Completion and expansion of Warsaw metro line II (eastern-northern and western sections)
A programme to complete and expand metro line II in Warsaw, conducted by the City of Warsaw and Metro Warszawskie. After the central section opened in 2015, the M2 line was extended in stages to the east (Trocka 2019, Zacisze–Bródno 2022) and to the west (2020, Bemowo 2022). The final, approximately 4-kilometre western section, with the Lazurowa, Chrzanów, and Karolin stations plus the Karolin technical and stabling station, is being built by Gülermak; following a 2023 addendum, the value of this contract rose from PLN 1.3 to PLN 1.95 billion net, and the completion date for the entire investment was pushed to 9 November 2026. Ultimately the line is to comprise 21 stations, and the cost of building all sections together with rolling stock is estimated at approximately PLN 10 billion; stage II of the expansion was co-financed by the EU Cohesion Fund (EUR 432.3 million).
How it went
Assessment: too early to assess. Signals only where documented.
Timeline
Slip: +53 mo. vs. the original date
- Construction start Oct 2015
- Original date 2022
- Current date 9 Nov 2026
Change history
- Oct 2015 stage: construction
Significance
The M2 line forms the second, east-west axis of the Warsaw metro; once all 21 stations are delivered it will connect Bemowo with Bródno. Successive sections received EU funding (including EUR 432 million from the Cohesion Fund for the expansion stage and PLN 1.125 billion for the western section), while the final, approximately 4-kilometre segment in Bemowo incurred a delay of about four years relative to the original deadline.
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- Forsal.plStatusCostDescription
Cost „Koszt budowy wszystkich odcinków, wraz z zamówionym taborem, to ok. 10 mld zł."
Current date „9 listopada 2026 roku – tego dnia ma zakończyć się budowa drugiej linii metra (M2) w Warszawie."
- Architektura-murator / Muratorplus.pl 13 Jun 2026Original dateCurrent dateStage
Current date „Nowy termin zakończenia całej inwestycji to 9 listopada 2026 r."
- Rynek KolejowyDescription
Original date „jesienią 2022 r."
- Urząd m.st. Warszawy (um.warszawa.pl)StageStatusInvestorcost.funding
Status „Budowa zachodniego odcinka drugiej linii metra zakończy się pod koniec 2026 r."
Stage „Na budowie linii metra M2 na Bemowie coraz wyraźniej widać konstrukcje przyszłych stacji."
cost.funding „dofinansowanie unijne w wysokości 1 125 000 000,00 PLN"
Investor „Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa"
- Komisja Europejska – Dyrekcja Generalna ds. Polityki RegionalnejConstruction startSignificancecost.funding
cost.funding „432 mln EUR pochodzi ze środków Unii Europejskiej"
Construction start „Project duration: 10/2015 - 11/2019"
locations „Pełny koszt rozbudowy II linii warszawskiego metra wynosi blisko 749 mln EUR"
- Wikipedia (pl)StatusDescription
Status „Liczba stacji: 18 eksploatowanych, 3 w budowie"