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Danish Firm To Study Congestion Fee In Budapest, Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
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The Budapest Transport Centre has signed a Ft 37.9 million contract with COWI Magyarország for counting traffic, analysing data and modelling the effects of a congestion fee. The Danish planning firm will have to interview drivers at 22 busy points of Budapest to gauge traffic in 38 intersections. They will also calculate the number of passengers on all trams and metro cars and on two busy HÉV ...
Baths Join Budapest Tourism Campaign
- 2 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
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BGYH, the company which runs Budapest’s city-owned thermal baths, has reached a strategic agreement with tourism promotion agency Magyar Turizmus. BGYH will be a main sponsor of the Budapest Winter Invitation campaign, which offers guests a free third or fourth night in a Budapest hotel along with free entry to the Széchenyi, Gellért, Rudas and Lukács baths.
Budapest Reduces Street Lighting
- 2 Aug 2012 1:40 AM
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The city of Budapest has begun to turn street lights on later than previously in the hope of saving Ft 66 million in the second half, news website Index reports. The city council made the decision on June 20, said city public lighting company BDK.
Budapest Airport Creates Park & Ride Facility
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
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Budapest Airport has converted the area in front of the now disused Terminal 1 into a Park and Ride facility, with parking for 128 vehicles, it was announced on Friday. The train station connecting Liszt Ferenc International Airport to the city’s Nyugati station is only a two-minute walk from the parking area, spokesman Mihály Hardy noted.
Trains To Become Cheaper Than Buses In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2012 10:30 AM
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The Development Ministry will overhaul public transport fares from September aimed at making train travel less expensive than bus transport. Although the ministry did not declare its policy explicitly, fares for bus travel will be more expensive than on the same routes covered by train, Népszabadság writes.
Ticket Inspector Assaulted In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
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The common-law partner of a public transport fare dodger assaulted a ticket inspector on a tram in Budapest on Monday, cutting his lip, the Budapest Transport Centre announced. A woman riding on tram 14 without a ticket was fined by an inspector at the Lehel tér terminus of the tram.
GPS Traffic Control For Budapest In 2013
- 12 Jul 2012 9:01 AM
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The Budapest transport centre (BKK) is to complete its Futár project, a GPS-based traffic control and passenger information system, by 2013 from Ft 6.7 billion in investment.
New BKV Boat Service In Budapest Started On 1 July
- 2 Jul 2012 9:04 AM
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City council approved a plan to have boats carry passengers on the Danube within Budapest as part of the public transport operations. The fee is Ft 400, but seasonal passes will be accepted. The ferry services started on July 1.
Szent Gellért Tér In Budapest Flooded
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
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Water gushed from two cracked mains on Orlay utca in the 11th District, flooding a large part of Szent Gellért tér Sunday afternoon, sources report. Traffic came to a standstill. Passengers were asked to get off BKV trams and buses. Police sealed off Bartók Béla út as far as Kosztolányi tér.
Danish Firm To Study Congestion Fee In Budapest, Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre has signed a Ft 37.9 million contract with COWI Magyarország for counting traffic, analysing data and modelling the effects of a congestion fee. The Danish planning firm will have to interview drivers at 22 busy points of Budapest to gauge traffic in 38 intersections. They will also calculate the number of passengers on all trams and metro cars and on two busy HÉV ...
Baths Join Budapest Tourism Campaign
- 2 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- getting around
BGYH, the company which runs Budapest’s city-owned thermal baths, has reached a strategic agreement with tourism promotion agency Magyar Turizmus. BGYH will be a main sponsor of the Budapest Winter Invitation campaign, which offers guests a free third or fourth night in a Budapest hotel along with free entry to the Széchenyi, Gellért, Rudas and Lukács baths.
Budapest Reduces Street Lighting
- 2 Aug 2012 1:40 AM
- getting around
The city of Budapest has begun to turn street lights on later than previously in the hope of saving Ft 66 million in the second half, news website Index reports. The city council made the decision on June 20, said city public lighting company BDK.
Budapest Airport Creates Park & Ride Facility
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Airport has converted the area in front of the now disused Terminal 1 into a Park and Ride facility, with parking for 128 vehicles, it was announced on Friday. The train station connecting Liszt Ferenc International Airport to the city’s Nyugati station is only a two-minute walk from the parking area, spokesman Mihály Hardy noted.
Trains To Become Cheaper Than Buses In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2012 10:30 AM
- getting around
The Development Ministry will overhaul public transport fares from September aimed at making train travel less expensive than bus transport. Although the ministry did not declare its policy explicitly, fares for bus travel will be more expensive than on the same routes covered by train, Népszabadság writes.
Ticket Inspector Assaulted In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The common-law partner of a public transport fare dodger assaulted a ticket inspector on a tram in Budapest on Monday, cutting his lip, the Budapest Transport Centre announced. A woman riding on tram 14 without a ticket was fined by an inspector at the Lehel tér terminus of the tram.
GPS Traffic Control For Budapest In 2013
- 12 Jul 2012 9:01 AM
- getting around
The Budapest transport centre (BKK) is to complete its Futár project, a GPS-based traffic control and passenger information system, by 2013 from Ft 6.7 billion in investment.
New BKV Boat Service In Budapest Started On 1 July
- 2 Jul 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
City council approved a plan to have boats carry passengers on the Danube within Budapest as part of the public transport operations. The fee is Ft 400, but seasonal passes will be accepted. The ferry services started on July 1.
Szent Gellért Tér In Budapest Flooded
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Water gushed from two cracked mains on Orlay utca in the 11th District, flooding a large part of Szent Gellért tér Sunday afternoon, sources report. Traffic came to a standstill. Passengers were asked to get off BKV trams and buses. Police sealed off Bartók Béla út as far as Kosztolányi tér.