Budapest Keleti railway station

Budapest Keleti (eastern) railway station (Hungarian: Keleti pályaudvar) is the main international and inter-city railway terminal in Budapest, Hungary.

"Keleti pályaudvar" redirects here. For the metro station, see Keleti pályaudvar metro station.
Budapest Keleti railway station
Keleti pályaudvar  (Hungarian)
Budapest Keleti viewed from the west.
LocationKerepesi út 2-4
1087 Budapest
Hungary
Coordinates47°30′01″N 19°05′02″E
Owned byHungarian 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
Platforms18
ConnectionsMetro:
Tram: 24
Construction
ArchitectGyula Rochlitz
History
Opened16 August 1884 (1884-08-16)
Location
Keleti pályaudvar
Keleti pályaudvar (Budapest)
Keleti Terminal in 1912

The station stands where Rákóczi út 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.

Architecture

The building was designed in eclectic style by Gyula Rochlitz and János Feketeházy and constructed between 1881 and 1884. The main façade is adorned with two statues depicting James Watt and George Stephenson. Inside the station are frescos by Karoly Lotz.[1]

Train connections

The following trains call at this station:

Keleti Station and Baross Square in 1985

I. International services:

  • Railjet trains
    • Bp-Keleti pu. - Győr - Vienna - St Pölten - Linz - Salzburg Hbf
    • Bp-Keleti pu. - Győr - Vienna - St Pölten - Linz - Salzburg - München Hbf
    • Bp-Keleti pu. - Győr - Vienna - St Pölten - Linz - Salzburg - Innsbruck - Zürich Hb
  • EuroCity trains – EC
    • (Lehár) Bp-Keleti pu. - Tatabánya - Győr - Wien Westbf
  • EuroNight trains – EN
    • (Kálmán Imre) Bp-Keleti pu. - Győr - Vienna - St Pölten - Linz - Salzburg - München Hbf
    • (Metropol) Bp-Keleti pu. - Bratislava - Brno - Prague
    • (Ister) Bp-Keleti pu. - Szolnok - Békéscsaba - Arad - Deva - Sibiu - Brasov - Bucureşti Nord
  • Int. InterCity trains – IC
    • (Rába) Bp-Keleti pu. - Győr - Szombathely - Graz Hbf
    • (Rippl-Rónai) Bp-Keleti pu. - Dombóvár - Kaposvár - Koprivnica - Zagreb Glavni Kol.
    • (Hernád, Rákóczi) Bp-Keleti pu. - Miskolc - Košice
    • (Corona, Hargita) Bp-Keleti pu. - Szolnok - Püspökladány - Oradea - Cluj Napoca - Miercurea Ciuc - Brasov
    • (Körös) Bp-Keleti pu. - Szolnok - Békéscsaba - Arad - Timişoara Nord
    • (Transsylvania) Bp-Keleti pu. - Szolnok - Békéscsaba - Arad - Deva - Sibiu - Brasov
    • (Traianus) Bp-Keleti pu. - Szolnok - Békéscsaba - Arad - Timişoara - Drobeta Tr.Severin - Craiova - Bucureşti Nord
  • Int. Express trains
    • (Dacia) Wien Westbf - Győr - Tatabánya - Bp-Keleti pu. - Szolnok - Békéscsaba - Arad - Deva - Brasov - Bucureşti Nord
    • (Beograd) Bp-Keleti pu. - Kiskunhalas - Subotica - Novi Sad - Belgrade

II. Inland

  • Intercity trains – IC
    • (Borostyánkő-Tűztorony, Claudius-Volt Fesztivál, Savaris-Scarbantia, Alpokalja-Kékfrankos, Répce-Sopron Bank)
      Bp-Keleti pu. - Kelenföld - Tatabánya - Győr - Csorna / Répcelak - Szombathely / Sopron
    • (Baranya, Dráva, Mecsek, PTE, Sopianae, Tenkes, Tettye, Tubes, Zengő)
      Bp-Keleti pu. - Kelenföld - Sárbogárd - Pincehely - Dombóvár - Sásd - Szentlőric - Pécs
    • (Abaúj, Borsod, Hámor, Lillafüred, Sajó, Szinva)
      Bp-Keleti pu. - Füzesabony - Miskolc-Tiszai
    • Austrian ÖBB Railjet opererates every 2 hours on the Budapest-Wien-München Line
      (Dália, Jázmin, Kamilla, Rózsa)
      Bp-Keleti pu. - Füzesabony - Miskolc-Tiszai - Szerencs - Tokaj - Nyíregyháza
    • (Tokaj, Tulipán)
      Bp-Keleti pu. - Füzesabony - Miskolc-Tiszai - Szerencs - Tokaj - Nyíregyháza - Debrecen
    • (Alföld, Békés, Csanád, Viharsarok)
      Bp-Keleti pu. - Szolnok - Mezőtúr - Gyoma - Mezőberény - Békéscsaba - Kétegyháza - Lőkösháza
Preceding station   MÁV START   Following station
Budapest-Kelenföld
toward Zürich HB
RailjetTerminus
Budapest-Kelenföld
toward München Hbf
RailjetTerminus
Vác
toward Hamburg Hbf
EuroCityTerminus
Budapest-Kelenföld
toward Ljubljana
EuroCityTerminus
Vác
toward Prague hl.n
EuroNightTerminus
Budapest-Kelenföld
toward Wien Hbf
EuroNight
toward Bucharest
Budapest-Kelenföld
toward Zürich HB
EuroNightTerminus
Budapest-Kelenföld
toward München Hbf
EuroNightTerminus
TerminusInterCity
toward Brașov
TerminusInterCity
toward Timișoara Nord
TerminusInterCity
Budapest-Ferencváros
toward Belgrade
Budapest-Kelenföld
toward Zagreb Glavni kolodvor
InterCityTerminus

Metro

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.[2]

Airport

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.

Baross tér redevelopment
Since it faces due east, at the Vernal equinox, the sun rises and lights the train shed

The façade of Budapest Keleti faces onto a large three-sided plaza called Baross tér. In 2005, work began to construct a pedestrian concourse and exits to allow better access between the Keleti Pályudvar Station on Budapest Metro Line 4 and long-distance train facilities. The statue of Gábor Baross, for whom the square is named, was returned to its location in December 2013 and work completed in March 2014.[3]

Public Transport

Budapest Keleti railway station is located in the 8th district of Budapest, Hungary.

  • Metro:
  • Tram: 24
  • Trolleybus: 73, 76, 78, 79, 80, 80A
  • Bus: 5, 7, 7E, 8E, 20E, 30, 30A, 108E, 110, 112, 133E, 178, 230
  • Nocturnal lines: 907, 908, 931, 956, 973, 990

Distance from other railway stations

The station is featured in the opening sequence of the 2011 film, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

The railway station will appear in the 2020 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Widow.

  • The station around 1900
  • Thököly Avenue entrance to Lotz Hall
  • The old ticket hall
  • Lotz Hall entry to main shed
  • Keleti railway station after the Battle of Budapest, 1945
  • Baross tér Construction in December 2008
  • Train shed looking toward Baross tér
  • Overhead view looking west
  • Eastern lights (7th prize photo on Wiki Loves Monuments 2013)
  • Looking west into the main hall

References
  1. "Keleti Train Station". Budapest City Guide.com. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  2. "Automated metro Line M4 opens in Budapest". Railway Gazette International. 28 March 2014.
  3. "The statue of Gábor Baross in a worthy place again" (Press release). Mayor’s Office of the Municipality of Budapest. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
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