232 result(s) for new metro line in Getting around
Budapest Mayor Tarlós: Metro Halt Would Create Chaos
- 15 Dec 2016 9:38 AM
- getting around
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.
Metro M2 Will Not Serve Kossuth Tér For 3 Months
- 8 Dec 2016 7:11 AM
- getting around
For a period of about three months from the start of this December, metro line M2 will not serve the Kossuth Lajos tér M in either direction, due to the demolition of the MTESZ building. From Deák Ferenc tér, Kossuth Lajos tér can be reached by replacement bus M2A. Additionally, BKK provides a new shuttle-boat service, line D2 between Batthyány tér and Kossuth Lajos tér.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
- getting around
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.
BKV Withdraws Metro Line Renovation Tender
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest public transport company BKV has withdrawn a tender for the renovation of the capital’s third metro, the latest issue of the Public Procurement Gazette shows.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 ...
Boat Replaces Kossuth Tér Metro
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A boat will ferry public transport passengers between Batthyány tér in Buda and Kossuth tér in Pest from December 3, when the Kossuth tér metro station will be closed, the Budapest Transport Centre BKK announced.
Budapest Metro 3 Renovation To Wait Until June 2017
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
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.
LMP To Start Collecting Signatures Calling For Full-Scale Renovation Of M3
- 1 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
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 ...
Budapest To Use Existing Buses For Metro Replacement Service
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Replacement services during the revamp of the third metro line will be operated by using the Budapest transport company’s existing buses, the Budapest City Council general assembly meeting decided. The assembly approved the proposal with 23 votes in favour, two against and one abstention.
Public Procurement CTTEE Annuls Tender On Budapest Metro Replacement Buses
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
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
- getting around
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.
Metro M2 Will Not Serve Kossuth Tér For 3 Months
- 8 Dec 2016 7:11 AM
- getting around
For a period of about three months from the start of this December, metro line M2 will not serve the Kossuth Lajos tér M in either direction, due to the demolition of the MTESZ building. From Deák Ferenc tér, Kossuth Lajos tér can be reached by replacement bus M2A. Additionally, BKK provides a new shuttle-boat service, line D2 between Batthyány tér and Kossuth Lajos tér.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
- getting around
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.
BKV Withdraws Metro Line Renovation Tender
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
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 ...
Boat Replaces Kossuth Tér Metro
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A boat will ferry public transport passengers between Batthyány tér in Buda and Kossuth tér in Pest from December 3, when the Kossuth tér metro station will be closed, the Budapest Transport Centre BKK announced.
Budapest Metro 3 Renovation To Wait Until June 2017
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
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.
LMP To Start Collecting Signatures Calling For Full-Scale Renovation Of M3
- 1 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
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 ...
Budapest To Use Existing Buses For Metro Replacement Service
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Replacement services during the revamp of the third metro line will be operated by using the Budapest transport company’s existing buses, the Budapest City Council general assembly meeting decided. The assembly approved the proposal with 23 votes in favour, two against and one abstention.
Public Procurement CTTEE Annuls Tender On Budapest Metro Replacement Buses
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
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.