934 result(s) for budapest metro
Budapest To Join ‘Under 2 MOU’ Climate Protection Initiative
- 3 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest plans to join the international climate protection initiative “Under 2 MOU”, the metropolitan council’s general assembly meeting decided. The alliance was set up at the initiative of California and Baden- Wurttemberg by the leaders of twelve regions around the world in May this year. The participants undertake to reduce green-house gas emissions from 1990’s level by 80% by the year 2050.
Budapest Public Transport To Pilot E-Tickets From December 2015
- 28 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- getting around
The gradual introduction of electronic ticketing starts in December this year with over 1,500 employees of the Budapest transport centre (BKK) to receive an electronic card at the start of the month, business daily Világgazdaság said. People over 65 will receive e-tickets next, to be followed by annual pass holders and Budapest pass holders.
Budapest Public Transport: "In Public Transport Community Matters"
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
It is of paramount importance that passengers pay attention to each other, especially to disabled passengers with special needs also when using public transport services. BKK’s new campaign, which is symbolised by a teddy bear is targeting this objective. BKK made a cooperative agreement with the National Council of Disabled Persons’ Organisations and launched the campaign based on this ...
New P&R Car Park At Kelenföld In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
A second P&R car park was opened at the Kelenföld terminal of the fourth metro line yesterday, offering 485 parking spaces, Budapest transport centre BKK announced. Four P&R car parks will be built by the end of 2016 with total capacity of nearly 1,500 cars. Most of the costs have been paid by the EU. The ten-month long construction of the car park cost Ft 273 million, which will probably be ...
Masses Of Mourners At Budapest French Institute
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people gathered together early in the evening on Saturday outside the French Institute in Budapest, at the commemoration held in tribute to the victims of the Friday attacks in Paris. Minister of Justice László Trócsányi reiterated that it was less than a year ago when he attended a similar commemoration here, in January, after the attack on the French satirical weekly magazine ...
Updated: Smog Alert In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Smog alert was cancelled on Tuesday 10 November. A smog alert entered into force on Sunday for the city of Budapest until further notice. As a result, the most polluting cars, fitted with black environmental stickers (pictured), may not use streets between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The restriction does not apply to the M0 motorway nor to those roads linking Nagykovácsi and Remeteszõlõs to the city ...
Wagner: Tannhäuser, Mupa Budapest, 31 October
- 29 Oct 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Richard Wagner‘s masterpiece returns to the Metropolitan Opera after a gap of more than a decade. The New York theatre's relationship with its music director James Levine is unique in the almost 140-year history of the Met, and probably of the world: the 72-year-old conductor has conducted a total of some 2,500 performances of nearly 90 operas here since his debut in 1971.
HUF 60bn Billion For Budapest HÉV Upgrade
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A proposal has been drawn up for upgrading the HÉV suburban rail carriages at a cost of Ft 60 billion, mayor István Tarlós announced on Friday. The upgrade of about 300 carriages could be carried out by the city’s own company, therefore no public procurement tender would be needed. The complete overhaul of the inside of the carriages would cost Ft 30 billion and the renewal of the infrastructure, ...
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
Budapest To Join ‘Under 2 MOU’ Climate Protection Initiative
- 3 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest plans to join the international climate protection initiative “Under 2 MOU”, the metropolitan council’s general assembly meeting decided. The alliance was set up at the initiative of California and Baden- Wurttemberg by the leaders of twelve regions around the world in May this year. The participants undertake to reduce green-house gas emissions from 1990’s level by 80% by the year 2050.
Budapest Public Transport To Pilot E-Tickets From December 2015
- 28 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- getting around
The gradual introduction of electronic ticketing starts in December this year with over 1,500 employees of the Budapest transport centre (BKK) to receive an electronic card at the start of the month, business daily Világgazdaság said. People over 65 will receive e-tickets next, to be followed by annual pass holders and Budapest pass holders.
Budapest Public Transport: "In Public Transport Community Matters"
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
It is of paramount importance that passengers pay attention to each other, especially to disabled passengers with special needs also when using public transport services. BKK’s new campaign, which is symbolised by a teddy bear is targeting this objective. BKK made a cooperative agreement with the National Council of Disabled Persons’ Organisations and launched the campaign based on this ...
New P&R Car Park At Kelenföld In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
A second P&R car park was opened at the Kelenföld terminal of the fourth metro line yesterday, offering 485 parking spaces, Budapest transport centre BKK announced. Four P&R car parks will be built by the end of 2016 with total capacity of nearly 1,500 cars. Most of the costs have been paid by the EU. The ten-month long construction of the car park cost Ft 273 million, which will probably be ...
Masses Of Mourners At Budapest French Institute
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people gathered together early in the evening on Saturday outside the French Institute in Budapest, at the commemoration held in tribute to the victims of the Friday attacks in Paris. Minister of Justice László Trócsányi reiterated that it was less than a year ago when he attended a similar commemoration here, in January, after the attack on the French satirical weekly magazine ...
Updated: Smog Alert In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Smog alert was cancelled on Tuesday 10 November. A smog alert entered into force on Sunday for the city of Budapest until further notice. As a result, the most polluting cars, fitted with black environmental stickers (pictured), may not use streets between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The restriction does not apply to the M0 motorway nor to those roads linking Nagykovácsi and Remeteszõlõs to the city ...
Wagner: Tannhäuser, Mupa Budapest, 31 October
- 29 Oct 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Richard Wagner‘s masterpiece returns to the Metropolitan Opera after a gap of more than a decade. The New York theatre's relationship with its music director James Levine is unique in the almost 140-year history of the Met, and probably of the world: the 72-year-old conductor has conducted a total of some 2,500 performances of nearly 90 operas here since his debut in 1971.
HUF 60bn Billion For Budapest HÉV Upgrade
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A proposal has been drawn up for upgrading the HÉV suburban rail carriages at a cost of Ft 60 billion, mayor István Tarlós announced on Friday. The upgrade of about 300 carriages could be carried out by the city’s own company, therefore no public procurement tender would be needed. The complete overhaul of the inside of the carriages would cost Ft 30 billion and the renewal of the infrastructure, ...
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.