Hősök tere is a station of the yellow M1 line of the

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. Formerly called Aréna út station, it lies under

Hősök tere Hősök tere (; ) is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic Millennium Monument with statues featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Sto ...

(Heroes' Square) at the outer end of

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. The station was opened on 2 May 1896 as part of the inaugural section of the Budapest Metro, between Vörösmarty tér and Széchenyi fürdő. This section, known as the Millennium Underground Railway, was the first metro system in continental Europe. In 2002, it was included into the

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"Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue". Until 1973, the line came to the surface just beyond Hősök tere and followed an indirect surface alignment through the Városliget (City Park), passing the intermediate Állatkert station to a surface terminus at Széchenyi fürdő. In 1973 the line was diverted at Hősök tere and extended to a new terminus at Mexikói út station. The new extension followed a new underground route beneath the park, with a new intermediate station at the site of the previous terminus. Állatkert station was closed. The station has two side platforms, each with its own independent access from the street. File:14206-Budapest-1912-Stadtwäldchen mit der elektrischen Untergrundbahn-Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag.jpg, The former tunnel exit File:Budapest Metro inside 01.JPG, The station platform File:Budapest, M1 metró, Hősök tere, 7.jpg, Platform with train

Connections

*Bus: 20E, 30, 30A, 105, 210, 210B, 230 *Trolleybus: 72, 75, 79

References

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