Budapest-Nyugati (western) railway station ( hu, Nyugati pályaudvar), generally referred to simply as Nyugati, is one of the three main

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s in

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, Hungary. The station is on the Pest side of Budapest, accessible by the 4 and 6 tramline and the M3 metro line.

History

The station was planned by

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and was built by the

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. It was opened on 28 October 1877. It replaced a previous station, which was the terminus of Hungary's first railway line, the Pest–

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line (constructed in 1846). This building was pulled down in order to construct the Grand Boulevard. The station gave its name to the adjacent Western Square ('Nyugati tér'), a major intersection where Teréz körút (''Theresia Boulevard''), Szent István körút (''

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Boulevard''),

Váci út Váci út (Váci Avenue, lit. ''Road to Vác'') is one of the widest and busiest avenues in Budapest, Hungary. It is about 12 kilometers long and has four to eight traffic lanes. Location It starts by the Grand Boulevard next to Nyugati ...

(''Váci Avenue''), and Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út ('' Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Avenue'') converge. The square also serves as a transport hub with several bus routes, tram routes 4 and 6, and

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on M3 of the

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Since 2007

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(MÁV) has operated regular services between the terminal and

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Terminal 1, although Terminal 1 has been closed since 2012 and all departures and arrivals have been consolidated in Terminal 2A and 2B, which is 4 kilometers away. Beside the terminal and partially above its open area there is the

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. Inside the station is a McDonald's restaurant which has been described as the "most elegant" McDonald's in the world. The music video for Gwen Stefani's 2008 single ''

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'' was partly shot at Nyugati. Starting in May 2016 the key scenes of the movie ''

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'' were shot over 27 nights.

Train services

The station provides access to the following services: *Intercity services

Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, wh ...

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*Intercity services

Cegléd Cegléd (; german: Zieglet) is a city in Pest County, Pest county, Hungary, approximately southeast of the Hungarian capital, Budapest. Name The name of the town is of disputed origin. The name may be derived from the word "szeglet" (meaning "co ...

Kecskemét Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third ...

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References

External links

Nyugati Railway Station and Royal Waiting Room
{{Budapest Railway stations in Budapest Railway stations opened in 1877 1877 establishments in Austria-Hungary Gustave Eiffel