Passenger Test - Runs To Start On 4th Metro In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
The authorities have issued an operation permit for the last Metro 4 underground station, the Mayor’s Office said on Tuesday. Now that the Kelenföld station in the south of the city has received the all-clear, all stops are ready for a passenger test-run, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said in a statement.
The fourth line is scheduled to be put into full service on March 31, 2014. He noted that some finishing touches are still to be made at the station which has a 250-metre platform just 16 metres below ground, and these are expected to be completed in February.
The 4th metro line will connect the southern part of Buda with northeast Budapest. The final cost of the project is estimated at about 453 billion (EUR 1.5bn) forints.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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