Budapest Déli station ( Hungarian: ''Budapest-Déli pályaudvar'', literally: Budapest south station), known to locals and foreigners alike simply as ''the Déli'' is one of the three main

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Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

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. Located in the ''1st District'' (Várkerület) of Budapest, the station is located in Buda, and primarily serves towns and cities in

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. The station was first opened in 1861 on the line towards Rijeka (then known as Fiume and part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) on the

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. Significant damage to the station occurred in the

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, and the modern

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of the railway station (the only modern building in all of Budapest's major rail terminals) was eventually completed in 1975. The station is a major transport hub for the city, with BKV Zrt.

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and buses serving adjoining districts. A

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(opened in 1972) is located underneath the terminal building, being the western terminus of the M2 (East-West) line of the

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Public transport

Budapest Déli railway station is located in the 1st district of

. *

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17, 56, 56A, 59, 59A, 59B, 61 *Bus: BKV busz symbol

21, 21A, 39, 102, 139, 140, 140A * 3 MAV 415 047 Budapest-Deli 140916

Nocturnal lines: BKK night line logo

960, 990

Future developments

Plans exist to build a cross-city tunnel linking Déli station with

Budapest-Nyugati Railway Terminal Budapest-Nyugati (western) railway station ( hu, Nyugati pályaudvar), generally referred to simply as Nyugati, is one of the three main railway terminals in Budapest, Hungary. The station is on the Pest side of Budapest, accessible by the 4 and ...

References

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* Railway stations in Budapest Railway stations opened in 1861 {{Hungary-railstation-stub