Budapest M3 metro renovation: two new stations open in January!

Serious changes are coming to Budapest, affecting almost all public transport users. Many people travel on the M3 metro every day. The fact that it is under renovation has not changed this. Now, passengers are getting two metro stations back in January. Read on to learn the details.

We are getting Deák Ferenc Square and Ferenciek Square back

The handover procedures will start within days at the Deák Ferenc Square and Ferenciek Square stations. The mechanical and electrical equipment is already operational and the testing of the heat and smoke extraction systems has been successfully completed. Renovation work is still ongoing at four other locations: Lehel Square, Nyugati railway station, Arany János Street, Nagyvárad Square stations. The final touches are being put to the installation of the lifts on Dózsa György Street.

Nagyvárad Square and Lehel Square have to be completed in a year

“Since the beginning of the reconstruction, Nagyvárad Square and Lehel Square have played a key role in maintaining passenger traffic, as this is where trains have turned around. The two stations were only closed in May this year, so they will need to be renewed in a year. There are still a number of tasks to be completed in the operational areas, but the passenger areas are already showing signs of change, with the paving elements giving a hint of the future look of the stations,” the Budapest Transport Company (BKV Zrt.) said in a statement.

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Nyugati railway station and Arany János Street will be ready next March

Passenger services at Nyugati railway station and Arany János Street metro stations are expected to resume next March, with renovation work proceeding on schedule. The mechanical equipment – mist extinguishers, heat and smoke extraction systems, noise attenuators – has already been installed. The passenger areas are also slowly being improved.

At the Nyugati railway station, a few pieces of cladding are peeking out here and there, revealing that the Corvin Quarter’s space station theme is continuing at this station. The glass wall of the Arany János Street station’s surface building has been given a mosaic-like pattern, and the roof is covered with a green area of drought-tolerant plants.

The left track has already been completely renewed, and trains travelling northbound will reach Budapest Transport Company (BKV Zrt.)’s Kőér Street depot. On the right track, the track upgrading is still ongoing for about 3.5 km.

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Check out what’s happening behind the scenes!

On the southern section, the metro currently runs between Kőbánya-Kispest and Kálvin Square. However, trains have to turn around at Deák Ferenc Square in order to serve the passenger traffic. To find out what’s happening behind the scenes and how work is progressing on the construction site, see BKV’s video and photo compilation from late October 2022

The video

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Source: bkv.hu