Budapest, 11 January 2023 – The reconstruction of metro line M3 is entering a new phase: on 23 January, the Ferenciek tere and Deák Ferenc tér stations will be opened to passenger traffic. After that, the metro will be open from Kőbánya-Kispest to Deák Ferenc tér, making the city centre, the M1 underground and the M2 metro line accessible from South Pest without having to change trains. A replacement bus service will continue to run between Deák Ferenc tér and Göncz Árpád városközpont, and trains will not stop at Nagyvárad tér due to the station reconstruction. The reconstruction of the whole line is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2023.
The Ferenciek tere and Deák Ferenc tér metro stations will be opened to passengers in the early afternoon of Monday 23 January. After the opening, the metro will run from South Pest to Deák Ferenc tér. On the day of the opening, 23 January, replacement buses will still run to Kálvin tér during the day, and from 9:00 pm onwards, replacement buses will run to Kőbánya-Kispest in the evening, as usual.
Changes to M3 metro services from Tuesday 24 January:
– On weekdays during the day, the metro will run on two sections, between Kőbánya-Kispest and Deák Ferenc tér, and between Göncz Árpád városközpont and Újpest-központ. The metro replacement bus service will continue to run between Deák Ferenc tér and Göncz Árpád városközpont, and the M3A metro replacement bus service will also run between Nyugati pályaudvar and Göncz Árpád városközpont.
– On weekday evenings and weekends, the metro will continue to run between Göncz Árpád városközpont and Újpest-központ, while the M3 replacement bus service will continue to run between Kőbánya-Kispest and Göncz Árpád városközpont.
– At Nagyvárad tér, trains between Kőbánya-Kispest and Deák Ferenc tér will not stop due to the reconstruction of the station. The area around the square can be reached by the M30 replacement bus from Népliget, the 2M and 24 trams from the city centre and Keleti pályaudvar, and by foot from Semmelweis Klinikák or using MOL Bubi bikes.
– There will continue to be alternative connections from the North and South Pest areas, bypassing the metro.
The reconstruction of metro line M3 started in autumn 2017 on the northern section of the line. During the reconstruction, the infrastructure of Hungary's busiest railway line will be completely renewed and the stations will be made accessible and modernised, creating almost a new metro in Budapest.
The reconstruction will be completed in the second quarter of 2023, and the metro is expected to be fully operational by mid-March, with the last stations to be reconstructed, Nagyvárad tér and Lehel tér, open to passengers from mid-May.
For more information on the M3 metro reconstruction, please visit the BKK website or m3felujitas.hu.
