In the framework of the reconstruction metro line M3 infrastructure, another three renewed stations – Kálvin tér, Corvin-negyed, Semmelweis Klinikák – were opened to passengers on 14 May 2022. The city centre's most frequented underground stations are now accessible without obstacles. The three stations are now accessible by inclined elevators, which are located next to the escalators and have never been used in public transport in Hungary before.
Equal opportunities solutions have been implemented beyond accessibility for the disabled. Tactile lines have been created to facilitate access for the blind and visually impaired. Hearing impaired people are assisted by the anti-reflective passenger windows in the station dispatcher rooms, which allow the illumination of the face of the person in the room to enable lip-reading. The intercom at the transfer desk is volume-controlled, providing two-way communication for the benefit of the hearing impaired. Internationally recognised, easy-to-understand pictograms support clarity and speed up comprehension, which also helps foreigners to find their way around. The volume can be adjusted to suit the surrounding sound effects, and the information provided is simple and easy to hear.
The metro line M3 infrastructure reconstruction project is a comprehensive modernisation work involving the replacement and reconstruction of all systems and equipment, together with the renewal of stations in their complexity. The most striking change for the travelling public will be the modern passenger areas.
The new architectural concept of the Kálvin tér metro station reinterprets some of the distinctive elements of the original design. The blue colour reappears on the wall cladding, but striped mosaics and Wonder Deer designs are a new element. The graphics next to the escalator and on the curved surface behind the concrete benches are inspired by Béla Bartók's Cantata Profana.
At the Corvin-negyed station, the motifs of the original, idealised image are recognisable. The colour scheme of the passenger area is dominated by "metro blue", white and orange, while the natural surface of the pillars also bears the inscriptions from the 1970s. The ceiling cladding evokes the hyper-space jump, inspired by Star Wars.
The Semmelweis Klinikák metro station continues to be dominated by yellow, a colour that radiates serenity and calm. The proximity of the medical institutions and the Fűvészkert gardens influenced the interior design, and the installation of the inclined elevators left no space for the cladding in the escalator shaft, so the structures are shown in their raw reality. The semicircular space behind the escalators and the graphic surfaces on the platforms reveal plant symbols.
Photos by Tamás Dernovics / magyarepitok.hu
More pictures of the renewed Kálvin tér, Corvin-negyed, Semmelweis Klinikák stations can be seen in our gallery.
