Stadion Narodowy is an underground station on the central part of Line M2 of the

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. It is named after the Stadion Narodowy (National Stadium), which is located in the area. The station fully opened for passenger use on 8 March 2015 as part of the inaugural stretch of Line M2 between Rondo Daszyńskiego and Dworzec Wileński. It was designed by Polish architect Andrzej M. Chołdzyński and constructed by Metroprojekt.

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s were created by

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, artist of the

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. The station was constructed under Sokola street parallel to the

Warsaw Stadion railway station Warszawa Stadion, in English Warsaw Stadium, is a railway station in Warsaw, Poland, located in the district of Praga-Południe close to the National Stadium (''Stadion Narodowy''). The station has two side platforms flanking the suburban trac ...

, which was refurbished at the same time, with a direct interchange between them.

Gallery

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References

External links

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ZTM Municipal Transport Authority website
- Warsaw Metro page Railway stations in Poland opened in 2015 Line 2 (Warsaw Metro) stations {{Warsaw-railstation-stub