Aviatorilor metro station, at Piața Charles de Gaulle
Aviatorilor is the M2 metro station under Piața Charles de Gaulle, opened in 1987. It lies between Aurel Vlaicu and Piața Victoriei stations, and Wikipedia links it to Herăstrău Park and the TVR headquarters.
From Quartier du Nord The Gardens
- 3.9 km · about 52 min walk
- 4.1 km by car
Where the station is
Aviatorilor is a station on line M2, under Piața Charles de Gaulle, in Sector 1, at the end of Bulevardul Aviatorilor. To the north, the previous station is Aurel Vlaicu, and toward the center the next one is Piața Victoriei, according to the Romanian Wikipedia.
Opened in 1987
The station opened in 1987, together with the Piața Unirii – Pipera section. The English Wikipedia gives October 24, 1987, but the sources do not agree on the day for the M2 section, so this page gives only the year. The Romanian Wikipedia names Alexandru Panaitescu as the architect and describes the station as having an island platform.
What is around it
Both Wikipedia pages mention Herăstrău Park and the headquarters of Romanian Television (TVR). The Romanian Wikipedia also mentions the Primăverii neighborhood. The English Wikipedia lists several bus lines that start from the area (100, 203, 205, 282, 301, 331, 331B and 335), but routes change, so check the current lines on stbsa.ro.
Passengers
The Romanian Wikipedia gives 4,784,815 passengers in 2019. The figure comes from a single source and is old. For comparison, the same encyclopedia gives about 8.12 million passengers in 2019 for Aurel Vlaicu station.
Frequently asked questions
Which stations are next to Aviatorilor?
Aurel Vlaicu, toward Pipera, and Piața Victoriei, toward the center.
Which line is Aviatorilor station on?
On M2, the same line as Pipera and Aurel Vlaicu stations.
What landmarks are nearby?
Herăstrău Park and the TVR headquarters, according to both Wikipedia pages.
Piața Charles de Gaulle, sector 1, București
