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Budapest Mayor Tarlós: Metro Halt Would Create Chaos
- 15 Dec 2016 9:38 AM
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It could have unforeseeable political consequences if the M3 metro line were to be stopped before the commencement of renovation work due to safety risks, mayor István Tarlós told Inforádió Wednesday evening.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
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Two metro trains collided on Budapest’s M2 line early on Monday, injuring ten people, Máté Kisdi, a spokesman for Budapest’s disaster management authority said. The accident happened after one train travelling in the direction of Déli railway station caught up with and ran into the back of another. Both trains were carrying passengers.
An Advent Walk In Budapest
- 3 Dec 2016 7:50 AM
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As Christmas approaches, during the Advent season – with the help of colleagues at BDK Budapesti Dísz és Közvilágítási Kft – our beautiful capital city will once again be covered in holiday lights. A short walk will lead you to all of the most ornate locations in the city. Starting from the oasis of lights at Városháza (City Hall) park and walking to the Opera through Vörösmarty tér, Erzsébet ...
President Áder Vetoes Law On Erzsébet Square Transfer From Budapest To State
- 3 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
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President János Áder on Friday returned a law to parliament under which the ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square should have been transferred from the city to the Hungarian state. In his justification, the president said that a property transfer cannot be completed without consent from the municipality, adding that neither the city council nor the mayor of Budapest had been consulted ...
BKV Withdraws Metro Line Renovation Tender
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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Budapest public transport company BKV has withdrawn a tender for the renovation of the capital’s third metro, the latest issue of the Public Procurement Gazette shows. Mayor István Tarlós said ten days earlier that the city’s public procurement manager had recommended invalidating the tender because all of the bids were well over the projected budget. It also proposed launching a new procurement ...
Budapest Metro 3 Renovation To Wait Until June 2017
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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The renovation of Budapest’s busiest Metro Line 3, the running of which was interrupted recently due to emergency maintenance, is foreseen to start in June 2017, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday, according to reports.
Orbán’s Miniature Railway Runs Into Opposition In Etyek
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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Protests from residents of the village of Etyek in Fejér county have caused the temporary suspension of plans to connect the community to the town of Bicske with a miniature railway line, a pet project of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports Magyar Nemzet. According to the plans, rail would be run on the land and near the homes of Etyek residents, and in some cases train stops would be ...
LMP To Start Collecting Signatures Calling For Full-Scale Renovation Of M3
- 1 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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The opposition LMP party said it will collect signatures in the coming weeks to demand the full-scale renovation of Budapest’s metro 3 line, including the provision of wheelchair access. Giving a press conference at one of the metro stations of line 3 on Saturday, Antal Csárdi, a Budapest councillor of the party, said the government “is gambling with the lives of Budapest residents” when it ...
Public Procurement CTTEE Annuls Tender On Budapest Metro Replacement Buses
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
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The public procurements committee (KDB) has annulled a tender invited by the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) for replacement bus services to be used during the revamp of metro line 3 and fined BKK 40 million forints (EUR 130,000). BKK in July launched a tender procedure for 150 articulated buses to replace the third metro line during the project to renovate it.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós: Metro Halt Would Create Chaos
- 15 Dec 2016 9:38 AM
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It could have unforeseeable political consequences if the M3 metro line were to be stopped before the commencement of renovation work due to safety risks, mayor István Tarlós told Inforádió Wednesday evening.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
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Two metro trains collided on Budapest’s M2 line early on Monday, injuring ten people, Máté Kisdi, a spokesman for Budapest’s disaster management authority said. The accident happened after one train travelling in the direction of Déli railway station caught up with and ran into the back of another. Both trains were carrying passengers.
An Advent Walk In Budapest
- 3 Dec 2016 7:50 AM
- getting around
As Christmas approaches, during the Advent season – with the help of colleagues at BDK Budapesti Dísz és Közvilágítási Kft – our beautiful capital city will once again be covered in holiday lights. A short walk will lead you to all of the most ornate locations in the city. Starting from the oasis of lights at Városháza (City Hall) park and walking to the Opera through Vörösmarty tér, Erzsébet ...
President Áder Vetoes Law On Erzsébet Square Transfer From Budapest To State
- 3 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
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President János Áder on Friday returned a law to parliament under which the ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square should have been transferred from the city to the Hungarian state. In his justification, the president said that a property transfer cannot be completed without consent from the municipality, adding that neither the city council nor the mayor of Budapest had been consulted ...
BKV Withdraws Metro Line Renovation Tender
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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Budapest public transport company BKV has withdrawn a tender for the renovation of the capital’s third metro, the latest issue of the Public Procurement Gazette shows. Mayor István Tarlós said ten days earlier that the city’s public procurement manager had recommended invalidating the tender because all of the bids were well over the projected budget. It also proposed launching a new procurement ...
Budapest Metro 3 Renovation To Wait Until June 2017
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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The renovation of Budapest’s busiest Metro Line 3, the running of which was interrupted recently due to emergency maintenance, is foreseen to start in June 2017, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday, according to reports.
Orbán’s Miniature Railway Runs Into Opposition In Etyek
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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Protests from residents of the village of Etyek in Fejér county have caused the temporary suspension of plans to connect the community to the town of Bicske with a miniature railway line, a pet project of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports Magyar Nemzet. According to the plans, rail would be run on the land and near the homes of Etyek residents, and in some cases train stops would be ...
LMP To Start Collecting Signatures Calling For Full-Scale Renovation Of M3
- 1 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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The opposition LMP party said it will collect signatures in the coming weeks to demand the full-scale renovation of Budapest’s metro 3 line, including the provision of wheelchair access. Giving a press conference at one of the metro stations of line 3 on Saturday, Antal Csárdi, a Budapest councillor of the party, said the government “is gambling with the lives of Budapest residents” when it ...
Public Procurement CTTEE Annuls Tender On Budapest Metro Replacement Buses
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
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The public procurements committee (KDB) has annulled a tender invited by the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) for replacement bus services to be used during the revamp of metro line 3 and fined BKK 40 million forints (EUR 130,000). BKK in July launched a tender procedure for 150 articulated buses to replace the third metro line during the project to renovate it.