Replacement buses will be in service on metro line M2 on several days in October 2013

The last phase of the refurbishment project of metro line M2 is the replacement of the signalling system which has been in operation for more than 40 years. The prerequisite of the installation of the new, computer-controlled and modern equipment was the entering into service of the entire Alstom train fleet. The separate elements of the new system will be tested collectively on the full length of the metro line at several weekends and on weekday evenings in October. The trains are not permitted to transport any passengers during the test period, therefore replacement buses will be operating between Déli pályaudvar M and Örs vezér tér M+H.

Due to the testing of the signalling equipment the trains will not operate on the following days:

12 and 13 October 2013 (Saturday and Sunday) all day
17 and 18 October 2013 (Thursday and Friday) from 20:00
19 and 20 October 2013 (Saturday and Sunday) all day
21 October 2013 (Monday), 22 October (Tuesday), 24 October (Thursday) and 25 October (Friday) from 20:00
26 and 27 October 2013 (Saturday and Sunday) all day
Replacement buses will be in service on the full length of metro line M2 on the listed days. We provide two bus lines between the two final stations serving all stops in between.

M2E metro replacement buses

The M2E buses provide a fast connection between Déli pályaudvar and Széll Kálán tér, and between Buda and Pest.

M2 metro replacement buses

Bus line M2 is a slower line serving all stops with the exception of Déli pályaudvar. The route runs via Örs vezér tere – Pillangó utca – Puskás Ferenc Stadion – Keleti pályaudvar – Blaha Lujza tér – Astoria – Deák Ferenc tér – Kossuth Lajos tér – Margit híd, budai hídfő – Batthyány tér – Széll Kálmán tér.

Buses will be running on the M2E line every 2-3 minutes while on the M2 line every 5 minutes during the daytime, thus the headway on the route section between the Örs vezér tere and Astoria served by both lines will be 1-2 minutes. Some of the replacement buses will be low-floor and air-conditioned. BKK attendants and information boards will provide information to passengers at the bus stops. The departure times of the last connecting lines for the day will be adjusted to the arrival times of the last replacement buses.

Fares

Required transfers between the two replacement bus lines, M2 and M2E, do not constitute a regular connection, thus there is no need to validate a new single ticket: single tickets, also from a block of 10 and transfer tickets are valid for onward travel. Please note that the other end of the ticket (the end without a number grid) needs to be stamped or punched with the validating machines, in the case of tickets from a block, the individual tickets have to be torn out to do this. Transfer tickets have number grids at both ends; therefore no revalidation is needed at the other end.