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Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
All You Need To Know About Reconstruction Of Metro Line M3
- 7 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- getting around
From the beginning of November 2017, metro line M3 will be closed for reconstruction between Újpest-Központ and Lehel tér stations while on the rest of the route the metro will be in service from the first morning departure until 20:30 between Kőbánya-Kispest and Lehel tér. After 20:30 on workdays and all weekend, the whole metro line will be replaced by buses. For travelling between ...
Hungary Seeks To Restore Low-Capacity Rail Links With Slovakia
- 16 Oct 2017 1:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s government is committed to reopening low-capacity rail lines to Slovakia, foreign ministry state secretary Levente Magyar said on Friday. Addressing a free university of ethnic Hungarian mayors and councillors in Slovakia’s Velky Meder/Nagymegyer, he said the plan involves six existing railway lines that are currently out of operation.
Sausage Festival In Budapest, 13 - 15 October
- 12 Oct 2017 12:40 PM
- food & drink
This annual festival featuring 250 types of spiced up meat will be held at the Hungarian Railway Museum this year. As well as lots of porky specials available along several 'Sausage Streets', there will be family programs, folklore shows, 'nostalgic music programs' and dance, plus apparently presentations of enormous sausages, during this three day special Hungarian gastro event.
Petőfi Bridge Celebrates Its 80th Birthday
- 13 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to pestbuda.hu, the seventh bridge of Budapest was inaugurated 80 years ago, on the 12th of September, 1937. The bridge connecting South Buda and South Pest was originally called Horthy Miklós Bridge, but it was renamed to Petőfi Bridge after WWII. The construction of the bridge was necessary due to the dynamic development of Budapest.
Apply To The Artist In Residence @ Terracycle Program In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2017 9:02 AM
- specials
The Budapest Artisan Foundation is excited to announce the opportunity for an artist using up-cycle technics to create their art to take part in the Artist In Residence program @ TerraCycle. Only artist living in Hungary and using up-cycle technics are invited to apply.
Liberals Call On Budapest Mayor To Sack Transport Company Chief
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on István Tarlós, the mayor of Budapest, to sack the chief of the capital city’s transport authority (BKK), a party official said.
Increase In MÁV Traffic To Balaton
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
The number of passengers travelling to or from Lake Balaton by state-railway MÁV-Start reached 1.18 million as of August 16, a rise of 80,000 from the same period a year ago, Magyar Idõk learnt.
Extra Public Transport Services To Sziget
- 8 Aug 2017 2:00 AM
- getting around
BKK Budapest Transport Centre, 'the mobility manager of the Hungarian capital', provides higher frequency services on suburban railway line H5, on tram line 6 between 9-16 August. It also operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918, and operates special dedicated boat services, all to provide better access for Sziget visitors to the festival venue.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
All You Need To Know About Reconstruction Of Metro Line M3
- 7 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- getting around
From the beginning of November 2017, metro line M3 will be closed for reconstruction between Újpest-Központ and Lehel tér stations while on the rest of the route the metro will be in service from the first morning departure until 20:30 between Kőbánya-Kispest and Lehel tér. After 20:30 on workdays and all weekend, the whole metro line will be replaced by buses. For travelling between ...
Hungary Seeks To Restore Low-Capacity Rail Links With Slovakia
- 16 Oct 2017 1:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s government is committed to reopening low-capacity rail lines to Slovakia, foreign ministry state secretary Levente Magyar said on Friday. Addressing a free university of ethnic Hungarian mayors and councillors in Slovakia’s Velky Meder/Nagymegyer, he said the plan involves six existing railway lines that are currently out of operation.
Sausage Festival In Budapest, 13 - 15 October
- 12 Oct 2017 12:40 PM
- food & drink
This annual festival featuring 250 types of spiced up meat will be held at the Hungarian Railway Museum this year. As well as lots of porky specials available along several 'Sausage Streets', there will be family programs, folklore shows, 'nostalgic music programs' and dance, plus apparently presentations of enormous sausages, during this three day special Hungarian gastro event.
Petőfi Bridge Celebrates Its 80th Birthday
- 13 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to pestbuda.hu, the seventh bridge of Budapest was inaugurated 80 years ago, on the 12th of September, 1937. The bridge connecting South Buda and South Pest was originally called Horthy Miklós Bridge, but it was renamed to Petőfi Bridge after WWII. The construction of the bridge was necessary due to the dynamic development of Budapest.
Apply To The Artist In Residence @ Terracycle Program In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2017 9:02 AM
- specials
The Budapest Artisan Foundation is excited to announce the opportunity for an artist using up-cycle technics to create their art to take part in the Artist In Residence program @ TerraCycle. Only artist living in Hungary and using up-cycle technics are invited to apply.
Liberals Call On Budapest Mayor To Sack Transport Company Chief
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on István Tarlós, the mayor of Budapest, to sack the chief of the capital city’s transport authority (BKK), a party official said.
Increase In MÁV Traffic To Balaton
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
The number of passengers travelling to or from Lake Balaton by state-railway MÁV-Start reached 1.18 million as of August 16, a rise of 80,000 from the same period a year ago, Magyar Idõk learnt.
Extra Public Transport Services To Sziget
- 8 Aug 2017 2:00 AM
- getting around
BKK Budapest Transport Centre, 'the mobility manager of the Hungarian capital', provides higher frequency services on suburban railway line H5, on tram line 6 between 9-16 August. It also operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918, and operates special dedicated boat services, all to provide better access for Sziget visitors to the festival venue.