on hold. In February 2025 Metrorex put completion after 2040, depending on progress on Phase II. A 2011 financing agreement with the EIB (EUR 465 million loan, plus EUR 827.96 million from the state budget) covered Universitate–Pantelimon and 30 trains; by 2016 only EUR 8.97 million had been spent, on design and ground surveys | Planned | 4 km | – | – | – | – | – |
Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.
Funding
- European Union12 km2 sections
- European Commission co-financing (Extension of Bucharest Metro Line 5)
- Transport Operational Programme (POT 2021–2027), named by Metrorex as the funding source in 2023
- National budget12 km2 sections
A section that lists two sources counts its full length under each: the data records which sources paid, not what share each one carried.
Related projects
- HighwaysA1 Bucharest–Nădlac MotorwaySame contractor: Astaldi, FCC Construcción, Max Bögl
- HighwaysA2 motorway (Świecko – Poznań – Łódź – Warszawa – Siedlce – Biała Podlaska – Kukuryki)Same contractor: Astaldi, Max Bögl
- HighwaysA2 Bucharest–Constanța MotorwaySame contractor: Astaldi, Max Bögl
- HighwaysA3 Transylvania Motorway (Brașov–Cluj–Borș)Same contractor: Astaldi, Max Bögl
- HighwaysA4 motorway (Constanța bypass)Same contractor: Astaldi, FCC Construcción
- BridgesBasarab Overpass, BucharestSame contractor: Astaldi, FCC Construcción
Sources
- Wikipedia: Bucharest Metro Line M5
- European Commission: Extension to Bucharest metro to improve links with western districts of the cityread Aug 14, 2026
- OpenStreetMap contributors (geometry of the opened section, ODbL)
- Digi24: Metroul din Drumul Taberei, inaugurat de președintele Iohannis. Cum arată stațiile de pe magistrala 5 (15 September 2020)read Sep 25, 2026
- Agerpres: Inaugurarea Magistralei 5 de metrou, Secţiunea Râul Doamnei - Eroilor (date generale) (15 September 2020)read Sep 25, 2026
- HotNews.ro: Magistrala M5 de metrou Drumul Taberei – Eroilor 2 – In cati ani va fi aici statia ta de metrou? (19 February 2015)read Sep 25, 2026
- Club Feroviar: Licitația de execuție pentru Magistrala 5 de metrou Eroilor – Iancului, anul viitor (3 February 2023)read Sep 25, 2026
- HotNews.ro: Magistrala de metrou M5: A fost semnat contractul de proiectare pentru secțiunea Eroilor - Universitate - Piața Iancului (29 October 2021)read Sep 25, 2026
- Economica.net: Magistrala 5. Când va ajunge metroul din Drumul Taberei la Universitate și Piața Iancului (16 February 2025)read Sep 25, 2026
- Profit.ro: Proiectarea metroului Iancului-Pantelimon și expertizarea terenurilor au costat 9 mil. euro. Proiectarea Eroilor-Iancului, contractată până la finele anului (12 June 2016)read Sep 25, 2026