Budapest transport radically changes in two weeks

Ferenciek Square (Ferenciek tere) and Deák Ferenc Square (Deák Ferenc tér) stations open to passenger traffic on 23 January. The opening will radically change Budapest transport. The M3 metro renovation is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2023, Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) reported.

As of 23 January, people can finally take the metro from Kőbánya-Kispest to Deák Ferenc Square. This will enable passengers to reach the city centre, the M1 underground and the M2 metro line from South Pest without having to change vehicles. A replacement bus will continue to run between Deák Ferenc Square and the Göncz Árpád City Centre. However, metros will not stop at Nagyvárad (Nagyvárad tér) Square due to station renovation work, wrote 24.hu.

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There will be alternative connections available from the North and South Pest areas, bypassing the metro.

The renovation is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2023, with the metro running on the entire line from mid-March. The last stations (Nagyvárad Square and Lehel Square) to be renovated will be open to passengers from mid-May.

Budapest transport changes

Changes to M3 metro services from Tuesday 24 January will affect both day and night services. Throughout the day, the metro operates in two sections, between Kőbánya-Kispest and Deák Ferenc Square, and between Göncz Árpád City Centre and Újpest City Centre. The M3 metro bus service will continue to be available between Deák Ferenc tér and Göncz Árpád City Centre, and the M3A metro bus service will also run between Nyugati Pályaudvar and Göncz Árpád City Centre.

On weekday evenings and weekends, the metro will continue to run between Göncz Árpád City Centre and Újpest City Centre. Passengers can board the M3 replacement bus between Kőbánya-Kispest and Göncz Árpád City Centre.

At Nagyvárad Square, the operation of the metro between Kőbánya-Kispest and Deák Ferenc Square will be halted for a while. This is due to the renovation of the station, as we wrote earlier. The area around the square can be reached by the M30 replacement bus from Népliget, the 2M and 24 trams from the city centre and Keleti Railway Station. From Semmelweis Clinics, people can reach the destination on foot or by bicycle, for example, MOL Bubi.

An alternative for avoiding the traffic

An alternative for metro services and other BKK public transport services is using MOL Bubi, now, with its modified system from 19 January. Simultaneously, the service will be developed as well.

As we wrote earlier, the fee for the monthly pass will be HUF 1,000 (EUR 2.50), and the fee for the annual pass will cost HUF 8,500 (EUR 21.29). The minute-based fee will be HUF 40 (EUR 0.10) from January 2023, while the free 30-minute bike use remains unchanged. According to the system, two bikes are permitted to be used when purchasing a monthly and annual pass so far – in line with the international practice -, while a minute-based fee will be calculated for the second bike, BKK.hu wrote.

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Source: 24.hu