Újpest-központ (lit. ''Újpest-Centrum'') is the northern terminus of the
Budapest Metro
The Budapest Metro (, ) is the rapid transit system in the Hungary, Hungarian capital Budapest. Opened in 1896, it is the world's second oldest electrified underground railway after the City and South London Railway of 1890, now part of the Lon ...
Line 3 (North–south line). It is located beneath a busy intersection, the most important public transport hub in
Újpest
Újpest (; , ) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838. Újpest was a village ...
district.
[Budapest City Atlas, Dimap-Szarvas, Budapest, 2011, ]
The station directly serves Újpest and Káposztásmegyer
microraions, but the terminus attracts commuters from throughout
Rákospalota,
Újpalota and the
northeastern suburbs.
The station was initially planned to be a temporary terminus, much like
Árpád híd when that station was built, but the line was never extended to Káposztásmegyer and it has been the terminus since opening on 14 December 1990 as part of the extension from
Árpád híd.
[András Koós - Tamás Szirmay - Jenő Tiborcz: A budapesti 3-as metróvonal új szakasza ("The new section of Budapest Metro Line 3"), Városi Közlekedés, Year XXXI, Vol. 1, pp. 126-127, Budapest, 1991]
Connections
* Bus: 25, 30, 30A, 104, 104A, 120, 147, 170, 196, 196A, 204, 220, 230, 270
* Regional bus: 308, 309, 310, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321
* Tram: 12, 14
References
External links
After Újpest-Központ, end of 3rd line
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M3 (Budapest Metro) stations
Railway stations in Hungary opened in 1990