Budapest Keleti station

Main railway terminal in Budapest, Hungary

"Keleti pályaudvar" redirects here. For the metro station, see Keleti pályaudvar metro station.

Budapest Keleti station

Keleti pályaudvar

Budapest Keleti viewed from the west

General information
Location| Kerepesi út 2-4
1087 Budapest
Hungary
Coordinates| 47°30′01″N 19°05′02″E﻿ / ﻿47.50028°N 19.08389°E﻿ / 47.50028; 19.08389
Elevation| 116 metres (381 ft)
Owned by| Hungarian State Railways (MÁV)
Line(s)|

* Budapest–Hegyeshalom
* Budapest–Hatvan [hu]
* Budapest–Újszász–Szolnok
* Budapest–Kunszentmiklós-Tass–Kelebia [hu]

Platforms| 7
Tracks| 13
Connections| Metro:
Tram:  24
Construction
Architect| Gyula Rochlitz
Other information
IATA code| XXQ
Website| www.mavcsoport.hu/mav-start/belfoldi-utazas/vasutallomas/budapest-keleti
History
Opened| 16 August 1884; 140 years ago (1884-08-16)

Services

| Preceding station  | MÁV START | Following station

|
|

Kelenföld

towards München Hbf

|  | Railjet Express |  | Terminus
Kelenföld

towards Zürich HB

Terminus |  | InterCity |  | Szolnok

towards Arad

Szolnok

towards Békéscsaba

Szolnok

towards Braşov

Szolnok

towards Timişoara Nord

Hatvan

towards Košice

| InterCity

|  | Hatvan

towards Budapest Nyugati via Tokaj

Kelenföld

towards Graz Hbf

|  | InterCity |  | Terminus
Kelenföld

towards Gyékényes

Kelenföld

towards Kaposvár

Kelenföld

towards Ljubljana

Kelenföld

towards Pécs

Kelenföld

towards Sopron

Kelenföld

towards Split

Kelenföld

towards Szentgotthárd

Kelenföld

towards Wien Hbf

|  | EuroCity |
Szolnok

towards Chop

Szolnok

towards Cluj Napoca

Kelenföld

towards Salzburg Hbf, Stuttgart Hbf or Zürich HB

|  | EuroNight

Kálmán Imre

|  | Terminus
Ferencváros

towards Wien Hbf

|  | Dacia–Corvin Express |  | Szolnok

towards Bucharest North

Terminus |  | Sebesvonat |  | Gödöllő

towards Balmazújváros

| IR 85 |  | Gödöllő

towards Gyöngyös

| IR 87 |  | Gödöllő

towards Eger

Ferencváros

towards Tatabánya

|  | G10 |  | Terminus
Terminus |  | G60 |  | Kőbánya felső

towards Szolnok

| Z60 |
| S60 |  | Kőbánya felső

towards Sülysáp

| S80 |  | Kőbánya felső

towards Füzesabony

Location

Keleti pályaudvar

Location within Budapest

The inscription "Keleti Pályaudvar" visible on the main facade in Hungarian means "Eastern Station".

Budapest Keleti station (Hungarian: Keleti pályaudvar, pronounced [ˈkɛlɛti ˈpaːjɒudvɒr]; "eastern railway station") 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. Its name in 1891 originates not only from 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

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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]

Budapest Keleti has seven platforms serving thirteen tracks.[2]

## Services

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As of the July 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Budapest Keleti:[3][4]

* Railjet: services to Zürich HB and München.
* EuroCity: services to Wien and Cluj Napoca.
* InterCity: services to Arad, Békéscsaba, Braşov, Timişoara Nord, Košice, Budapest Nyugati (via Tokaj), Graz, Gyékényes, Kaposvár, Ljubljana, Pécs, Sopron, Split, and Szentgotthárd.
* Overnight trains:
* Dacia–Corvin Express: service between Wien and Bucharest North.
* EuroNight Kálmán Imre: service to Salzburg, Stuttgart, or Zürich.
* Sebesvonat: service to Balmazújváros.
* /  / : three trains per hour to Gödöllő, half-hourly service to Vámosgyörk, and hourly service to Gyöngyös and Eger.
* The EuroCity 345 "Avala" train on the Wien Hauptbahnhof - Beograd route is standing at the Budapest Keleti station on January 26, 2016. A WRmz dining car is visible in the foreground. A series 1047 electric locomotive is barely noticeable in the distance. /  / : frequent service to Sülysáp; some trains continuing to Nagykáta or Szolnok.

## Metro

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Keleti pályaudvar metro station 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.[5]

## Airport

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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

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The facade 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 pályaudvar 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.[6]

## Public transport

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Budapest Keleti railway station is located in the eighth 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, 230
* Nocturnal lines:  907, 908, 931, 956, 973, 990

## In popular culture

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

The railway station appeared briefly in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Widow.

## References

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1. ^ "Keleti Train Station". Budapest City Guide.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
2. ^ "Budapest-Keleti" (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
3. ^ "1 Budapest — Hegyeshalom — Rajka" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
4. ^ "120a Budapest — Újszász — Szolnok" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
5. ^ "Automated metro Line M4 opens in Budapest". Railway Gazette International. 28 March 2014.
6. ^ "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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
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* Official website (in Hungarian)
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* A picture from about 1905
* The façade
* More photos: (1) Archived 2006-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, (2) Archived 2006-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, (3), (4)
* Virtual tour outside station
* Aerial photographs of the Station

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