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Népliget
Népliget or People's Park is the biggest public park in Budapest, Hungary. It is located southeast of the city centre, and covers an area of . It was established to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the union of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The park is the site of the Planetarium, which is a laser theatre, and the E-klub, the biggest night club in Budapest. Circuit The park was the site of the 1936 Hungarian Grand Prix, held on roads within the park, as well as a round of the 1963 European Touring Car Challenge season. The circuit hosted European Touring Car Championship races in 1963–1964, 1966–1967, and 1969–1970. The Hungarian Grand Prix was also scheduled for 7 October 1984 but was cancelled and replaced by the European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.David Hayhoe, Formula 1: The Knowledge – 2nd Edition, 2021, page 35. Lap records The fastest official race lap records at the Népliget Park are listed as: Transport South of the park is the Népliget bus stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 3 (Budapest Metro)
Line M3 (Officially: North-South Line, Metro M3, and unofficially: Blue Line) is the third and longest line of the Budapest Metro. It runs in a general north-south direction parallel to the Danube on the Pest, Hungary, Pest side, roughly following Váci út south from Újpest to the Inner City (Budapest), city center, then following the route of Üllői út southeast to Kőbánya-Kispest. Its daily ridership is estimated at 500,000. Like Line 1 (Budapest Metro), metro line M1, it does not serve Buda. History The first decree for the third line was made in 1968. Construction started in 1970, and the first section was opened in 1976 with six stations. It was extended five stations to the south in 1980, and to the north in 1981, 1984 and 1990 with eventually nine extra stations, reaching its current length of 20 stations and , the longest line in Budapest. Reconstructed 81-717/714 carriages, made by the Russian manufacturer Metrowagonmash, with the model number ''81-717.2K/714.2K' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
