It is currently 7.44 km (4.6 mi) long and runs from Gara de Nord to Străulești, following the Griviței and Bucureștii Noi avenues.
[1] Construction of the line started in September 1989, shortly before the Romanian Revolution.
After many years of delays the next section to Parc Bazilescu was finally opened on 1 July 2011.
Parc Bazilescu was not in the initial plan and was only built to open the section quicker.
Despite being one of the newest lines on the network, the M4 runs old Astra IVA trains.