Budapest-Nyugati Railway Terminal

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Budapest Nyugati station in the 19th century
Budapest Nyugati station

Budapest-Nyugati pályaudvar (Hungarian for Budapest Western railway station), is one of the three main railway terminals in Budapest, Hungary. Known to locals and foreigners alike simply as the Nyugati it lies at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Váci Avenue.

The station was planned by August de Serres and was built by the Eiffel Company. It was opened on 28 October 1877. Previously another station stood in its place, the end station of Hungary's first railway line, the PestVác line (constructed in 1846). This building was pulled down in order to construct the Grand Boulevard (Nagykörút) which is now smaller than the outer ringroad (Hungária körút - Hungary Boulevard) and the recently opened motorway ringroad M0 (2008).

The station gave name to the immediately adjacent Western Square ('Nyugati tér'), a major intersection where Teréz körút (Theresia Boulevard), Szent István körút (Saint Stephen Boulevard), Váci út (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 a station on M3 of the Budapest Metro.

Since 2007 state railway MÁV has operated regular services between the terminal and [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport]] Terminal 1.[1] The trip takes approximately 25 minutes, costs 365 HUF, and runs 2-3 times per hour.[2]

Beside the terminal and partially above its open area there is the WestEnd City Center shopping mall.

Portions of the 2011 film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol were filmed, and took place, in and around the station.[3]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services Budapest - Szolnok - Debrecen - Záhony - Lviv - Kiev
Preceding station   MÁV START   Following station
Terminus InterCity

Distance from other railway stations

Gallery

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References

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