Opera metro station (Budapest)
Opera | |||||||||||
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Budapest Metro station | |||||||||||
Location | Budapest Hungary | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°30′08″N 19°03′31″E / 47.5022°N 19.0586°ECoordinates: 47°30′08″N 19°03′31″E / 47.5022°N 19.0586°E | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Structure type | cut-and-cover underground | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1896 (replaced 1970) | ||||||||||
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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]
Connection[]
- Bus: 105, 178
- Trolleybus: 70, 78
References[]
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Budapest". urbanrail.
- ^ "Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue". UNESCO.
Categories:
- Metro stations in Budapest
- Railway stations opened in 1896
- 1896 establishments in Hungary
- European rapid transit stubs
- Hungary transport stubs
- Hungarian railway station stubs
- Hungarian building and structure stubs