As one of the major cities in Europe, the Hungarian
capital Budapest boasts a wide range of travel options. As in all former Warsaw
Pact states busses dominate public transport. In Budapest there are both normal
buses and trolleybuses (electrical busses fed by an overhead cable like a
tram). Furthermore there are over 30 tramlines that connect the inner city to
the suburbs and out-lying housing projects. For long-distance travel car
and train are the most used - and
useful. Budapest also boasts the first continental underground railway. The
rest of the metro system was built during the Soviet-era or recently in the
EU-era. It is also recently that a biking initiative has come into existence,
with several cycle lanes being built.
On op the most spectacular modes of transport is the
funicular or Budavári Silko (shown left) up Castle Hill. Equally spectacular
are some of the new metro stations on Line 4. Shapely glass domes provide light
and interest. On the 1970s lines - here Line 3 - the old Soviet rolling stock
(on the right) is still in daily use. Combined with the decor of the stations
on this line, you can imagine yourself back in time...
The trolleybus has its own sign. These buses only run
on the Pest-side of the city. Trams run throughout the city. In the middle an
example of a modern tram on the Danube riverfront. In places wide cycle lanes
have been built parallel to the tram tracks. No hyperbolic names (cycle super highway) here thankfully!
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