A NEW METRO LINE FOR BUDAPEST: A COMPARISON WITH LONDON AND PARIS

Budapest is planning its fourth mass transit line with the greatest interest and attention given to a high capacity deep metro line similar to the systems in place in a number of major European cities such as London and Paris. The system is planned in one of the busiest corridors of the city which is currently being served by conventional bus and tram services all of which are running in overcapacity conditions. The corridor also comprises the most promising areas of the city with respect to potential for future commercial and residential developments as it embraces Budapest's gateway to Austria and the rest of western Europe (with the main highway and rail connections to and from the west). The Metro line proposed in Budapest compares favourably in forecast patronage terms and economic performance with the busiest existing and planned lines in London and Paris. In fact, due to the location of the corridor served, it will carry passenger numbers similar to its western counterparts over a much shorter length than the lines in western Europe. In the first year of the opening of the line over 400,000 passengers per day are forecast to be travelling on the 7.3km long metro line which is estimated to cost Ecu 500 million. This paper provides a description of the proposed metro line in Budapest, its forecast patronage and the system to be operated. The paper also includes an outline comparison of the transport systems in the three capital cities and compares patronage forecasts and costs of the proposed metro line in Budapest against the metro line under construction in London (Jubilee Line Extension) and Paris (Meteor Line). For the covering abstract, see IRRD 898117.

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• Authors:
  • RAHMATABADI, K
  • CORNET, N
  • PERJES, T
• Conference:
  • PAN-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT ISSUES. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR A HELD AT PTRC EUROPEAN TRANSPORT FORUM, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, 1-5 SEPTEMBER 1997. VOLUME P411
• Publication Date: 1997-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 171-95

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Demand; Forecasting; Policy; Public transit; Subways; Traffic congestion; Transportation; Transportation corridors; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Europe; Hungary
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 1116: Corridor (transp); 285: Demand (econ); 8034: Europe; 132: Forecast; 8043: Hungary; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 1155: Transport; 1191: Underground railway; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00749777
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-301-1
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 26 1998 12:00AM