BUDAPEST | Public Transport

[RawLee]

Let me present you with the biggest construction in the city of Budapest. Its the 4th metro line. Here's a map showing the future route. This is just the 1st pahse of the project,planned extensions are present in both southwest and northeast directions.

Here are some renders of the future stations,going from south to north.
First is Kelenföld Railway station. Its a big railway station on the right bank of the city,and has good abilities to be the future "hauptbahnhof".



Tétényi road. Its a large,commie-block residential area,which is also an important spot in the district.





The next is Bocskai road. This is at the edge of downtown,also near some densely populated areas.

Móricz Zsigmond Square. This square of the city is a major transit crossroad. Numerous tramlines and busroutes meet here.



Saint Gellért Square. Its on the right bank of the Danube,next to the Technical University of Budapest. Numerous tramlines pass this narrow square.





Fővám Square. This square is on the left bank of the Danube,next to the University of Economy of Budapest. Also a main transportation hub.



Kálvian Square. The new line here meets the old M3 metro line.





Rákóczi Square. It is deep inside the city centre,along the route of the tramline 4 and 6.



Népszínház Steet





Keleti Railway Station. It is one of the 3 main railway terminals in Budapest,where numerous bus,trolley lines meet,and also the old M2 metro line passes here.





(Credit in advance to everybody who contributed in the Metro 4 Budapest thread in the CE subforum.)

[RawLee]

Construction is going on for some time,here are some pics of them.



Saint Gellért Square





Móricz Zsigmond Square







Keleti Railway Terminal





Kelenföld Railway Station on the 12th or March,train depos







Bocskai road on the 21st of March





Móricz Zsigmond Square on the 21st of March











Fővám Square on the 21st of March

Tétényi road on the 23rd of March,with renders







Kelenföld Railway Station,on the 23rd of March,with renders













The start of the TBMs,on the 4th of April






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[Blijdorp]

Thanks for showing this to us. The line looks great and the stations are looking good!
I was looking at the map and I noticed the weird national rail system, it looks so complicated ! Do you perhaps have a better map of it?

[RawLee]

Kálvin square on the19th of April



Móricz Zsigmond square on the 2nd of May





Fővám square on the 5th of May



Kálvin square on the 12th of May,destruction of the old underpass&entrance of the M3 metro line.





At Népszínház street,the construction began with the relocation of old,protected trees.







Fővám square on the 15th of May



Kálvin square on the 15th of May







Kálvin square on the 19th of June







Fővám square on the 19th of June

On the 25th of June,the tramline 2 ,passing Fővám square, was closed down for 2 year.



the 27th of June-the first 200metres!



Renders of the future depot for vehicles at Kelenföld Railway Station







The 12st of August,approx ~400 metres of the 1st tunnel is ready



Kálvin square on the 14th of August





Saint Gellért square on the 14th of August

[RawLee]

Originally Posted by Blijdorp

Thanks for showing this to us. The line looks great and the stations are looking good!
I was looking at the map and I noticed the weird national rail system, it looks so complicated ! Do you perhaps have a better map of it?

Here you go! This map includes the (hopefully)2nd phase notheast of Keleti Railway Terminal

[RawLee]

Móricz Zsigmond square on the 18th of August









And the good news is that the tramline 41 and 47 was reopened on the very same day

Bocskai road on the 18th of August,surface works almost finished.







Fővám square on the 18th of August









Because of both Saint Gellért square and Fővám square is closed from traffic,a logical step was to close down the Szabadság bridge too,and renovate it.



Móricz Zsigmond square on the 1st of September





September,the 3rd. The lower embankment has been reopened for traffic.

Tétényi road,on the 3rd of September.









Rákóczi square, the 9th of August





On the 4th of September,there was a ground collapse at Tétényi road,no-one was hurt.The accident happened at a site where they were constructing a ventilation tube for the arriving TBM(which was ~10metres from the station).





























Cementing the wall of the collapse

Nice vehicle at Fővám square,but the pics was taken when the place was still closed.

[RawLee]

On the 13th of September,the first TBM reached Tétényi road,where it will undergo some repairs,and then it will continue its journey under the ground.













TBM at Tétényi road











Saint Gellért square, on the 28th of September





Móricz Zsigmond square on the 29th of September







Saint Gellért square on the 29th of September



Fővám square on the 29th of September









Kálvin square on the 29th of September













This is the current state of the new metro line in Budapest.

[RawLee]

Here are the technical details of the news line:
The map of the line:


Staions from south to north:

Kelenföld Railway Station
Length of the station: 90 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 970 m2
Underground depth: -16,4 m
Number of escalators: 6+3
Number of elevators: 2
Number of exits: 2
Construction system: mixed
Station type: middle-platform deep-level station

Tétényi road
Length of the station: 85 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 1100 m2
Underground depth: -14,5 m
Number of escalators: 4
Number of elevators: 2
Number of exits: 1
Construction system: open
Station type: middle-platform

Bocskai road
Length of the station: 125 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 775 m2
Underground depth: -15,6 m
Number of escalators: 3+3
Number of elevators: 4
Number of exits: 1+1
Construction system: open
Station type: middle-platform

Móricz Zsigmond square
Length of the station: 106 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 1050 m2
Underground depth: -24,0 m
Number of escalators: 4
Number of elevators: 3+3
Number of exits: 2
Construction system: mixed
Station type: middle-platform

Saint Gellért square
Length of the station: 87 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 820 m2
Underground depth: -31,0 m
Number of escalators: 4+4
Number of elevators: 2
Number of exits: 1
Construction system: mixed
Station type: middle-platform

Fővám square
Length of the station: 87 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 820 m2
Underground depth: -30,0 m
Number of escalators: 4+4
Number of elevators: 2
Number of exits: 1
Construction system: mixed
Station type: middle-platform

Kálvin square
Length of the station: 83 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 925 m2
Underground depth: -22,4 m
Number of escalators: 11
Number of elevators: 2
Number of exits: 1+1 deep-level change connection
Construction system: open
Station type: middle-platform

Rákóczi square
Length of the station: 106 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 950 m2
Underground depth: -23 m
Number of escalators: 8
Number of elevators: 2
Number of exits: 1
Construction system: mixed
Station type: middle-platform

Népszínház street
Length of the station: 91 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 930 m2
Underground depth: -16,7 m
Number of escalators: 3
Number of elevators: 2
Number of exits: 1
Construction system: mixed
Station type: middle-platform

Keleti Railway Terminal
Length of the station: 83 m
Length of the platform: 80 m
Effective platform area: 1100 m2
Underground depth: -14 m
Number of escalators: 6+6
Number of elevators: 2
Number of exits: 2
Construction system: mixed
Station type: middle-platform deep-level station

[Vrachar]

Great pics RawLee, thank you for sharing.

In 1998, I stayed in hotel near Kelenfoldi station and remember that have to take bus to Deli PU to catch M2 line to go in city centre. Now it will be possible by M4 only.

[Paulo2004]

Awesome pics.

[RawLee]

Here are the stations' 3D drawings, their locations in the city with exits and their longitudinal sections:
From south to north(last 4 stations to the north are planned extensions)

Kelenföld Railway station





Tétényi road



Bocskai road-this is a simple plan





Móricz Zsigmond square





Saint Gellért square





Fővám square





Kálvin square





Rákóczi square





Népszínház street





Keleti Railway Terminal

[iampuking]

I love the design of the stations, forgive me if it says it clearly... But when is the first section supposed to open?

[RawLee]

Originally Posted by iampuking

I love the design of the stations, forgive me if it says it clearly... But when is the first section supposed to open?

End of 2008 is planned,but delay is possible.

[iampuking]

Not long left then... When did construction start?

[RawLee]

Originally Posted by iampuking

Not long left then... When did construction start?

TBM started this summer,station construction early this year. Some reconstructions of the areas of the future stations(underpasses,square reconstructions)happened last year. A lot of stuff are happening simultaneously with the construction. For example,there is a bridge between Saint Gellért and Fővám squares,which badly needed reconstruction(some parts were left intact from WWII),and it is closed now. And a subterranean parking lot will be constructed(supposedly)at Saint Gellért square. At Kelenföld Railway station,the bus terminal is put underground,and a parking lot is built(supposedly).

[Qtya]

Originally Posted by RawLee

End of 2008 is planned,but delay is possible.

The first section (Between Kelenföld pu. subway station and Keleti pu. subway station) is planned to be opened in late 2010. Extension until Bosnyák square is planned to be opened two years later, in 2012.

[Qtya]

Originally Posted by iampuking

Not long left then... When did construction start?

RawLee made a pretty good summary here! For farther info on this project You can check out the Metro 4 Budapest thread in the Central European forum: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=446547

We will try to keep You Guys informed here too.

[RawLee]

Some new pics
station at Bocskai road









station at Fővám square









station at Saint Gellért square









station at Kálvin square









starting area and future "Kelenföld Railway station"station









station at Móricz Zsigmond square









station at Népszínház street









station at Rákóczi square









station at Tétényi road

[mr.x]

oh wow, i love this metro!

[iampuking]

Originally Posted by Qtya

RawLee made a pretty good summary here! For farther info on this project You can check out the Metro 4 Budapest thread in the Central European forum: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=446547

We will try to keep You Guys informed here too.

Thank you