''Nicolae Grigorescu'' is a metro station in

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. It is named after the Romanian painter

Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu (; 15 May 1838 – 21 July 1907) was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting. There is a metro station named after Grigorescu in Bucharest. It was given his name in 1990, before which it was named after Communist army ...

, and shares this name with the nearby boulevard, Bd. Nicolae Grigorescu. Before 1990, it was known as

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General. The station was opened on 28 December 1981 as part of the second phase of Line 1 between

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and

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. On 20 November 2008, the extension to Linia de Centură (now

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) was constructed, and a shuttle started operating between Nicolae Grigorescu and Anghel Saligny. The regular operation started on 4 July 2009.

Extension

An extension to Line M1/M3 connects ''Nicolae Grigorescu'' to ''Anghel Saligny''. The extension has been open since 20 November 2008.

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* Bucharest Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1981 1981 establishments in Romania {{Romania-railstation-stub