Széll Kálmán tér
Budapest Metro station
Entrance to metro in centre of square
General information
Coordinates47°30′25″N 19°01′29″E / 47.50694°N 19.02472°E / 47.50694; 19.02472
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typebored underground
Depth38.4 meters (126 ft)
History
Opened22 December 1972
Rebuilt2006
Previous namesMoszkva tér (until 2011)
Services
Preceding station Logo of Budapest Metro Budapest Metro Following station
Déli pályaudvar
Terminus
 Line 2 Batthyány tér
towards Örs vezér tere

Széll Kálmán tér (Széll Kálmán Square) is a station on the M2 (East-West) line of the Budapest Metro. It is located under Széll Kálmán Square in Buda. From its opening in 1972 until 2011, the station (and square) was known as Moszkva tér.

The station was opened on 22 December 1972 as part of the extension of the line from Deák Ferenc tér station to Déli pályaudvar station. At 38.4 metres (126 ft) below ground level, it is the deepest station of the Budapest Metro. Near the station, numerous bus and tram routes pass or converge, making it one of the city's major transport interchanges.[1]

The station is accessed by a building in the centre of the square, the exterior of which is strikingly similar to that of Saint Petersburg's Pionerskaya Station. Within this building, escalators descend directly from street level to platform level. At the foot of the escalators is a concourse, which gives access to platform faces on either side, forming a single island platform.

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References

  1. ↑ Schwandl, Robert. "Budapest". urbanrail.
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