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Budapest Mayor: No Money For Metro 3 Stations Unless Funding Raised
- 14 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
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The Budapest Municipal Council will not have enough money to upgrade the stations on the third metro line unless the budget for the revamp is raised from central coffers, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday. If the budget for the project remains “capped” at the current 140 billion forints (EUR 458.3m), plans to upgrade the stops will have to be abandoned, Tarlós told a press conference.
Tarlós Alerts Public To Dangers Of Delaying Metro 3 Revamp
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
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Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has said that any further delays to the project to revamp the city’s third metro line would carry serious risks to public safety. In an interview to commercial broadcaster ATV, he noted that the metro line transports three times as many people per day than the entire population of the city of Debrecen.
Tarlós: Budapest Rejects Any Responsibility Over Metro 3 Delay
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
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Budapest’s Municipal Council will no longer assume any responsibility for the delay in the third metro line’s upgrade, Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós said on Friday. Tarlós told a press conference that he will turn to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the “problems in communication” and statements made by government office chief János Lázár on Thursday, of which he said “nothing was true”.
Centre Of Budapest District Named After Former President Göncz
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
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The centre of Budapest’s 13th district has been named after Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president between 1990 and 2000, in a ceremony on Tuesday. Addressing the event, Mayor József Tóth said that with this move the municipality wanted to pay tribute to President Göncz’s ideals, philosophy and lifetime achievements, a personality who served the cause of the public throughout his ...
Contract For Metro Bus Replacement Tipped For Late Sept, Early Oct
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
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The municipal council of Budapest is expected to sign a contract in late September or early October on leasing buses for replacement services for metro line 3 while it is being renovated. The related proposal was submitted by two deputy mayors and the Budapest assembly will debate it next Wednesday. The Budapest transport authority (BKK) invited public bids for the project on July 12.
Hungarian-Made Electric Car Charging Station Inaugurated In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
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A Hungarian-made electric car charging station was inaugurated in Budapest, on Sunday during the Budapest leg of the 80edays around the world race in electric cars. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said at the event that the new station was the first one in what will soon be a network of electric car charging stations around the country.
Electric Car Owners Can Soon Drive Cross Country
- 17 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
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The network of electric car charging stations that will be built with the help of a tender recently launched by the economy ministry will allow electric car owners to easily drive cross country, a ministry official said. The economy ministry on Monday launched a tender offering 1.25 billion (EUR 4m) forints of non-refundable grants to municipalities governing cities with at least 15,000 ...
Bus Traffic To Buda Castle Temporarily Limited
- 3 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
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Due to the reconstruction, the Castle District Municipality have temporarily limited the tour bus traffic until 31 October 2016. During this period only 8 tour buses will be allowed to be in the Castle at the same time for a 10 minute long period each.
The 8 Best Alternative Ways To Get To Buda Castle
- 1 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
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Reconstruction works have started in the Castle District, which means bus traffic is temporarily limited in the area. But don't panic: from funicular to tuktuk, there are a lot of alternative ways to reach the top of Castle Hill! Here we have collected 8 of them.
Budapest Mayor: No Money For Metro 3 Stations Unless Funding Raised
- 14 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
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The Budapest Municipal Council will not have enough money to upgrade the stations on the third metro line unless the budget for the revamp is raised from central coffers, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday. If the budget for the project remains “capped” at the current 140 billion forints (EUR 458.3m), plans to upgrade the stops will have to be abandoned, Tarlós told a press conference.
Tarlós Alerts Public To Dangers Of Delaying Metro 3 Revamp
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
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Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has said that any further delays to the project to revamp the city’s third metro line would carry serious risks to public safety. In an interview to commercial broadcaster ATV, he noted that the metro line transports three times as many people per day than the entire population of the city of Debrecen.
Tarlós: Budapest Rejects Any Responsibility Over Metro 3 Delay
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
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Budapest’s Municipal Council will no longer assume any responsibility for the delay in the third metro line’s upgrade, Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós said on Friday. Tarlós told a press conference that he will turn to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the “problems in communication” and statements made by government office chief János Lázár on Thursday, of which he said “nothing was true”.
Centre Of Budapest District Named After Former President Göncz
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
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The centre of Budapest’s 13th district has been named after Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president between 1990 and 2000, in a ceremony on Tuesday. Addressing the event, Mayor József Tóth said that with this move the municipality wanted to pay tribute to President Göncz’s ideals, philosophy and lifetime achievements, a personality who served the cause of the public throughout his ...
Contract For Metro Bus Replacement Tipped For Late Sept, Early Oct
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
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The municipal council of Budapest is expected to sign a contract in late September or early October on leasing buses for replacement services for metro line 3 while it is being renovated. The related proposal was submitted by two deputy mayors and the Budapest assembly will debate it next Wednesday. The Budapest transport authority (BKK) invited public bids for the project on July 12.
Hungarian-Made Electric Car Charging Station Inaugurated In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
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A Hungarian-made electric car charging station was inaugurated in Budapest, on Sunday during the Budapest leg of the 80edays around the world race in electric cars. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said at the event that the new station was the first one in what will soon be a network of electric car charging stations around the country.
Electric Car Owners Can Soon Drive Cross Country
- 17 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
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The network of electric car charging stations that will be built with the help of a tender recently launched by the economy ministry will allow electric car owners to easily drive cross country, a ministry official said. The economy ministry on Monday launched a tender offering 1.25 billion (EUR 4m) forints of non-refundable grants to municipalities governing cities with at least 15,000 ...
Bus Traffic To Buda Castle Temporarily Limited
- 3 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
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Due to the reconstruction, the Castle District Municipality have temporarily limited the tour bus traffic until 31 October 2016. During this period only 8 tour buses will be allowed to be in the Castle at the same time for a 10 minute long period each.
The 8 Best Alternative Ways To Get To Buda Castle
- 1 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- getting around
Reconstruction works have started in the Castle District, which means bus traffic is temporarily limited in the area. But don't panic: from funicular to tuktuk, there are a lot of alternative ways to reach the top of Castle Hill! Here we have collected 8 of them.