Budapest is the most visited tourist destination in Hungary giving
home to more than two million people.It’s also a well-known cultural,
artistic and sports centre. Budapest is one of the most beautiful
capitals in Europe. The city was born in 1873 due to the unification of
Pest, Buda, and Óbuda. The Hungarian banks offer better exchange rates
than the foreign ones, so it’s better to exchange money in Budapest than
getting Hungarian Forints abroad
http//www.budsapet.com/city_guide/general
_information.en.html .The Budapest Metro (Hungarian: Budapestimetró) is
the rapid transit system in the Hungarian capital Budapest. It is the
oldest electrified underground railway system on the European continent,
and the second-oldest in the world, predated only by the 1890 City
& South London Railway (now part of the London Underground).[4] Its
totemic Line 1, completed in 1896, was declared a World Heritage Site in
2002.[5][6] The Metro consists of four lines, each designated by a
number and a colour. Line 1 runs northeast from the Pest city center to
City Park along Andrássy Avenue. Line 2 runs generally east to west from
the transit hub Örsvezértere on the city's east side, and provides a
connection between Keleti railway terminal and Déli railway terminal
through the city center. Line 3 runs northwest from the transit hub
Kőbánya-Kispest in the city's southeast, along Üllőiút to the city
center, and then north to the district of Újpest. Line 4 runs southwest
to northeast from the transit hub of Budapest Kelenföld railway station
in the city's most populous district of Újbuda across the inner city
district of Józsefváros to Keleti railway terminal. The system has three
transfer stations in a triangular pattern, each with two converging
main lines (M2,M3,M4), and one with an additional connection to line
Tickets are validated at the station entrance before taking the
escalator, and must be retained until leaving the metro. At validation,
the current date and time is printed on the tickets along with station
information. Tickets are checked manually by the pass controllers, who
usually turn up at stations near the escalators, but they may inspect
tickets anywhere within the metro system (although it is very unlikely
that inspectors appear at the platforms or in the carriage). Tickets or
passes must be handed over to them on request. Controllers either wear a
green armband (they execute inspection at the entrance, and only have
the right to prohibit travelling) or a purple one (they occasionally
stand at the exit, and they have the right to fine users). An automated
entrance system for the metro and the suburban railway (HÉV) has been
planned for a long time. You can also book for Budapest airport shuttle
for safe and reliable transportation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Metro Budapest Metro M1 –
Millenium Underground The Millennium Underground is another name given
to the first metro line, or M1, in Budapest which was completed in 1896
and was declared a world heritage site in 2002. It is the oldest line of
the Budapest Metro system. The Millennium Underground or as the locals
call it, the underground, is the second oldest underground metro system
in the world, second only to the London Underground. Construction on the
millennium underground began in 1894 and was the first underground
railway in Continental Europe. Construction was carried out by the
German firm Siemens &Halske AG, employing 2000 workers and using the
cut and cover method. During the millennium celebrations in Hungary the
Millennium Underground was the main venue and the centre of
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