Due to the necessary update of the software, control and management systems of the train traffic at the three new stations of the metro extension on “Vladimir Vazov“ Blvd., Line 3 will be closed for operation on November 8 and 9, 2025 (Saturday and Sunday).
A replacement bus M3 will be provided for passengers.
We apologize to the citizens for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.
A temporary traffic organization is being introduced (see map)
A temporary bus service is being opened for the period from 04:30 on 08.11.2025 to 24:00 on 09.11.2025 line M3 with a route from Ovcha Kupel 2 residential area to the “Hadzhi Dimitar“ metro station as follows:
- In the direction of the “Hadzhi Dimitar“ metro station: from Ovcha Kupel 2 residential area (terminus of bus lines No. 11, 60, 73 and 102) along “President Lincoln“ Str. (connection with “Gorna Banya“ and “Ovcha Kupel 2“ metro stations), along “Montevideo“ Str. (connection with “Mizia/NBU“ metro station), along “Boryana“ Str., “Ljubljana“ Str., along “Ovcha Kupel“ Blvd. (connection to "Ovcha Kupel" metro station), on "Zhytnitsa" Blvd. (connection to metro station Tsar Boris III Blvd./Krasno selo), Gotse Delchev Blvd., along Doyran St., Kyustendil St., Bulgaria Blvd. (connection to the “Bulgaria“ metro station), on “Acad. I. E. Geshov“, to the right on the street “St. Georgi Sofiyski“ (connection to the "Medical University" metro station), "Prague" Blvd., along "Gen. Skobelev“ (return on „Patriarh Evtimiy“ Blvd.), „Vasil Levski“ Blvd. (connection with metro stations „National Palace of Culture“ and „St. Patriarch Evtimiy“), on „Gen. Gurko“ Str., left on „Evlogi i Hristo Georgievi“ Blvd. (connection with metro station „Teatralna“), „Prof. Milko Bichev“ Str., left on „Danail Nikolaev“ Blvd., on „Zletovo“ Str., left across the „Chavdar“ bridge and on „Vladimir Vazov“ Blvd. to the temporary final stop „“Metro station Hadji Dimitar“ 30 meters from the stop with code 0303 “Metrostation Hadzhi Dimitar“ for trolleybus lines № 1, 2, 3 and 4 and bus lines № 78, 79 and 120.
- In the direction of Ovcha Kupel residential area: from the stop with code 0303 “Metrostation Hadzhi Dimitar“ turn right at the intersection with “Ostrovo“ Str., “Vladimir Vazov“ bl., left on “Cherkovna“ bl., and left on “Evlogi i Hristo Georgievi“ bl. along the route to the residential area. Sheep's Fountain.
The buses will stop only at the bus and trolleybus stops in the area of the metro stations.
A temporary stop is being opened for the line on “President Lincoln“ Street, 25 meters from “Centralna“ Street in the direction of Hadji Dimitar residential area.