Trams in Budapest

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Trams in Budapest
Logo tramway-budapest.svg
19-es villamos (2207) 2.jpg
Line 19 tram in Budapest (2017).
Operation
Locale Budapest, Hungary
StatusOperational
Routes36 (26 main, 9 supplemental, 1 cog-wheel railway) [1]
Owner(s) BKK
Operator(s) BKV Zrt.
Infrastructure
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Stock610 [2]
Statistics
Route length 174 km (108 mi) [3]
Stops630 [3]
2011393.4 million [4]
Horsecar era: 1866 (1866)–1928 (1928)
StatusClosed
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)Horses
Steam-powered tram era: 1887 (1887)–c.1900 (1900)
StatusClosed
Propulsion system(s)Steam
Electric tram era: since 1887 (1887)
StatusStill running
Operator(s) BKV Zrt.
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge (1887)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge (1889 on)
Propulsion system(s)Electricity
Electrification 600 V, DC, overhead wire
Overview
Budapest tramway network.png
Website https://bkk.hu/en/ Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK)(in English)

The tram network of Budapest is part of the mass transit system of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Tram lines serve as the second-most important backbone of the transit system after the bus network, carrying almost 100 million more passengers annually than the Budapest Metro. [4] In operation since 1866, [5] the Budapest tram network is among the world's largest tram networks by route length—operating on 174 kilometres (108 mi) of total route [3] —and is the busiest in the world. [6] [7]

Contents

As of 2023, the tram network is made up of 35 regular lines (26 main lines and 9 supplemental lines) and the Budapest Cog-wheel Railway (signed as route 60). [1] The system is operated by Budapesti Közlekedési Zrt. under the supervision of the municipal Budapesti Közlekedési Központ. Since 2016, the system uses the world's longest 9-sectioned articulated tram vehicle, the CAF Urbos 3/9, on route 1.

History

The early days

The first horse-tram line in Budapest was inaugurated on 30 July 1866 between Újpest-Városkapu and Kálvin tér, through Váci út. [5] Over a year before, on 22 May 1865, the Count Sándor Károlyi founded the PKVT (Pesti Közúti Vaspálya Társaság (English: Pest Public Road Rail Tracks Company)). [5] Horse tramlines in Buda proper soon followed, built by the competing Buda Public Road Rail Tracks Company (BKVT). [5]

By 1885, Budapest had as many as 15 horsecar lines [8] but since it was obvious that the technology was obsolete. A steam-driven suburban railway line from Közvágóhíd (Slaughterhouse) to Soroksár, run by HÉV, was separately introduced in 1887; two more lines soon followed. [5]

The first electric tram lines in Budapest (1887-1889). First tram lines in Budapest.png
The first electric tram lines in Budapest (1887–1889).

Around this same time, Mór Balázs suggested that a new, electric tram system should be introduced to Budapest. It was Gábor Baross, then secretary of state at the Ministry of Community Service and Transportation who authorised the construction of the first test tram line between Nyugati railway station [5] and Király utca. [8] Balázs teamed up with Siemens & Halske and Lindheim és Társa and formed a new corporation: BVV (Budapesti Városi Vasút (English: Budapest City Trains)). The construction works (carried out by Siemens & Halske) started on October 1, 1887 and the line was opened on November 28, 1887. The track gauge of this first line was 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge and electricity was supplied to the cars from below to avoid cables hanging across the street. [5] [9]

Bond of the Budapesti Villamos Varosi Vasut Reszvenytarsasag, issued 31. December 1908 Budapester Elektrische Stadtbahn AG 1908.jpg
Bond of the Budapesti Villamos Városi Vasut Részvénytársaság, issued 31. December 1908

The second step in the expansion of the system were two 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge lines: on July 20, 1889 the second line, which spanned from Egyetem tér to Fiumei út via Kálvin tér, was opened. [10] It was designed so that in case of a power failure steam engines could tow the carriages. The third line, also standard gauge, was opened on September 10, 1889 and ran from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to Andrássy út. [11]

Even though not a tram line per se, the first underground line in Continental Europe, the Millennium Underground Railway must also be noted. It was built using a cut-and-cover method between 1894 and 1896 and was first named FJFVV (Ferenc József Földalatti Villamos Vasút (English: Franz Joseph Underground Electric Railway)) after emperor Franz Joseph. It used electric cars from the very beginning. [9]

In the first years, trams had no numbers but coloured circular signals instead, for example, a simple red, green, blue or black disk; a red disk with a vertical white stripe or a cross; a white disk with a green 8-pointed green star, etc. This, of course, quickly became very cumbersome so around 1900, when there were already 30 lines, each line got a number – BVV, which was renamed to BVVV (Budapesti Villamos Városi Vasút (English: Budapest Electric City Trains)) got the even numbers; odd numbers were assigned to a rival transport company, BKVT (Budapesti Közúti Vaspálya Társaság (English: Budapest Road Rail Company)). [9]

In the last year of the First World War, there were already 1,072 tram trains running in Budapest or on the outskirts of the capital. This fleet carried more than 382 million passengers in Budapest in 1918. [12]

The dynamically growing network brought new companies: two of them served Újpest, the northern part of Pest, one Pestszentlőrinc, which then was a separate town, and one the southern part of Buda and the then-separate village Budafok. These companies were joined together in 1923 by the name BSZKRT (Budapest Székesfővárosi Közlekedési Rt. (English: Budapest Capital Transport Co)). It was during 1939-1944 that the most tram lines (66) existed in the city. [9]

After World War II

Animated gif of tram line changes in Budapest between 1968 and 2005. Looks best in full resolution. Change of tram lines in Budapest.gif
Animated gif of tram line changes in Budapest between 1968 and 2005. Looks best in full resolution.

The siege of Budapest left the city with a crippled infrastructure: many houses were destroyed, as well as the bridges bombed, electric cables torn. It was of course of utmost importance to restore the transport network, however, many trams were destroyed either in the siege or in a depot fire that occurred in 1947. This might have been the cause that decisionmakers suggested that trolleybus lines should replace trams in the city centre. [13] Along with cost considerations it is important to note that trolleybuses might be better suited for the downtown area than trams: they turn more easily and produce significantly less noise.

While some tram lines were abolished in favour of trolleybuses, the expansion of the system did not stop. Near Nyugati railway station a new junction of tram lines were built to transport people back and forth to the factories in Angyalföld and Újpest and line 33 through the newly built Árpád Bridge. [14] Line 4 on the Buda side and the tracks on Nagy Lajos király útja were also extended around 1960. The reconstruction of Erzsébet Bridge in 1964 played a significant role in the revival of the tram network: five lines started using it after its opening. [15]

In 1968 there were 83 tram lines in Budapest (10 of which night services) thus reaching the largest extent of the network since World War II, [16] decline was imminent. This happened partly because of the replacement of tram lines with single track and old vehicles with autobuses but also due to the construction of underground lines M2 and M3 which – were then thought to – replace tram lines that used to run above them. In 1972 tram lines on Erzsébet Bridge and Rákóczi út were abolished, then until 1982 tram lines were removed along M3 as well thereby effectively erasing 40 km of rail tracks, around 20% of the Budapest tram network. Along with lines in the city centre, most of the lines in Újpest and some in the southern parts of Pest were demolished. [17]

While many lines were closed down, a significant one was rising: tram 33 was shut down for the renovation of Árpád Bridge in 1981 but when the bridge was reopened, a new line was born on the eastern end of the outer ring road, Hungária körgyűrű, line 1. It has been under construction ever since with segments opened in 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2015 and 2019. In 2015 the line crossed to the Buda side of Rákóczi Bridge which was inaugurated in 1995 and was designed for the tram to cross it. [18]

Present and future

As of 2024, it seems that the local governments have shifted towards a more tram-friendly view: line 1 and 3 were renovated [19] and line 1 was extended to Kelenföld vasútállomás. [20] (mostly from EU funding). Line 42 is planned to reach the centre of Kispest, [21] and line 47 and 49 are planned to reach Lehel tér, so they can connect into line 12 and line 14, forming a transfer-free connection between Újpest and Budafok. [22] [23]

Lines and developments

As of 2023, it was composed of 35 regular lines (26 main lines and 9 supplemental lines denoted by an 'A' or 'B' after the route number) and the Budapest Cog-wheel Railway. Only route 6 offers 24-hour service, while most other lines run between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m.

LineRouteLength (km)StationsRide time (minutes)Rolling stockNotes
1 Bécsi út / Vörösvári út ↔ Kelenföld vasútállomás BKV metro.svg 18.33252
1A Bécsi út / Vörösvári út ↔ Népliget BKV metro.svg 11.22031
  • ČKD Tatra T5C5
  • ČKD–BKV Tatra T5C5K
2 Jászai Mari tér ↔ Közvágóhíd Budapest hev symbol.svg 6.01320Ganz KCSV–7
2B Jászai Mari tér ↔ Pesterzsébet, Pacsirtatelep13.9 Southbound

15.0 Northbound

33 / 3548 / 58Ganz KCSV–7
3 Mexikói út BKV metro.svg ↔ Gubacsi út / Határ út13.33251CAF Urbos 3, TW 6000
4 Széll Kálmán tér BKV metro.svg ↔ Újbuda-központ BKV metro.svg 8.51930Siemens Combino
6 Széll Kálmán tér BKV metro.svg Móricz Zsigmond körtér BKV metro.svg 8.31929Siemens Combino [lower-alpha 1]
12 Angyalföld kocsiszín ↔ Rákospalota, Kossuth utca4.71117Tatra T5C5K
14 Lehel tér BKV metro.svg ↔ Káposztásmegyer, Megyeri út11.2433Tatra T5C5K
17 Bécsi út / Vörösvári út ↔ Savoya Park14.73751
19 Bécsi út / Vörösvári út ↔ Kelenföld vasútállomás BKV metro.svg 11.22438
23 Jászai Mari tér ↔ Keleti pályaudvar BKV metro.svg 9.42032 / 34Ganz KCSV–7 [lower-alpha 2]
24 Keleti pályaudvar BKV metro.svg ↔ Közvágóhíd Budapest hev symbol.svg 5.21219
  • Ganz KCSV–7
  • TW 6000
28 Blaha Lujza tér BKV metro.svg (Népszínház utca) ↔ Izraelita temető10.82639
  • Tatra T5C5
  • TW 6000
[lower-alpha 3]
28A Blaha Lujza tér BKV metro.svg (Népszínház utca)Új köztemető (Kozma utca)10.12537
  • Tatra T5C5
  • TW 6000
37 Blaha Lujza tér BKV metro.svg (Népszínház utca)Új köztemető (Kozma utca)9.72330
  • Tatra T5C5
  • TW 6000
[lower-alpha 4]
37A Blaha Lujza tér BKV metro.svg (Népszínház utca)Sörgyár 5.81419TW 6000
41 Bécsi út / Vörösvári út ↔ Kamaraerdei Ifjúsági Park18.43962Tatra T5C5K
42 Határ út BKV metro.svg Kispest, Tulipán utca3.078–9
  • CAF Urbos 3
  • TW 6000
47 Deák Ferenc tér BKV metro.svg ↔ Városház tér8.82131Ganz CSMG
48 Deák Ferenc tér BKV metro.svg ↔ Savoya Park8.01827Ganz CSMG [lower-alpha 5]
49 Deák Ferenc tér BKV metro.svg Kelenföld vasútállomás BKV metro.svg 5.41220–21Ganz CSMG
50 Határ út BKV metro.svg Pestszentlőrinc, Béke tér8.02024–26CAF Urbos 3, TW 6000
51 Mester utca / Ferenc körút ↔ Nagysándor József utca6.5 / 815 / 2424 / 30TW 6000
51A Mester utca / Ferenc körút ↔ Koppány utca2.28 / 710-11TW 6000 [lower-alpha 6]
52 Határ út BKV metro.svg Pesterzsébet, Pacsirtatelep6.917 / 1625TW 6000
56 Hűvösvölgy ↔ Városház tér16.93755Tatra T5C5K [lower-alpha 7]
56A Hűvösvölgy ↔ Móricz Zsigmond körtér BKV metro.svg 11.22335Tatra T5C5K
59 Szent János Kórház ↔ Márton Áron tér5.21519-20Tatra T5C5K
59A Széll Kálmán tér BKV metro.svg ↔ Márton Áron tér4.11215-16Tatra T5C5K
59B Hűvösvölgy ↔ Márton Áron tér10.62634Tatra T5C5K [lower-alpha 8]
60 Városmajor ↔ Széchenyihegy3.7715Custom SGP MUs [lower-alpha 9]
61 Hűvösvölgy ↔ Móricz Zsigmond körtér BKV metro.svg 10.92633-34Tatra T5C5K
62 Rákospalota, MÁV-telep ↔ Blaha Lujza tér BKV metro.svg (Népszínház utca)13.533 / 3450-52TW 6000 [lower-alpha 10]
62A Rákospalota, MÁV-telep ↔ Kőbánya alsó vasútállomás (Mázsa tér)9.22334TW 6000 [lower-alpha 11]
69 Mexikói út BKV metro.svg Újpalota, Erdőkerülő utca6.51521-22TW 6000
  1. 24 hour service
  2. Formerly numbered 2M
  3. Daytime only, does not run on Saturdays
  4. Weekday peak hours only
  5. Runs only on Saturday
  6. Mornings and evenings only
  7. Weekday peak hours only
  8. Cog-wheel railway
  9. School day mornings only
  10. Weekday peak hours only
  11. Weekdays only

Discontinued lines

It is not always straightforward to decide whether a tram line still exists in Budapest since throughout the decades some numbers may have been carried by several lines (not at the same time though), so some numbers might have appeared and disappeared throughout time. Some lines were assigned new numbers so even though there is no line with that specific number, there is a line on exactly the same route. Of course, existing lines might have been lengthened or shortened, so this also makes it hard to exactly define a tram line. Still, the following table tries to summarize these data – termini and dates refer to the last time the number was used.

Number of the lineTerminiInauguration and disappearance
2AJászai Mari tér – Boráros tér H1973–2013
5Flórián tér – Hévízi úti lakótelep1950–1974
7Óbudai kocsiszín – Margit híd, budai hídfő 1946–1961
7iFóti út – Rákospalota, Kossuth utca 1967-1974
8 Újpesti piac – Megyeri út1955–1980
9 Batthyány térBudafok, Városház tér 1920–1986
9A Móricz Zsigmond körtér – Albertfalva kitérő1961–1972
10 Rákospalota, Kossuth utca – Megyeri csárda1954–1985
11 Margit híd, budai hídfő – Bécsi út1950–1981
13 Örs vezér tere – Gubacsi út1955–2001
15Jászai Mari tér – Újpesti vasúti híd 1940–1977
15AJászai Mari tér – Váci út 1963–1977
18Széll Kálmán tér - Savoya Park1949-2016
20 Ganz gyárFerenc körút until 1977
22Nagyvásártelep – Boráros tér1932–1970
23Baross tér (Festetics György utca) – Ferenc körút 1928–2000
23A Népliget – Közvágóhíd1953-1964, 1976-1980
24G Keleti pályaudvar – Mester utca / Ferenc körút2015–2020
25 Állatkert (Budapest Zoo) – Thököly út1920–1973
26Rókus kórház – Eskü tér1910–1956
26AKőrösi Csoma út – Orczy tér1942–1956
27 Nagyvárad térKeleti Pályaudvar 1957–1959
29József körút – BNV főberjárat1925–1995
29YBaross tér (Festetics György utca) – BNV főberjárat1974–1995
31Közvágóhíd – Pacsirtatelep1973–1995
32iPesterzsébet, Nagy Sándor utca - Ganz-MÁVAG1967–1975
33 Nyugati pályaudvarÓbudai kocsiszín 1950–1981
34Közvágóhíd – Kálvin tér 1949–1951
35Pacsirtatelep – Határ út – Pacsirtatelep1951-1953
36 Keleti pályaudvar – Kápolna tér1945–1994
38Rókus kórház – Ferenc József laktanya1920–1970
39 Keleti pályaudvar – Új köztemető1927–1932
40Pestszentimre – Pestszentlőrinc 1947–1975
43Nagytétény – Móricz Zsigmond körtér 1963–1972
44 Zugló, RákospatakKeleti pályaudvar 1972–1995
45Március 15. tér – Keleti Pályaudvar 1952–1963
46 Petőfi híd, budai hídfőDéli pályaudvar 1958–1963
47BKamaraerdei Ifjúsági Park – Deák Ferenc tér 2016–2020
48 Nyugati pályaudvar – Albertfalva kitérő1957–1960
53 Nyugati pályaudvarKispest, határ út 1950–1963
56 Moszkva tér – Hűvösvölgy1930–2008
67 Keleti pályaudvar – Rákospalota, MÁV telep1902–1997

Rolling stock

Current fleet [24]

As of 24 June 2021

ImageTram type or
subtype
Number of carsFleet numberConstructedTransportation
in Budapest
Depot Allocations
CurrentOriginal
Tram 47 in Budapest.jpg Ganz, CSMG–1 3(35)1301, 1313, 13181967–1968since 1967Baross, Budafok*, Ferencváros, Kelenföld
Ganz, CSMG–2 27(85)1342, 1349, 1360, 1363–1366, 1369, 1402, 1404, 1407, 1418–1419, 1427, 1433–1434, 1437–1445, 1448, 1450–14511970–1972, 1975since 1970
Ganz, CSMG–3 1(29)14611977since 1977Kelenföld
Tram car (1359) Budapest.jpg Ganz, KCSV–7 301321, 1325–1332, 1335–1337, 1339–1340, 1343–1348, 1350–1356, 1359, 1362, 13701997–1999since 1997Ferencváros
Tram 18 in Budapest.jpg ČKD, Tatra T5C5 32(322)4000, 4014–4015, 4021, 4034–4036, 4044–4045, 4048, 4054–4055, 4154–4155, 4162, 4166–4167, 4171, 4200, 4272, 4277, 4288, 4320, 4322, 4325, 4332, 4335–4336, 4339, 4341, 4346, 43491978, 1980, 1984since 1978Angyalföld, Baross, Budafok*
T5c5k tram on line 59 budapest.jpg ČKD, Tatra T5C5K
Tatra T5C5K2
Tatra T5C5K2M
2884001–4004, 4005, 4006–4012, 4013, 4016–4020, 4022–4033, 4037–4043, 4046–4047, 4049–4053, 4056–4120, 4122–4153, 4156–4161, 4163–4165, 4168–4170, 4201, 4202–4221, 4223–4271, 4273–4276, 4278–4287, 4289–4319, 4321, 4323–4324, 4326–4331, 4333–4334, 4337–4338, 4340, 4342–4345, 4347–43482002–2004, 2009–since 2003Szépilona, Angyalföld
TW-6000.JPG DÜWAG, TW 6000 83(93)1500–1508, 1510–1521, 1523–1524, 1526–1528, 1531–1538, 1540–1564, 1566–1573, 1575–1587, 1589–1590, 15921975–1978since 2001Ferencváros, Száva, Zugló
LHB TW 6000 211600–1602, 1604, 1606–1607, 1610–16241980–1982since 2012Száva
Siemens-Combino-Budapest.JPG Siemens, Combino Supra
Emoji u267f.svg
402001–20402006–2007since 2006Hungária
1-es villamos (2105).jpg CAF Urbos 3 (9-module)
Emoji u267f.svg
172101–21172015–2016since 2016Budafok*, Hungária, Száva
17-es villamos (2209).jpg CAF Urbos 3 (5-module)
Emoji u267f.svg
562201–22562014–2016since 2015

Depots

NameLocationBuiltOperated vehicle typesOperated lines
Angyalföld kocsiszínBudapest IV., Pozsonyi út 1.1896 Tatra T5C5, Tatra T5C5K21, 12, 14, 17
Baross kocsiszínBudapest VIII., Baross utca 132.1889 Tatra T5C5 1
Budafok kocsiszínBudapest XI., Fehérvári út 247.1899 Tatra T5C5, Tatra T5C5K, CAF Urbos 31, 17, 19, 41, 56
Ferencváros kocsiszínBudapest IX., Könyves Kálmán körút 7.1904Ganz CSMG, Ganz KCSV–7, TW 6000 2, 24, 28, 28A, 37, 37A, 51, 51A
Hungária kocsiszínBudapest VIII., Törökbecse utca 1.1912 Combino Supra Budapest NF12B, CAF Urbos 3 1, 4, 6
Kelenföld kocsiszínBudapest XI., Bartók Béla út 137.1912Ganz CSMG19, 47, 48, 49
Száva kocsiszínBudapest IX., Üllői út 197.1913 TW 6000, CAF Urbos 3 3, 42, 50, 52
Szépilona kocsiszínBudapest II., Budakeszi út 9-11.1870Tatra T5C5K56, 56A, 59, 59A, 59B, 61
Zugló kocsiszínBudapest XIV., Thököly út 173.1899 TW 6000, nostalgia Ganz UVs3, 62, 62A, 69

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The Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK), officially Budapesti Közlekedési Központ Zrt., is the largest public transport company in Budapest and one of the largest in Europe. It was founded on January 1, 2011. BKK operates buses, trams, and trolleybuses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Budapest bus route 200E</span> Bus route in Budapest, Hungary

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The Tram Line 1 of Budapest is a line operated by BKK Zrt., the transport authority of Budapest. It was commissioned in 1984 between Bécsi út / Vörösvári út and Lehel utca. It then has numerous extension phases, which in 2000 make it possible to connect north to south of Pest along the great ring road, between the Árpád híd and Rákóczi híd bridges. Since March 2015, the line also crosses the Danube in its southern part, and it was further extended in 2019 to Kelenföld vasútállomás M. It now runs between Bécsi út / Vörösvári út and Kelenföld vasútállomás.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dávid Vitézy</span> Hungarian economist and politician

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