Opera metro station (Budapest)

Opera is a station of the yellow M1 (Millennium Underground) line of the Budapest Metro, in front of the Hungarian State Opera House. The station was opened on 2 May 1896 as part of the inaugural section of the Budapest Metro, between Vörösmarty tér and Széchenyi fürdő.[1] This section, known as the Millennium Underground Railway, was the first mostro system in continental Europe. In 2002, it was included into the World Heritage Site "Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue".[2]

Opera
Budapest Metro station
Location	Budapest Hungary
Coordinates	47°30′08″N 19°03′31″E
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	cut-and-cover underground
History
Opened	1896 (replaced 1970)
Services
Preceding station   Budapest Metro   Following station Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út toward Vörösmarty tér Line 1 Oktogon toward Mexikói út

Connection

• Bus: 105
• Trolleybus: 70, 78

References

1. Schwandl, Robert. "Budapest". urbanrail.
2. "Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue". UNESCO.