Opera is a station of the yellow M1 (Millennium Underground) line of the

Budapest Metro The Budapest Metro ( hu, Budapesti metró) is the rapid transit system in the Hungarian capital Budapest. It is the world's oldest electrified underground railway system, and the second oldest underground railway system with multiple stations, ...

, in front of the

Hungarian State Opera House The Hungarian State Opera House ( hu, Magyar Állami Operaház) is a neo-Renaissance opera house located in central Budapest, on Andrássy út. Originally known as the Hungarian Royal Opera House, it was designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of ...

. The station was opened on 2 May 1896 as part of the inaugural section of the Budapest Metro, between

Vörösmarty tér Vörösmarty tér or Vörösmarty square is a public square in the Budapest city centre at the northern end of Váci utca. At the centre of the square facing west is a statue by Eduard Telcs and Ede Kallós of poet Mihály Vörösmarty. Behi ...

and Széchenyi fürdő. This section, known as the Millennium Underground Railway, was the first mostro system in continental Europe. In 2002, it was included into the

World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

"Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue".

Connection

*Bus: 105, 178 *Trolleybus: 70, 78

References

M1 (Budapest Metro) stations Budapest Metro stations located underground Railway stations opened in 1896 1896 establishments in Hungary {{Hungary-railstation-stub