Almost the entire M3 metro line in Budapest closes from today!
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Metroline M3 is in service only on the Northern part, between the section of Újpest-központ and Göncz Árpád városközpont every day from 18 June (Saturday) until the middle of August. Between the section of Kőbánya-Kispest and Göncz Árpád városközpont, passengers can take the low-floor, air-conditioned replacement bus M3 running quite frequently, in the peak hours, their scheduled headways are less than one minute.
BKK would like to kindly ask public transport passengers and motorists alike getting about on the route of metroline M3 to be patient and understanding during the traffic restrictions made during the reconstruction works – bkk.hu wrote.
Please note that metroline M3 is in service only between the section of Újpest-központ and Göncz Árpád városközpont every day from 18 June (Saturday) until the middle of August, while between Göncz Árpád városközpont and Kőbánya-Kispest the replacement bus M3 is in service. There is even a replacement bus M3A running on weekdays between Göncz Árpád városközpont and Határ út.
There are 100 articulated, low-floor, air-conditioned replacement buses in service, running quite frequently, their scheduled headways during peak hours are less than one minute.
Please note that as the replacement buses running on an extended route to South Pest serve also Nagyvárad tér, the station replacement bus M30 is out of service during the above-written period. Hence, the city centre from the surrounding area of Nagyvárad tér is available directly by the replacement bus running between Göncz Árpád városközpont and Kőbánya-Kispest.
BKK would like to kindly recommend that also during this phase of the reconstruction works passengers take tramlines 1 and 1M in operation between Göncz Árpád városközpont and Népliget. Please note that both in the Northern and Southern city parts, the operation of alternative lines remains unchanged.
Between 18 June and the middle of August, also the passage to be found at Deák Ferenc tér of metroline M1 is reconstructed, thus that station of metroline M1 is accessible from the direction of Erzsébet tér.
Due to the reconstruction works, the customer service center to be found at Népliget is closed. BKK recommends that customers purchase mobile tickets and different passes available also in the BudapestGO app. The nearest customer service centres to Népliget are to be found at Deák Ferenc tér and Kőbánya-Kispest. Please find BKK’s other sales points and vendors at BKK’s Sales Point Finder.
Disgraceful, certainly Disappointed, being a predominant user, of the over-all excellent Public System of Transport in Budapest.
It has BEEN, continues to be a MASSIVE “broadsheet” renovation of this much “Maligned” metro line in Budapest.
Was it COMMUNICATED to the general public from the outset of this M3 line Renovation, we would be without it FULLY operational for this longtivity of time ?
We know there has been contructual matters of disagreement but why – is it taking an extensive longer period of time, to be operating as a FULL line Service ?
When is it EXPECTED – 2023 / 2024 – to AGAIN be Fully operational ?
Clarification – communicated to Citizens – the expected time/date – when we and tourists, visitors to Budapest, can look forward to, the full operation of Metro 3.
DNH – engage a “Roving”Reporter to seek answers from the Government and “other” applicable parties, and publish an article of findings from your Investagatory undertaking as a Journalist.