Addressing the project launch, the mayor noted that trams were a key plank of Budapest’s public transport system compared with other European cities.

“We are still not satisfied and want to make further and further developments,” he added.

The new line and other parts of the project co-financed by the European Union will link parts of the city that already have a metro service, but the route his high-capacity and needs services above ground, he said.

Karácsony said the project would involve refurbishing the area in front of Nyugati railway station, including the demolition of a notorious overpass next to the station building.

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