Emergency call posts in Budapest to be abolished

According to the Mayor’s Office, in 2022, there were only 48 real requests for assistance from the posts. As a result, the city authorities did not want to extend or renew the operating contract.

“Under the current social circumstances, the 132 emergency call poles set up in 2015-16 at the capital’s busy intersections did not meet the needs of the population”, and will therefore be dismantled. This is what the capital’s municipality said in response to a request from Népszava.

At the orange posts, you could call the emergency number 112. When the first pole was inaugurated in Deák Square in 2015, then-mayor István Tarlós said that 186 poles would be erected, which would be able to broadcast wifi and take panoramic pictures.

According to the capital, the posts cost HUF 316 million (EUR 823,000) (2015 prices) to design and install, and HUF 1.5 million (EUR 3,900) per month to operate.