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More Details Of Extra Train Fares Emerge In Hungary
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
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More information on the extra fares payable for travelling on fast trains was revealed by Development Ministry state secretary for infrastructure Pál Völner on Tuesday. A new development is that people aged under 6 and over 65 years of age, who are otherwise entitled to free rail travel, will only be able to use the affected trains if they buy a monthly pass for Ft 1,500.
New Bus Already Vandalised In Budapest
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
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A group of seven people has vandalised one of the new Mercedes Citaro buses that was put into service in the first days of May, causing Ft 250,000 worth of damage, the Budapest Transport Centre told MTI on Thursday.
Kapsch Makes Lowest Bid For Hungary's MÁV Telecoms Contract
- 2 May 2013 8:59 AM
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Kapsch Carrier Com, teaming up with state-owned MVM Ovit, has filed the lowest bid, of Ft 19.8 billion, in the tender to establish the new GSM-R system for railway communications, Napi Gazdaság has learned.
Rákóczi Statue Temporarily Leaving Kossuth Tér In Budapest
- 30 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
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The statue of Prince Ferenc Rákóczi II on Kossuth tér is to be taken away temporarily. The statue will return to the square but it is being removed due to the renovation of the square. Reconstruction of the square is to be completed by next March.
Google Street View Hungary Now Online
- 25 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
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Google Street View for Hungary went online yesterday, the 50th country in which the service is available. Google Street View first attempted the project in 2009 but had to stop due to objections from the privacy ombudsman.
Budapest Imposes New Taxi Regulations, Higher Fares
- 11 Apr 2013 10:03 AM
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City council yesterday approved new regulations for Budapest taxis, mandating black-and-yellow colours and modern amenities. Taxis should not be more than 10 years old, from September of next year but older taxis can remain in service until July 1, 2015, if they pass annual tests.
Public Lighting Will Not Be Confiscated In Budapest
- 6 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
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Fidesz MP and Budapest deputy mayor István György has withdrawn his bill submitted last week on transferring all public lighting systems to the state or local governments.
Fourth Metro Line In Budapest Structurally Ready
- 18 Feb 2013 10:02 AM
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The fourth metro line is more or less structurally ready and only minor works are under way, mayor István Tarlós said on Wednesday as he opened an underground garage on Rákóczi tér in the Eighth District. He said the expected overall cost of the first section of the metro project will be Ft 452 billion, rather than the anticipated Ft 373 billion.
Sightseeing Buses In Legal Limbo In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
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The city of Budapest cancelled the operating licences of the four sightseeing bus companies in the capital from January 1 and extended them until March 30, due to an amendment of the law on national assets. The new regulation states that the operation of bus lines must be a monopoly of local governments.
More Details Of Extra Train Fares Emerge In Hungary
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
More information on the extra fares payable for travelling on fast trains was revealed by Development Ministry state secretary for infrastructure Pál Völner on Tuesday. A new development is that people aged under 6 and over 65 years of age, who are otherwise entitled to free rail travel, will only be able to use the affected trains if they buy a monthly pass for Ft 1,500.
New Bus Already Vandalised In Budapest
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
A group of seven people has vandalised one of the new Mercedes Citaro buses that was put into service in the first days of May, causing Ft 250,000 worth of damage, the Budapest Transport Centre told MTI on Thursday.
Kapsch Makes Lowest Bid For Hungary's MÁV Telecoms Contract
- 2 May 2013 8:59 AM
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Kapsch Carrier Com, teaming up with state-owned MVM Ovit, has filed the lowest bid, of Ft 19.8 billion, in the tender to establish the new GSM-R system for railway communications, Napi Gazdaság has learned.
Rákóczi Statue Temporarily Leaving Kossuth Tér In Budapest
- 30 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The statue of Prince Ferenc Rákóczi II on Kossuth tér is to be taken away temporarily. The statue will return to the square but it is being removed due to the renovation of the square. Reconstruction of the square is to be completed by next March.
Google Street View Hungary Now Online
- 25 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
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Google Street View for Hungary went online yesterday, the 50th country in which the service is available. Google Street View first attempted the project in 2009 but had to stop due to objections from the privacy ombudsman.
Budapest Imposes New Taxi Regulations, Higher Fares
- 11 Apr 2013 10:03 AM
- getting around
City council yesterday approved new regulations for Budapest taxis, mandating black-and-yellow colours and modern amenities. Taxis should not be more than 10 years old, from September of next year but older taxis can remain in service until July 1, 2015, if they pass annual tests.
Public Lighting Will Not Be Confiscated In Budapest
- 6 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Fidesz MP and Budapest deputy mayor István György has withdrawn his bill submitted last week on transferring all public lighting systems to the state or local governments.
Fourth Metro Line In Budapest Structurally Ready
- 18 Feb 2013 10:02 AM
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The fourth metro line is more or less structurally ready and only minor works are under way, mayor István Tarlós said on Wednesday as he opened an underground garage on Rákóczi tér in the Eighth District. He said the expected overall cost of the first section of the metro project will be Ft 452 billion, rather than the anticipated Ft 373 billion.
Sightseeing Buses In Legal Limbo In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
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The city of Budapest cancelled the operating licences of the four sightseeing bus companies in the capital from January 1 and extended them until March 30, due to an amendment of the law on national assets. The new regulation states that the operation of bus lines must be a monopoly of local governments.