Akademik Aleksandar Teodorov - Balan Metro Station

Akademik Aleksandar Teodorov - Balan Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция "Академик Александър Теодоров - Балан") is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria. It started operation on 8 May 2015.

Aleksandar Teodorov – Balan Александър Теодоров – Балан
General information
Location	1712 Mladost 3, Sofia
Coordinates	42°38′25″N 23°22′22″E
Owned by	Sofia Municipality
Operated by	Metropoliten JSC
Platforms	side
Tracks	2
Bus routes	8
Connections
Bus	4, 76, 111, 305, 413, X9, X10, N1
Construction
Structure type	sub-surface
Platform levels	2
Parking	no
Bicycle facilities	yes
Accessible	an elevator to platforms
Architect	Irene Derlipanska
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	3041; 3042
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
Passengers
2020	270,000
Services
Preceding station Sofia Metro Following station Aleksandar Malinov towards Slivnitsa M1 line Business Park Sofia Terminus
Location

M1 line
All stations are wheelchair accessible
4 To Obelya Obelya Depot Slivnitsa Lyulin Zapaden Park Suhodolska River Vardar Konstantin Velichkov Vladayska River Opalchenska Serdika2 SU St. Kliment Ohridski3 Perlovska River Vasil Levski Stadium Joliot-Curie Novachitsa River G.M.Dimitrov Musagenitsa Darvenishka River Mladost 1 4 To Sofia Airport Aleksandar Malinov Akademik Aleksandar Teodorov - Balan Banishka River Business Park Sofia Mladost 6 Simeonovo Station names in italics are not confirmed.
Detailed track map 1 – 4 to Depot   ↓Opened 1998↓ 0' Slivnitsa 2' Lyulin 4' Zapaden Park Suhodolska National Rail to Pernik-Kulata/Kyustendil 7' Vardar 9' Konstantin Velichkov   ↓Opened 1999↓ Vladayska 11' Opalchenska   ↓Opened 2000↓ 13' Serdika Serdika II 2   ↓Opened 2009↓ 15' Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Orlov Most 3 Perlovska 17' Vasil Levski Stadium 21' Joliot-Curie WTC Novachitsa 23' G.M.Dimitrov 24' Musagenitsa Darvenishka 26' Mladost 1 00' 4 to Sofia Airport 00'   ↓Opened 2012↓   29' Mladost 3 31' Inter Expo Center – Tsarigradsko shose   ↓Opened 2015↓ 33' Druzhba 36' Iskarsko shose National Rail to Ihtiman/Karlovo 38' Sofiyska Sveta gora 40' Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Airport branch end 00'   ↓Opened 2015↓   28' Aleksandar Malinov 30' Akademik Aleksandar Teodorov - Balan Banishka 32' Business Park Sofia Mladost branch end

Interchange with other public transport

• Bus service: 4, 76, X9, X10, 111, 305, 413
• Night Bus service: N1

External links

• Sofia Metropolitan
• SofiaMetro@UrbanRail
• Sofia Urban Mobility Center
• Sofia Metro station projects