249 result(s) for bkv
Xpat Report: Authorities Allegedly Bribed BKV Suspect
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ernő Mesterházy, one of the main suspects in the high-profile BKV case and the former senior advisor to Gábor Demszky, said in his written statement during Thursday's hearing that the investigation authority had committed crimes during a previous hearing.
Identity Card To Double As BKV Pass In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet plans to introduce an identity card in 2014 for Budapest residents which will also be a BKV pass, Népszabadság reports. The card will carry all data now featured on separate cards, such as address, social insurance and tax numbers, under an agreement reached by the Administration Ministry and the Budapest Transport Centre.
Ticket Inspectors In Budapest Should Be Armed To The Teeth – BKV Unions Demand
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ticket inspectors, curiously referred to as “controllers” in Hungary, are demanding self-defense weapons such as pepper spray due to the rise in atrocities comitted during their controlling, says Metro Union leader Attila Gulyas, according to Blikk. As many as 60 attacks have occured just this year, including the one last Wednesday, when a female controller was pushed to the ground causing ...
Budapest Transportation Center Paints Dark Blue Buses Light Blue
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Although not one of the buses in question, those in Budapest will take on a similar color. Budapest Transportation Center (BKK) plans to replace all buses roaming the Gulash Capital’s streets will be impossible, considering the current measures taken by its leadership, according to the Urban and Suburban Transport Association “VEKE.”
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.
Congestion Fee Replacement Needed By End Of Summer In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The congestion fee will need to be replaced in the agreement on BKV funding between the cabinet and Budapest, mayor Istvan Tarlos told Inforadio last week. There are several alternatives to make up for the congestion fee, which was thrown out by Parliament last Friday, he said, including reassigning parking fees from Budapest to the district councils and modifying distribution of the local trade ...
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.
Budapest Public Transport Company BKV Tests Electric Bus
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The public transport company BKV is testing an electrically driven bus in Budapest for several weeks. Passengers can try the new bus in southern Buda and in the downtown area from Wednesday, the Budapest transport centre BKK and the BKV said in a joint statement on Monday.
Cabinet Provides Budapest Transport Company BKV Guarantees
- 6 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet has agreed to provide a full guarantee for financing the BKV after the city agreed on extending refinancing of the public transport company's Ft 63 billion debt with seven banks last week. The decision was made just before a Ft 48 billion BKV loan come due.
Xpat Report: Authorities Allegedly Bribed BKV Suspect
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ernő Mesterházy, one of the main suspects in the high-profile BKV case and the former senior advisor to Gábor Demszky, said in his written statement during Thursday's hearing that the investigation authority had committed crimes during a previous hearing.
Identity Card To Double As BKV Pass In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet plans to introduce an identity card in 2014 for Budapest residents which will also be a BKV pass, Népszabadság reports. The card will carry all data now featured on separate cards, such as address, social insurance and tax numbers, under an agreement reached by the Administration Ministry and the Budapest Transport Centre.
Ticket Inspectors In Budapest Should Be Armed To The Teeth – BKV Unions Demand
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ticket inspectors, curiously referred to as “controllers” in Hungary, are demanding self-defense weapons such as pepper spray due to the rise in atrocities comitted during their controlling, says Metro Union leader Attila Gulyas, according to Blikk. As many as 60 attacks have occured just this year, including the one last Wednesday, when a female controller was pushed to the ground causing ...
Budapest Transportation Center Paints Dark Blue Buses Light Blue
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Although not one of the buses in question, those in Budapest will take on a similar color. Budapest Transportation Center (BKK) plans to replace all buses roaming the Gulash Capital’s streets will be impossible, considering the current measures taken by its leadership, according to the Urban and Suburban Transport Association “VEKE.”
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.
Congestion Fee Replacement Needed By End Of Summer In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The congestion fee will need to be replaced in the agreement on BKV funding between the cabinet and Budapest, mayor Istvan Tarlos told Inforadio last week. There are several alternatives to make up for the congestion fee, which was thrown out by Parliament last Friday, he said, including reassigning parking fees from Budapest to the district councils and modifying distribution of the local trade ...
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.
Budapest Public Transport Company BKV Tests Electric Bus
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The public transport company BKV is testing an electrically driven bus in Budapest for several weeks. Passengers can try the new bus in southern Buda and in the downtown area from Wednesday, the Budapest transport centre BKK and the BKV said in a joint statement on Monday.
Cabinet Provides Budapest Transport Company BKV Guarantees
- 6 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet has agreed to provide a full guarantee for financing the BKV after the city agreed on extending refinancing of the public transport company's Ft 63 billion debt with seven banks last week. The decision was made just before a Ft 48 billion BKV loan come due.