Sofia city's metro system was ranked second best in Europe by research conducted by the luggage storage company Bounce, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reports citing Euronews.
Bounce gathered a large amount of data to calculate various underground systems's index score, including Google review scores of stations, distance covered by the subway system, number of stations, annual passengers, percentage of positive and negative online reactions, said Euronews.
Sofia's metro system, the only one in Bulgaria and the newest one in the ranking, (1998) scored 7.64 out of 10 in the index. It covers 52 kilometres and has 47 stations, including at Sofia Airport.
The city’s metro system covers 52km of track and is accessible via 47 stations, including one at Sofia Airport.
Euronews notes that that particular station has a Google review score of 4.10 out of 5 and "is a favourite with passengers, who say there’s plenty of English language signage, including payment instructions which, they say, makes it simple and accessible for foreign visitors".
"Tourists and locals alike also enjoy the Aleksandar Malinov and Moesia/NBU stations, which both earned Google review scores of 4.70 out of 5", the media adds.
The top ranked subway system in Europe is the one in Olso, Norway, with 8.06 out of 10. Third place went to the metro in Athens, Greece, with 7.29 out of 10.
The top 5 also includes the subways in Madrid, Spain and Warsaw, Poland, with respective scores of 6.74 and 6.60. The top 10 includes the London Underground, the subway systems in Lisbon, Copenhagen, Bucharest and Prague.
