Warsaw's second metro line opened

The long-awaited, second metro line in Warsaw was opened on Sunday. The new line, which runs from Dworzec Wileński to Rondo Daszyńskiego and passes under the Vistula river, comprises seven stations. "This will change the whole of Warsaw – not just those districts which it passes through,'' said the mayor of Warsaw, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz during the opening ceremony. The mayor reminded that the construction of the second metro line faced many troubles. The builders found more than 600 unexploded ordnances, they also had deal with a difficult geological situation. The seven stations, which were opened on Sunday, constitute the central part of the second metro line. The construction of the whole line is scheduled to be completed within the next seven years.