Busy Budapest railway station to be closed for 2 weekends
During two weekends in April, the Déli railway station will be closed for complex maintenance. The works at the Budapest railway station will be noisy during the day and night.
Maintenance work at Budapest railway station
On two weekends in April, on the 6th and 7th, and on the 13th and 14th, complex maintenance will be carried out at the Déli railway station, the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) said in a statement.
Due to the restriction, train services will be suspended on Saturday and Sunday, with most trains arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld instead of Déli station and departing from there to rural and suburban destinations.
The works will be noisy during the day and night, so the railway company asks for the patience and understanding of people living in the area around the Budapest railway station.
Some Friday evening and Monday morning trains will also be affected. Replacement buses will run all day between Déli station and Budapest-Kelenföld station, departing every half hour from dawn until late evening.
The changed timetables are now available on the MÁV website, as well as in the timetable search engines and the MÁV app.
Significant changes at Déli station
Maintenance work will be carried out on and around the tracks of the passenger station and the track network used for the storage and preparation of trains at the Budapest railway station over the two weekends in question, from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday, 24.hu quotes MÁV.
It is also reported that during the complete closure, rail replacement, replacement of switch parts, replacement of 280 tonnes of crushed stone in the ballast, maintenance of the overhead line and the safety equipment, and the installation of new concrete sleepers on a 200-metre section will be carried out.
Green areas in the immediate vicinity of the railway track will be cleared of plant waste, and lighting throughout the station will be improved and upgraded.
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