The station of Sofia’s subway network located close to the airport will be ready in 2012. By then, the second underground line, connecting the central rail station to Hemus Hotel should also have been completed. However, the development will only be possible if Sofia municipality receives EU financial aid, according to Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov.

The project requires €283m of EU financial aid and the municipality will provide €50m.

Finalising the underground network was going to divert some of the passenger traffic from other public transportation means. Nearly 25% of the local buses would not be needed and as a result pollution and road accidents would decrease. Traveling from the outskirts to Sofia’s centre will take 10 minutes once the underground was ready, according to initial estimates.