November 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's transport ministry said that the construction of Zemlyane subway depot, part of the first phase of construction of Line 3 of Sofia Metro, is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Around 76% of works of the first phase of Line 3, which envisages the construction of a 7.8 km long twin-track subway line with eight metro stations and Zemlyane depot, were completed by the end of September, the transport ministry said in a statement.
The first phase of the project also includes the supply of 20 trains, nine of which have already been delivered. Metropolitan, the operator of Sofia underground railway, said in July that it will receive by January 2019 all 20 trains it bought from a consortium comprising Siemens Bulgaria, Siemens AG Austria and Poland's NEWAG.
Works on the second phase of the project are nearly halfway completed. The second phase is expected to be finished in early 2020.
Line 3 is planned to be 16 km long, with 19 stations. When completed, it will increase the total length of Sofia Metro network to 56 km of lines, with 53 stations.