Nyugati pályaudvar (Budapest Metro)

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Nyugati pályaudvar
Budapest Metro station
Budapest, Nyugati Palyaudvar, stanice metra.jpg
Location Budapest
Hungary
Coordinates 47°30′41″N19°03′24″E / 47.51139°N 19.05667°E / 47.51139; 19.05667 Coordinates: 47°30′41″N19°03′24″E / 47.51139°N 19.05667°E / 47.51139; 19.05667
Platforms 1 island platform
Construction
Structure type bored underground
Depth 25.76 m
History
Opened 1981 [1]
Services
Preceding station  Budapest Metro  Following station
Line 3

Nyugati pályaudvar ( Western Railway Station ) is a station on the M3 (North-South) line of the Budapest Metro. [2] 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's name was Marx tér (Marx Square) before 1990.

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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).

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