186 result(s) for new trams
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To The Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
The 20th Sziget Festival will be held from Sunday 5 August to Monday 13 Sunday on Óbuda Island. Thanks to the agreement between Sziget and BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, special CityPASS wristbands will go on sale entitling holders to public transport and other special services during the event. Furthermore, we are launching special dedicated transport services and provide higher frequency on ...
Danish Firm To Study Congestion Fee In Budapest, Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre has signed a Ft 37.9 million contract with COWI Magyarország for counting traffic, analysing data and modelling the effects of a congestion fee. The Danish planning firm will have to interview drivers at 22 busy points of Budapest to gauge traffic in 38 intersections. They will also calculate the number of passengers on all trams and metro cars and on two busy HÉV ...
TVs On Trams In Budapest For Olympic Fans
- 27 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
The Budapest Transport Centre and a sports marketing office have placed TV screens on some city trams to allow fans of the Olympics to watch the games while they travel. The TVs will appear on the 1, 1A, 3, and 61 trams during the Olympics.
Invitation: Lecsó & Fröccs Picnic, Mikszáth tér Budapest, This Weekend
- 19 Jul 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
The Lecsó & Fröccs Picnic will be held from Friday 20 July until Sunday 22 July in Budapest on Mikszáth tér where visitors can sample lecsó jelly, extremely hot-chilli lecsó and other like 100 different types of lecsó.
Szent Gellért Tér In Budapest Flooded
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Water gushed from two cracked mains on Orlay utca in the 11th District, flooding a large part of Szent Gellért tér Sunday afternoon, sources report. Traffic came to a standstill. Passengers were asked to get off BKV trams and buses. Police sealed off Bartók Béla út as far as Kosztolányi tér.
Top 10 Reasons to Love Budapest - Part 2
- 10 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
"Budapest is cool, no doubt about it. No matter what is happening, and no matter what has happened in this city, you can’t help but love it. Here are today’s two reasons to love Budapest…
Budapest City Council Extends Ft 15bn To BKV
- 31 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Budapest city council on Wednesday voted to extend a Ft 9 billion loan to public transport company BKV with a repayment deadline of April 30. A Ft 9 billion loan to the BKV from MKB bank was due last Friday.
Margaret Bridge In Budapest Opened To Traffic
- 16 Nov 2010 5:00 AM
- getting around
Reconstruction of Margit Bridge has finally reached the next stage: from the evening of 15 November the bridge will be open again. However, renovation procedures will continue until next summer. Thus, further restrictions will be introduced involving car traffic.
Critical Mass Demo Returns To Budapest Tomorrow
- 21 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- getting around
"Car traffic will be restricted to a single lane along the Nagykörút from 6.30 p.m until 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday evening, as thousands of cyclists take part in the Critical Mass event, its organisers told reporters on Monday.
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To The Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
The 20th Sziget Festival will be held from Sunday 5 August to Monday 13 Sunday on Óbuda Island. Thanks to the agreement between Sziget and BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, special CityPASS wristbands will go on sale entitling holders to public transport and other special services during the event. Furthermore, we are launching special dedicated transport services and provide higher frequency on ...
Danish Firm To Study Congestion Fee In Budapest, Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre has signed a Ft 37.9 million contract with COWI Magyarország for counting traffic, analysing data and modelling the effects of a congestion fee. The Danish planning firm will have to interview drivers at 22 busy points of Budapest to gauge traffic in 38 intersections. They will also calculate the number of passengers on all trams and metro cars and on two busy HÉV ...
TVs On Trams In Budapest For Olympic Fans
- 27 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
The Budapest Transport Centre and a sports marketing office have placed TV screens on some city trams to allow fans of the Olympics to watch the games while they travel. The TVs will appear on the 1, 1A, 3, and 61 trams during the Olympics.
Invitation: Lecsó & Fröccs Picnic, Mikszáth tér Budapest, This Weekend
- 19 Jul 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
The Lecsó & Fröccs Picnic will be held from Friday 20 July until Sunday 22 July in Budapest on Mikszáth tér where visitors can sample lecsó jelly, extremely hot-chilli lecsó and other like 100 different types of lecsó.
Szent Gellért Tér In Budapest Flooded
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Water gushed from two cracked mains on Orlay utca in the 11th District, flooding a large part of Szent Gellért tér Sunday afternoon, sources report. Traffic came to a standstill. Passengers were asked to get off BKV trams and buses. Police sealed off Bartók Béla út as far as Kosztolányi tér.
Top 10 Reasons to Love Budapest - Part 2
- 10 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
"Budapest is cool, no doubt about it. No matter what is happening, and no matter what has happened in this city, you can’t help but love it. Here are today’s two reasons to love Budapest…
Budapest City Council Extends Ft 15bn To BKV
- 31 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Budapest city council on Wednesday voted to extend a Ft 9 billion loan to public transport company BKV with a repayment deadline of April 30. A Ft 9 billion loan to the BKV from MKB bank was due last Friday.
Margaret Bridge In Budapest Opened To Traffic
- 16 Nov 2010 5:00 AM
- getting around
Reconstruction of Margit Bridge has finally reached the next stage: from the evening of 15 November the bridge will be open again. However, renovation procedures will continue until next summer. Thus, further restrictions will be introduced involving car traffic.
Critical Mass Demo Returns To Budapest Tomorrow
- 21 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- getting around
"Car traffic will be restricted to a single lane along the Nagykörút from 6.30 p.m until 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday evening, as thousands of cyclists take part in the Critical Mass event, its organisers told reporters on Monday.