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„Метрополитен“ ЕАД
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- Type
- Metro corporation — company owned by Sofia Municipality; investor, builder and operator of the Sofia metro
- Market · Region
- European Union · Bulgaria
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity, Electrification, AI inspection
Builds and runs the Sofia metro carrying over 127 million passengers in 2024.
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Builds and runs the Sofia metro, which the company states is owned by Sofia Municipality. About 52 km are built; the master scheme is three diameters totalling 75 km and 69 stations, with growth to 80 km, 1435 mm gauge, 825 V and 80 km/h. On completion of the projects now in execution by the end of 2027 the network reaches 61 km and 57 stations, over 45 per cent of Sofia's public transport and more than 650,000 passengers a day; the metro carried over 127 million passengers in 2024. Three new Line 3 stations on bul. Vladimir Vazov opened on 14 August 2026.
- Type
- Metro corporation — company owned by Sofia Municipality; investor, builder and operator of the Sofia metro
- Where
- Bulgaria · Sofia
- Programmes
- Recovery and Resilience Facility
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity, Electrification, AI inspection
Structure
- owned by Sofia Municipality — „Метрополитен“ ЕАД states that the Sofia metro is the property of Sofia Municipality and that the company was created to invest in, design, build and operate it (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Škoda Group — Eight metro trains with an option for eight more for lines 1, 2 and 4, — TED's winner string is ‘Consortium SKODA TRANSPORTATION and SKODA VAGONKA’ (active · since 2025-12-23)
- awarded Siemens Mobility — Systems lot of Line 3 Stage III under bul. Vladimir Vazov to ДЗЗД СИМЕНС МОБИЛИТИ — СИМЕНС МОБИЛИТИ ЕООД and СИМЕНС МОБИЛИТИ ГмбХ Германия — at award and after modification (active · since 2021-09-29)
- Contract detail and values (2)$25–100m · $5–25mIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (3)
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Обща информация — General information: the metro is owned by Sofia Municipality; master scheme of three diameters, 75 km and 69 stations (up to 80 km), 1435 mm gauge, 825 V, 80 km/h, ~1m passengers a day at completion (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) — Bulgaria – Railway locomotives and rolling stock – Доставка на осем метровлака с опция за още осем за първа, втора и четвърта линии, contract-award notice — notice 862526-2025 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) — Bulgaria – Underground railway station – Линия 3, Етап III бул. Владимир Вазов, contract-modification notice (ДЗЗД СИМЕНС МОБИЛИТИ systems lot) — notice 392875-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 Lyulin metro Ring Road | Awarded | $100–500m | Published June 2026 |
| 8 metro trains Škoda lines 1 2 4 | Awarded | $25–100m | Published December 2025 |
| Line 3 Slatina Tsarigradsko shose | In execution | $100–500m | Published June 2026 |
| Line 3 Stage III Vladimir Vazov | In execution | $100–500m | Published June 2026 |
| 8 metro trains lines 1 2 4 | Cancelled | $25–100m | Date March 2025 |
| Metropolitan Sofia metro electrical energy | Cancelled | $25–100m | Date April 2025 |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (5)
- Entry path
- Portals (4)
- Published contacts (4)
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5 sources · all primary
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Обща информация — General information: the metro is owned by Sofia Municipality; master scheme of three diameters, 75 km and 69 stations (up to 80 km), 1435 mm gauge, 825 V, 80 km/h, ~1m passengers a day at completion (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Дейността на „Метрополитен“ ЕАД: август 2024 — август 2025 (on completion of current projects by end-2027 the network reaches 61 km and 57 stations, over 45% of Sofia public transport, over 650,000 passengers a day) (published 2025 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Трите нови метростанции по Линия 3 отварят за пътници след 12:00 ч. на 14 август (the new Line 3 section along bul. Vladimir Vazov opened to passengers on Friday 14 August) (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Профил на купувача — buyer profile linked from the company's own site (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● ЦАИС ЕОП · Buyer profile 18283 — МЕТРОПОЛИТЕН ЕАД, the buyer profile printed on Metropolitan's own TED notices (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
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