Széll Kálmán tér metro station

Széll Kálmán tér (Széll Kálmán Square) is a station on the M2 (East-West) line of the Budapest Metro. It is located under Széll Kálmán Square in Buda. At 38.4m below ground level, it is the deepest station of the Budapest Metro. Near the station, numerous bus and tram routes pass or converge, making it one of the city's major transport interchanges. The station was open on 22 December 1972 as part of the extension of the line from Deák Ferenc tér to Déli pályaudvar.[1]

Széll Kálmán tér
Budapest Metro station
Coordinates	47°30′25″N 19°01′29″E
Platforms	1 island platform
Construction
Structure type	bored underground
Depth	38.4 meters (126 ft)
History
Opened	22 December 1972
Rebuilt	2006
Previous names	Moszkva tér (until 2011)
Services
Preceding station   Budapest Metro   Following station Déli pályaudvar Terminus Line 2 Batthyány tér toward Örs vezér tere

From its opening in 1972 until 2011, the station (and square) was known as Moszkva tér. The exterior of the building is strikingly similar to that of Saint Petersburg's Pionerskaya Station. Renovations of the station began in 2015, along with the surrounding square.

Connections

• Tram
  • 4 Széll Kálmán tér – Újbuda-központ
  • 6 Széll Kálmán tér – Móricz Zsigmond körtér
  • 17 Bécsi út / Vörösvári út – Savoya Park
  • 56 Hűvösvölgy – Városház tér
  • 56A Hűvösvölgy – Móricz Zsigmond körtér
  • 59 Szent János Kórház – Márton Áron tér
  • 59A Széll Kálmán tér – Márton Áron tér
  • 59B Szent János Kórház – Hűvösvölgy
  • 61 Hűvösvölgy – Móricz Zsigmond körtér
• Bus: 5, 16, 16A, 21, 21A, 22, 22A, 39, 91, 102, 116, 128, 129, 139, 140, 140A, 142, 149, 155, 156, 222
• : 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 789, 794, 795

Gallery

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References

1. Schwandl, Robert. "Budapest". urbanrail.

External links

• Media related to Széll Kálmán tér metro station at Wikimedia Commons