Vasil Levski Stadium Metro Station ( bg, Метростанция „Стадион „Васил Левски“) is a station on the

Sofia Metro The Sofia Metro ( bg, Софийски метрополитен, translit=Sofijski Metropoliten, also colloquially called ) is the rapid transit network servicing the Bulgarian capital city Sofia. It began operation on 28 January 1998. , the Sofi ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

. It was introduced into service on 8 May 2009. It serves the

Vasil Levski National Stadium Vasil Levski National Stadium ( bg, Национален стадион „Васил Левски“), named after Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski (1837–1873), is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,2 ...

. The architectural layout was created by architects Kr. Andreev and D. Mushev.

Automatic Platform Screen Door (APSD)

In August 2020, testing of the first automatic

Platform screen doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...

(Rope-type Screen Door) commenced at the Vasil Levski Stadium Metro Station of the

. These safety barriers are intended for greater safety of passengers. Automatic partition doors on the existing Line 1, in addition to the Vasil Levski Stadium Metro Station, are also being built at the Opalchenska Metro Station. By 2022, this RSD system will be implemented at first 12 stations of the Line 1 and Line 2 of the

APSD Gallery

Interchange with other public transport

* Tramway service: 10, 12, 18 * City Bus service: 72, 76, 94, 204, 304, 604

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360 degrees panorama from inside the station

Sofia Metropolitan
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