Ferenciek tere is a station on the M3 (North-South) line of the

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located under the eponymous square in the

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. It is an important junction, as several bus lines from

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pass through or terminate here. It is also the station closest to the geographical ''city centre'' of Budapest. The station's name was ''Felszabadulás tér'' ("

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" Square) before 1990. The station was opened on 31 December 1976 as part of the inaugural section of Line M3 between

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and Nagyvárad tér.

Connections

*Bus: 5, 7, 8E, 15, 107, 108E, 110, 112, 133E *Tram: 2, 2B, 23

References

*Budapest City Atlas, Dimap-Szarvas, Budapest, 2011, M3 (Budapest Metro) stations Railway stations opened in 1976 Railway stations closed in 2020 {{Hungary-railstation-stub