Great news! One of Budapest’s metro lines will soon be extended
Passengers will be able to travel all the way to the Déli railway station in Budapest on HÉV without having to transfer at the current terminus of the M2 metro line at Örs vezér Square. This means that it will be less complicated to reach destinations like Gödöllő and Csömör.
Facebook/ Gödöllői Királyi Kastély – Royal Palace of Gödöllő
The program aims to create fast, transfer-free transport between downtown Budapest, the outer districts (Xth, XIVth and XVIth) and Csömör, Gödöllő, Kistarcsa, Kerepes, Mogyoród. The current metro line will be connected to the HÉV line, ensuring more convenient travelling conditions for those living in the outskirts. This also means that visiting the Royal Palace of Gödöllő will be much simpler.
Fewer traffic problems in certain places of Budapest
Photo: BKK
According to Világgazdaság, the project concerning the public transportation of four districts of Budapest will be funded by the EU. Design contracts may be concluded in the first half of next year, and the design process may take two to three years. After that, the implementation of the project itself will begin.
Visuals, Örs Vezer Square. Photo: BKK
As Péter Kovács, the mayor of the XVIth district said, the future developments will solve one of the biggest traffic problems in the district, as level crossings on the HÉV line, which often cause 8-10 minute waits, will be eliminated. In addition to surface traffic, the trains will run underground and on overpasses. Apart from ensuring faster transit, the investments will also be significant in protecting the environment.
Photo: facebook.com/vitezydavid
Kristóf Szatmáry, a member of parliament, added that the goal is to improve public transportation in the XVIth district of Budapest, which is a defining factor in its history. It should be implemented in such a way that it creates the most ideal conditions for the people living in the district. The investment will have a beneficial effect on the value of real estate and the development of public areas in the district as well.
H5 HÉV. Source: bkk.hu
Travelling in Budapest with a County or Hungary pass
From the beginning of March, a new, improved system of public transportation prices and passes is available in Hungary. County and Hungary passes (Vármegye- és Országbérlet) are available to purchase currently, which means that you are not able to buy kilometre-based tickets anymore. The simplification includes the reduction of the number of discounts available. Passengers have two options: either buying a full-price ticket or one with a 90% discount, for example, the latter will be available for students, making public transport very cheap.
Discounts also include free travel for families raising three or more kids, and people under 14 and above 65 can travel freely too. Moreover, young people between 14 and 25 can buy tickets for a 50% discount. Students travel with a 90% discount regardless of their age.
Read also:
- Brand new north-south metro line in Budapest may become reality soon – Read here
- Dubai in Hungary: Budapest’s over 100-year-old metro line may be extended
please make a donation here
Hot news
Steven Bartlett at SIBF 2024: From business success to fatherhood dreams
Ukrainian county inhabited by Hungarians, Transcarpathia, under Russian attack!
Hungary’s universities break through in 2024 Shanghai Rankings—Which ones are top 200?
Slovak PM Fico may sacrifice his good relations with PM Orbán to keep his governing coalition
Orbán cabinet: Hungary can receive 6.61 billion euros from the EU in 2025
Experience the magic of Zagreb’s Christmas market with a special train from Hungary!
2 Comments
“the project concerning the public transportation of four districts of Budapest will be funded by the EU”
In other words, almost all of it will be money Hungary had paid into the E.U. and is now “graciously” getting it back.
Hungary, under Orban – the Fidesz Government, if they are expelled or decide to leave the European Union, the subject of this article, in any case would not HAPPEN inside the next decade, without European Union Funding – it WILL never happen in Budapest, Hungary.
REMEMBER – the gross negligence in the PRIORITIZATION process(s) of the Orban – Fidesz Government – has been APPALLING.
Football fields over Education.
Sports Stadiums over Hospital(s) – Public Health Services.
The LIST is SHAMEFUL – saturated with dismissive attention by the Orban – Fidesz Government – to the NEEDS of every day life of Hungarians.
The rolling stock of this “Pie in the Sky” extension of the M2 – wonder who would get the TOTAL contract(s) ?
Surely – it just wouldn’t HAPPEN as it would – if it did eventuate – get contracted to Russia or China.
Orban – Fidesz Government, would NOT bother to look else-wear – as the palms of there hands, would again be WELL oiled.
Russian – second hand “crap” or rubbish rolling stock – summers COMING, get ready for our “ridership” in the Sauna Carriages – don’t forget the MASSIVE cost(s) since purchase – they have “bleed” tax payers money.
Don’t THINK – if Hungary remains a Member of the 27 country’s of the European Union – which they won’t, don’t think, in a decade or longer, the contracts going to Russia and China – would bring 😃😃😃 – out of Brussels.
Propaganda – we know the Orban – Fidesz Government use constantly of it – the deflection of the PRESSURIZATION – on Orban, his Fidesz Government, the “collapsing” Economy and Infrastructure of Hungary, building on Orban by the word, he has set about – the distillation of DEMOCRACY, returning Hungary, to a communistic governed by law country, his building partnership(s) and relationship(s) – with China & Russia – that has DELIVERED, after 14 years in Government, this country, the HUMONGOUS mess we are IN.
There will be NO investment from the WEST into Hungary.
Orban – the BASTARDIZATION – carried out and through the Policies of the Orban – Fidesz Government – the Sell-Off – the disposing of assets of the Hungarian population / citizens of Hungary, to China & Russia – Unacceptable.