The Bucharest metro was overcrowded on Wednesday, January 29, as more people chose to commute underground, to avoid the snow-covered routes across the Romanian capital. The Bucharest metro transported 1.7 million passengers, three times more than the daily average, according to data from the metro operator Metrorex.

Metro train traffic was however normal, and where needed, Metrorex added additional trains on the route. There were 27,800 passengers at the Piata Unirii 1 metro station on Wednesday , and 26,000 at Ppiata Unirii 2, a similar number to the one at Universitate. Piata Sudului and Crangasi metro stations saw a similar number of commuters.

Romania has been hit by a wave of snowstorms which have affected the south and south-east of the country, including the capital Bucharest.

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