The system is of light metro type with a transport capacity of around 15,200–21,600 passengers per hour per direction.

Boc signed contracts in April 2020 for the feasibility study of the metro along with a suburban rail network.

[5] In December 2022, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure signed the financing contract for the construction of the Cluj-Napoca Metro with a value of 13.69 billion lei.

[6] In February 2023, the design and execution works of the Line I of the Cluj metro were awarded to the association Gülermak – Alstom Transport – Arcada Company.

Works on the first stage of the project (9.16 km (5.7 mi)), between Sfânta Maria – Europa Unită (9 stations and the depot), are expected to be completed by August 2026.