Budapest Metro M3 Ride - Nyugati pályaudvar to Deák Ferenc tér | Hungary | 16/08/24

Budapest Metro Ride - Nyugati pályaudvar to Deák Ferenc tér. Hungary, 16/08/24

Nyugati pályaudvar (Western Railway Station) is a station on the M3 (North-South) line of the Budapest Metro. It is nominally located on the borders of District V, District VI and District XIII, the station itself is under Váci Road at between its intersections with Grand Boulevard and Katona József Street. The station was opened on 30 December 1981 as part of the extension of the line from Deák Ferenc tér to Lehel tér. Its name was Marx tér (Marx Square) before 1990.

The station is one of the busiest on the line, as it provides connections to tram lines 4 and 6 on Grand Boulevard, including access to Buda via Margit Bridge. Also, it serves the adjacent namesake Nyugati Railway Station (regional and international lines).


Deák Ferenc tér is a transfer station on the M1, M2, and M3 lines of the Budapest Metro. It is located under Deák Ferenc square in central Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Owing to its direct transfer connection between three out of the four metro lines Budapest has and its downtown location, it is one of the busiest stations in the system.

The station complex provides interchange to tram, trolleybus and bus services. It also houses the city's Underground Railway Museum.


Line M3 (Officially: North-South Line, Metro M3, and unofficially: Blue Line) is the third and longest line of the Budapest Metro. It runs in a general north-south direction parallel to the Danube on the Pest side, roughly following Váci út south from Újpest to the city center, then following the route of Üllői út southeast to Kőbánya-Kispest. Its daily ridership is estimated at 500,000. Like metro line M1, it does not serve Buda.

History
The first decree for the third line was made in 1968. Construction started in 1970, and the first section was opened in 1976 with six stations. It was extended five stations to the south in 1980, and to the north in 1981, 1984 and 1990 with eventually nine extra stations, reaching its current length of 20 stations and 16.5 km (10 mi), the longest line in Budapest. Reconstructed 81-717/714 carriages, made by the Russian manufacturer Metrowagonmash, with the model number 81-717.2K/714.2K carriages operate on this line. Operation started with Ev3 carriages, made by Mytishchi Factory (later known as Metrowagonmash) in 1976, expanded to 81-717.2/714.2 trains, built by the same manufacturer, in 1980. Six-car trains provide space for 1,097 people. It was planned for a daily ridership of 800,000 people.

Line M3 runs in a north-south direction (more exactly, from north-northeast to southeast) through the city and connects several populous microraion with the downtown. It has a transfer station with line M1 and line M2 at Deák Ferenc tér, and a transfer station for line M4 at Kálvin tér.