Budapest Keleti railway station
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Budapest Keleti railway station
Keleti pályaudvar (Hungarian) |
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Budapest Keleti viewed from the west.
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| Location | Kerepesi út 2-4 1087 Budapest Hungary |
| Coordinates | 47°30′01″N 19°05′02″E / 47.50028°N 19.08389°ECoordinates: 47°30′01″N 19°05′02″E / 47.50028°N 19.08389°E |
| Owned by | Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) |
| Line(s) | 1 Bp.Keleti pu. - Hegyeshalom 80 Bp.Keleti pu. - Sátoraljaújhely 120 Bp.Keleti pu. - Lőkösháza 150 Bp.Keleti pu. - Kelebia |
| Platforms | 18 |
| Connections | Metro:    Tram:  24 |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Gyula Rochlitz |
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| Opened | 16 August 1884 |
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 Keleti pályaudvar
Keleti pályaudvar (Budapest)
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Budapest Keleti (eastern) railway station (Hungarian: Budapest Keleti pályaudvar) is the main international and inter-city railway terminal in Budapest, Hungary.
The station stands where Rákóczi Avenue splits to become Kerepesi Avenue and Thököly Avenue. Keleti pályaudvar translates to Eastern Railway Terminus. Its name in 1891 originates not only for its position as the easternmost of the city's rail termini, but for its original role as a terminus of the lines from eastern Hungary including Transylvania, and the Balkans. In contrast, the Nyugati (western) railway station used to serve lines toward Vienna and Paris.
The building was designed in eclectic style by Gyula Rochlitz and János Feketeházy and constructed between 1881 and 1884 as one of the most modern railway stations of Europe. The main façade is adorned with two statues depicting James Watt and George Stephenson. Inside the station are frescos by Karoly Lotz.
The station is served by the following services:
Inland
Keleti pályaudvar has been a station on the M2 (East-West) line of the Budapest Metro since the line opened in 1970. The metro station is 14 metres (46 ft) underground and 193 metres (633 ft) in length with the platform 180 metres (590 ft). In March 2014, Line 4 opened making Keleti a transfer point between the two Metro lines.
A planned fast train service would connect the station with Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. Since 36 of 53 Intercity services to Budapest operate from this railway station, it seems highly probable that this plan will materialize.
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