109 result(s) for metro renovation
Budapest Metro Refurbishment Plans Welcomed By Socialists
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has “given in” to the will of the residents of Budapest, the head of the Budapest chapter of the opposition Socialists said on Monday, commenting on press reports that preparations will start for the renewal of the city’s third metro line as early as this week.
Engineering Firm Wins Planning Contract For Metro Line 3 In Budapest
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Planning work for the reconstruction of Budapest’s metro line 3 will start this week after engineering firm Főmterv won the planning contract in a public procurement tender called by the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Budapest Mayor & Minister Start Talks On M3 Metro Line Renovation
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
National Development Minister Miklós Seszták and Budapest Mayor István Tarlós have started talks on a planned upgrade of Budapest’s M3 metro line. They reviewed their meeting proposals submitted for improvements in the line’s infrastructure and for the repair or replacement of metro trains.
Budapest Metro Line Renovation Loan Guaranteed By Govt
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government supports upgrading Budapest’s M3 metro line and will provide a state guarantee to a related loan if necessary, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Innovation For A Cleaner Danube
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It now seems like ages ago, but once upon a time, believe it or not, it was safe to go for a swim in the Danube in downtown Budapest. But the river fell victim to poor communist urban planning, and the “Blue Danube” pre-1990 became nothing more than a terribly polluted north-south highway.
Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
- getting around
Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Newly Renovated Liszt Academy Of Music Reopens In Budapest
- 23 Oct 2013 6:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest's Liszt Academy of Music reopens its doors on Tuesday evening, following two years of renovation.
Getaway From Budapest To Baku With Wizz Air
- 25 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Set between Europe and Asia, Baku, the capital of energy-rich Azerbaijan, is enjoying an economic and architectural boom not unlike that of the oil rush a century ago. Three vast towers fashioned in tapering flames, a handful of new five-star hotels, a carpet museum designed to resemble a rolled-up rug, these are only some of the flagship projects currently being unfurled beside the Caspian Sea.
Budapest Metro Refurbishment Plans Welcomed By Socialists
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has “given in” to the will of the residents of Budapest, the head of the Budapest chapter of the opposition Socialists said on Monday, commenting on press reports that preparations will start for the renewal of the city’s third metro line as early as this week.
Engineering Firm Wins Planning Contract For Metro Line 3 In Budapest
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Planning work for the reconstruction of Budapest’s metro line 3 will start this week after engineering firm Főmterv won the planning contract in a public procurement tender called by the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Budapest Mayor & Minister Start Talks On M3 Metro Line Renovation
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
National Development Minister Miklós Seszták and Budapest Mayor István Tarlós have started talks on a planned upgrade of Budapest’s M3 metro line. They reviewed their meeting proposals submitted for improvements in the line’s infrastructure and for the repair or replacement of metro trains.
Budapest Metro Line Renovation Loan Guaranteed By Govt
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government supports upgrading Budapest’s M3 metro line and will provide a state guarantee to a related loan if necessary, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Innovation For A Cleaner Danube
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It now seems like ages ago, but once upon a time, believe it or not, it was safe to go for a swim in the Danube in downtown Budapest. But the river fell victim to poor communist urban planning, and the “Blue Danube” pre-1990 became nothing more than a terribly polluted north-south highway.
Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
- getting around
Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Newly Renovated Liszt Academy Of Music Reopens In Budapest
- 23 Oct 2013 6:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest's Liszt Academy of Music reopens its doors on Tuesday evening, following two years of renovation.
Getaway From Budapest To Baku With Wizz Air
- 25 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Set between Europe and Asia, Baku, the capital of energy-rich Azerbaijan, is enjoying an economic and architectural boom not unlike that of the oil rush a century ago. Three vast towers fashioned in tapering flames, a handful of new five-star hotels, a carpet museum designed to resemble a rolled-up rug, these are only some of the flagship projects currently being unfurled beside the Caspian Sea.