Göncz Árpád városközpont metro station

Göncz Árpád városközpont
Budapest Metro station
General information
LocationBudapest, Hungary
Coordinates47°31′58″N 19°04′02″E / 47.53278°N 19.06722°E / 47.53278; 19.06722
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeCut-and-cover underground
Depth4.82 m
History
Opened5 November 1984[1]
Rebuilt30 March 2019
Services
Preceding station Logo of Budapest Metro Budapest Metro Following station
Dózsa György út
towards Kőbánya-Kispest
 Line 3 Forgách utca
towards Újpest-központ

Göncz Árpád városközpont (Árpád Göncz City Centre) is a station on the Budapest Metro Line 3 (North-South). It was the temporary terminus of Line 3 between 1984 and 1990.[2]

The station was opened on 7 November 1984 as part of the extension from Lehel tér. On 14 December 1990 the line was extended further north to Újpest-központ.[3]

The station is located beneath the intersection of Váci Avenue and Róbert Károly Boulevard, near Árpád bridge. It is also a major public transport hub.[4]

The area has several high-rise offices and governmental buildings, including the headquarters of the Hungarian Police, the National Health Insurance Fund (Országos Egészségbiztosítási Pénztár), Hungarian State Treasury (Magyar Államkincstár) and the National Pension Insurance Directorate (Országos Nyugdíjbiztosítási Főigazgatóság).[4]

From its inauguration until 31 January 2020, the station was called Árpád híd (Árpád Bridge). It then was renamed in honour of the former president of Hungary.

Connections

  • Bus: 26, 32, 34, 106, 120
  • Regional buses: 800, 815, 820, 821, 830, 832, 840, 848
  • Trolleybus: 79
  • Tram: 1, 1A

References

  1. ^ Ágnes Medveczky Kovácsyné: 25 éves a budapesti metró ("Budapest Metro is 25 years old"), BKV, Budapest, 1995
  2. ^ András Koós - Tamás Szirmay - Jenő Tiborcz: A budapesti 3-as metróvonal új szakasza ("The new section of Budapest Metro Line 3"), Városi Közlekedés, Year XXXI, Vol. 1, pp. 126-127, Budapest, 1991
  3. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Budapest". urbanrail.
  4. ^ a b Budapest City Atlas, Dimap-Szarvas, Budapest, 2011, ISBN 978-963-03-9124-5