Budapest transit system

The public transportation system in Budapest is operated by the company Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat (BKV). The service includes buses, trolleybuses, trams, underground trains (Metro) and above-ground suburban trains.

The underground metro consists of three lines and are each designated by a number and a color. Line 4 is currently under construction; the first section is scheduled to open in 2014. Line 5 is in the early planning stages.

Passengers on Line 2 which was constructed from 1950 to 1963.

Deák Ferenc tér transfer station for the M1, M2, and M3 lines.

A passenger inserts a ticket in the validating machine. Tickets are validated at the station entrance before taking the escalator, and must be retained until leaving the metro.

Passengers waiting on the platform of Deák Ferenc tér.

Passengers exiting a long escalator in the Metro underground.

The Metro 1 also known as Millennium Underground Railway or M1 is the oldest line of the Budapest Metro system. It was built from 1894 to 1896. In 2002, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The original line followed a northeast-southwest route along Andrássy Avenue from Vörösmarty Square to the City Park. There were a total of eleven stations, with nine underground and two above ground.

Passengers waiting for a tram. There are over thirty tram lines stretching along the city and connecting almost all districts of Budapest.

The articulated bus is a hallmark of Budapest; both diesel and ETB bendy vehicles have been running since the late 1950s.

A blue urban bus in the Buda district.