BUDAPEST | Public Transport

[UD2]

what's going to happen to that wall?

[RawLee]

Originally Posted by UD2

what's going to happen to that wall?

???What do you mean? An other TBM will come through an other wall on the other side of tha station,then both will leave through the opposite side of the station.

[UD2]

Originally Posted by RawLee

???What do you mean? An other TBM will come through an other wall on the other side of tha station,then both will leave through the opposite side of the station.

I meant the one that's 300 years old.

[RawLee]

Originally Posted by UD2

I meant the one that's 300 years old.

I have no idea. The station is already 3 months behind schedule if they build it with an other technology, but if they will continue with the current one, it will be about 1 year behind schedule. TBM is to arrive there by the end of this year...It is suspected from current news that both the servicing of the TBM's in the stations and their pace of boring will be seriously decreased to avoid paying penalty.
The wall is not in the wrong place because of the future place of the station(it will be at 30m depth,because it will be below the bank of the Danube) but because of the reconstruction of the square.

[RawLee]

Update!

As of the 3rd of June, the south TBM is at Móricz station, while the north TBM is either at Bocskai or en route to Móricz. South TBM will soon go on to Gellért(Kelenföld->Tétényi->Bocskai->Móricz->Gellért->Fővám->Kálvin->Rákóczi->Népszínház->Keleti).

Some pics about the current state of the pics. Pics are either from the respecive thread in Euroscrapers/Hungary or http://felulet.blogspot.com/ .

Móricz as of 2nd of June




Tétényi as of 27th of May and 24th of April




Ramp to depot near Kelenföld station as of 25th of May




Fővám station as of 20th of May and 19th of May






Gellért station as of 2nd of May


Rákóczi station as of 14th of May


Kálvin as of 23rd of April




Keleti as of 8th of April




Népszínház station as of 8th of April

[RawLee]

Further news is that phase II (Keleti->Dózsa->Hungária->Róna->Bosnyák) has got "rail approval" from the authorities. There are still some approvals left to be acquired, but its highly probable it will be built after phase I is finished,mainly because the documentation of the project(for the EU funding) that will be sent to Bruxelles will include the costs of that segment too.
There are no news from phase III yet,that would be 2 stations long from Kelenföld westwards.

[arriaca]

Great thread !!!

[RawLee]

Thank you! Sorry for the too many pics,but I feel "obliged" to update you on the happenings,but replies are scarce...

[RawLee]

Some real shots of the trains,probably ours(judging from the headlights) at the french testing facility. Actually,these will run on the M2 line,but the same type will be used on the M4 line too.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=836

[RawLee]

Update!

As of the 17th of August, both TBMs have stopped between Móricz and Gellért,as the constructor didnt have approval for a connecting tunnel,and they will have to stay that way for about a month or so.
(Kelenföld -> Tétényi -> Bocskai -> Móricz -> Gellért -> Fővám -> Kálvin -> Rákóczi -> Népszínház -> Keleti).

(pics are Methan's at felulet.blogspot.com)

Szent Gellért square station




Bocskai road station


Rákóczi square station


Kálvin square station

[X38]

This is a great thread with great information about a great project in a fantastic city!

[RawLee]

And a little "graph" about the possible(surfaced) future extensions of the line:

Phase I(under construction)
Phase II(getting approvals)
Phase III
M4+

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aaaaaaaBudafok-belváros
aaaaaaaaaaaa^
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aaaaaaaBudafok-Albertfalva
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Virágpiac->Kelenföld->Tétényi->Bocskai->Móricz->Gellért->Fővám->Kálvin->Rákóczi->Népszínház->Keleti
->Dózsa György->Hungária->Róna->Bosnyák


What do you think?

[Junkie]

^ When the metro line 4 will be complete?

[RawLee]

Originally Posted by Qtya

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.

Originally Posted by Junkie

^ When the metro line 4 will be complete?

[Junkie]

^ Wow I thought very soon, but seems that this project has lot to do. Thanks

[RawLee]

Originally Posted by Junkie

^ Wow I thought very soon, but seems that this project has lot to do. Thanks

Hopefully,the project wont stop until it reaches neighbouring settlements...though metro 5 might step in...

[RawLee]

There are/will be some changes in network,mostly to buslines,but it will also affect trams and the metro too. Here's a map of the changing lines:


In order to make the system more "simple",tramlines 30 and 30A will be renamed 21 and 21A to avoid confusion with other lines with the same number
Line 62 will go farther into the city in rush-hour,and will keep its current route else with 62A number.Combine route of line 62
with that of 28.

The cogwheel railway will get the number 60.

The metros will start earlier and finish later.

Night buses will have better frequencies.

A lot of buslines will get articulated buses,but some tramlines will get only 2 cars instead of 3. The combinos will be used on line 1 on weekends.

And these changes will supposedly spare money!

Additionally,not related to these changes,tracks of line 61 are being connected to the rest at Mórisz Zsigmond square,allowing an other north-south long route to be created at Buda.


Red are the tracks


Some pics about the works by Fricy




And finally,mainly because of metro 4,tramlines 47-49 are out of work. This was an excellent opportunity to reconstruct their tracks:
(pics by Fricy and Qtya)
Vámház ringroad


New deck of Szabadság bridge,place of the tracks

[RawLee]

Originally Posted by RawLee

And a little "graph" about the possible(surfaced) future extensions of the line:

Phase I(under construction)
Phase II(getting approvals)
Phase III
M4+

Here's a map about phase III:

(by blogen)

[RawLee]

A sphere-panorama inside Móricz Zsigmond square station

[RawLee]

Here's an update on both locations above:

Móricz square(by Qtya)


Kiskörút(little ringroad)(by Qtya)