Budapest

Hungary (Europe)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	02.05.1896
Network length	33 km (20.51 mi)
Number of stations	42 (40*)
Number of lines	3
Stations per line	14.00
Avg. station distance*	0.83 km (0.51 mi)
Avg. line length	11.00 km (6.84 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	Metro
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Right
Air-conditioned trains	No
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:

Budapest

Hungary's capital boasts the first subway on the European continent. Stations are clean, the ones on the 'Földalatti' line built in 1986 have been beautifully restored, and some of the newer ones are also quite nice to look at.

Photo [natureblink.com]: Hösök Tere station, built in 1896.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

"[Dong-ding] Tessek vigyazni, az ajtok zarodnak" ("Please be careful, the doors are closing"), pre-recorded male voice (mp3 from metrobudapest.fw.hu). In refurbished trains there's a female voice: "[Dong-ding] Kerem vigyazzanak, az ajtok zarodnak" (meaning the same, mp3 from freeweb.hu).

Metro Museums

Millennium Underground Museum. Exhibition about metro construction, its achievements, and future. Since 1975. Location: Abandoned underpass in the Deák Ferenc tér metro station.
Address: Budapest, Deák tér, metro station.
Hours: From 10:00 to 17:00 daily - except Mondays. Admission: 270 Ft.
Reference: bkv.hu (official website).

Urban Public Transport Museum Szentendre. Displaying suburban railway relics. Since 1992.
Address: 2000 Szentendre, Dózsa Gy. út, suburban railway station (in front of Volán bus station, to the left).
Hours: From April to October between 10:00 and 17:00 daily, except Mondays. Admission: 270 Ft.
Reference: bkv.hu (official website).

Useful Links for Budapest Metro

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City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
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Wikipedia page
Budapest city information (Wikipedia)

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