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Budapest Fővám Square Stop On 4th Metro Ready For Service
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
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The authorities have issued an operating permit for the Fővám Square stop of Budapest’s new fourth metro line, now remaining only one stop without a permit, the Mayor’s Office said on Thursday. The Fővám Square stop in central Budapest will serve the Corvinus University, the local Great Market Hall and tram lines.
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
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The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.
New Metro Line Stations In Budapest Nearly Ready
- 9 Jan 2014 10:35 AM
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The March 31 deadline for opening Budapest’s fourth metro line can be met, government commissioner Imre Pesti said yesterday after visiting all of the stations on the line. He stressed that safety is the most important consideration, so faultless test runs will be required.
Organisers Of European Mobility Week In Hungary Awarded
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
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It was thanks to the organisers’ outstanding performance among others that a record number of Hungarian local authorities registered on the international website of the one-week campaign this year. There were 129 local authorities altogether to join the series of events in September, whereby Hungary came third among the 47 registering countries, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner ...
Test Runs Without Passengers Start On Metro Line M4
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
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The construction project of metro line M4 has reached its final phase: the period of the so-called White Tests, i.e. test runs on the entire line with the trains without passengers. Until November 2013 Siemens, the manufacturer of the signalling system will carry out continuous testing then from December onwards the future operator, BKV will take over the testing process. Beginning in January ...
Surface Reinstatement Of Fővám tér & Kálvin Tér In Budapest Complete
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
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The surface reinstatement of the Fővám tér and Kálvin tér related to the M4 Project has been completed. Following technical handover, both squares in their entirety – except the metro exits – are returned to pedestrians. The completion of the works, the road building and the construction of the catenary, has made it possible for the no. 83 trolley to run along its original route.
Accident Investigation & Rescue Exercise Organised By Railway Company In Hungary
- 21 Jun 2013 7:00 AM
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Railway professionals and ambulance, police and fire service representatives also participated in the rescue exercise organised by GYSEV Zrt. in Sopron on 19 June 2013. During the simulation a yard locomotive collided with two motor vehicles. As Mr Zoltán Schváb, Deputy State Secretary for Transport under the Ministry of National Development emphasized at the venue, similar exercises are ...
Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding - 14 June Noon
- 14 Jun 2013 10:10 AM
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Upper embankment roads are reopened to road traffic – flood traffic update summary. On 11 June 2013, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós ordered BKK, Municipal Disaster Management, Budapest Sewage Works, Budapest Transport Company BKV and the Budapest Police to jointly assess the situation at Batthyány tér and decide on how to alleviate the traffic restrictions affecting Budapest residents in line with ...
Updated on 14 June 8 pm: Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding
- 14 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
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Upper embankment roads are reopened to road traffic – flood traffic update summary:
After the technical assessment by BKK and BKV professionals suburban railway H5 runs on its full route to Batthyány tér terminus from 12:00 noon on 14 June 2013 and the service of replacement bus H5 is suspended. Suburban railway H5 runs from Békásmegyer/Szentendre to Batthyány tér according to its regular ...
Budapest Fővám Square Stop On 4th Metro Ready For Service
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The authorities have issued an operating permit for the Fővám Square stop of Budapest’s new fourth metro line, now remaining only one stop without a permit, the Mayor’s Office said on Thursday. The Fővám Square stop in central Budapest will serve the Corvinus University, the local Great Market Hall and tram lines.
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
- getting around
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.
New Metro Line Stations In Budapest Nearly Ready
- 9 Jan 2014 10:35 AM
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The March 31 deadline for opening Budapest’s fourth metro line can be met, government commissioner Imre Pesti said yesterday after visiting all of the stations on the line. He stressed that safety is the most important consideration, so faultless test runs will be required.
Organisers Of European Mobility Week In Hungary Awarded
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
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It was thanks to the organisers’ outstanding performance among others that a record number of Hungarian local authorities registered on the international website of the one-week campaign this year. There were 129 local authorities altogether to join the series of events in September, whereby Hungary came third among the 47 registering countries, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner ...
Test Runs Without Passengers Start On Metro Line M4
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The construction project of metro line M4 has reached its final phase: the period of the so-called White Tests, i.e. test runs on the entire line with the trains without passengers. Until November 2013 Siemens, the manufacturer of the signalling system will carry out continuous testing then from December onwards the future operator, BKV will take over the testing process. Beginning in January ...
Surface Reinstatement Of Fővám tér & Kálvin Tér In Budapest Complete
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The surface reinstatement of the Fővám tér and Kálvin tér related to the M4 Project has been completed. Following technical handover, both squares in their entirety – except the metro exits – are returned to pedestrians. The completion of the works, the road building and the construction of the catenary, has made it possible for the no. 83 trolley to run along its original route.
Accident Investigation & Rescue Exercise Organised By Railway Company In Hungary
- 21 Jun 2013 7:00 AM
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Railway professionals and ambulance, police and fire service representatives also participated in the rescue exercise organised by GYSEV Zrt. in Sopron on 19 June 2013. During the simulation a yard locomotive collided with two motor vehicles. As Mr Zoltán Schváb, Deputy State Secretary for Transport under the Ministry of National Development emphasized at the venue, similar exercises are ...
Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding - 14 June Noon
- 14 Jun 2013 10:10 AM
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Upper embankment roads are reopened to road traffic – flood traffic update summary. On 11 June 2013, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós ordered BKK, Municipal Disaster Management, Budapest Sewage Works, Budapest Transport Company BKV and the Budapest Police to jointly assess the situation at Batthyány tér and decide on how to alleviate the traffic restrictions affecting Budapest residents in line with ...
Updated on 14 June 8 pm: Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding
- 14 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
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Upper embankment roads are reopened to road traffic – flood traffic update summary:
After the technical assessment by BKK and BKV professionals suburban railway H5 runs on its full route to Batthyány tér terminus from 12:00 noon on 14 June 2013 and the service of replacement bus H5 is suspended. Suburban railway H5 runs from Békásmegyer/Szentendre to Batthyány tér according to its regular ...