Metro Line M1 (Budapest Metro)
Rapid transit line in Budapest, Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Line 1 (Officially: Millennium Underground Railway, Metro 1 or M1) is the oldest line of the Budapest Metro, it was built from 1894 to 1896. It is known locally as "the small underground" ("a kisföldalatti"), while the M2, M3 and M4 are called "metró". It was the first underground on the European mainland, and the world's second oldest underground after the London Underground. It was finished by April 1896 and was inaugurated by the emperor of Austria-Hungary, Franz Joseph on May 3, 1891. [1]
Metro Line M1 | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | Operational | ||
Line number | Line 1 ("Yellow metro") | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 11 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Rapid transit | ||
System | Budapest Metro | ||
Operator(s) | BKK | ||
Rolling stock | Ganz MFAV | ||
History | |||
Opened | May 2, 1896 (1896-05-02) | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 4.4 km | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Electrification | 550 V DC | ||
Operating speed | 60 km/h | ||
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Line 1 runs northeast from the city center on the Pest side under Andrássy út to the Városliget, or City Park. Like Line 3, it does not serve Buda. Its daily ridership is estimated at 80,000.[2]