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EC Approves Financing for Sofia's Third Metro Line

Brussels, April 26 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday that it has approved an investment of 368 million euro from the European Regional Development Fund for the construction of Sofia's third metro line.

An 8-km stretch with eight stations will be built under the first stage of the project and 20 trains will be supplied.

It will link the residential districts of Suhata reka, Hadzhi Dimitar, Krasno selo, Slaviya, Belite brezi, Lagera, Hipodruma with the centre of Sofia.