Budapest Keleti (Eastern) station (Hungarian: Keleti pályaudvar) is the main international and inter-city railway terminal in Budapest, Hungary.
The station stands where Rákóczi út splits to become Kerepesi Avenue and Thököly Avenue. Keleti pályaudvar translates to Eastern Railway Terminus. Its name in 1891 originates not only for its position as the easternmost of the city's rail termini, but for its original role as a terminus of the lines from eastern Hungary including Transylvania, and the Balkans. In contrast, the Nyugati (western) railway station used to serve lines toward Vienna and Paris.
Architecture
The building was designed in eclectic style by Gyula Rochlitz and János Feketeházy and constructed between 1881 and 1884. The main façade is adorned with two statues depicting James Watt and George Stephenson. Inside the station are frescos by Karoly Lotz.[1]
Train connections
The following trains call at this station:
Keleti Station and Baross Square in 1985
I. International services:
Railjet trains
Bp-Keleti pu. – Győr – Vienna – St Pölten – Linz – Salzburg Hbf
Bp-Keleti pu. – Győr – Vienna – St Pölten – Linz – Salzburg – München Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf
Bp-Keleti pu. – Győr – Vienna – St Pölten – Linz – Salzburg – Innsbruck – Zürich Hb
EuroCity trains – EC
(Lehár) Bp-Keleti pu. – Tatabánya – Győr – Wien Westbf
EuroNight trains – EN
(Kálmán Imre) Bp-Keleti pu. – Győr – Vienna – St Pölten – Linz – Salzburg – München Hbf
(Metropol) Bp-Keleti pu. – Bratislava – Brno – Prague
(Ister) Bp-Keleti pu. – Szolnok – Békéscsaba – Arad – Deva – Sibiu – Brasov – București Nord
Int. InterCity trains – IC
(Rába) Bp-Keleti pu. – Győr – Szombathely – Graz Hbf
(Rippl-Rónai) Bp-Keleti pu. – Dombóvár – Kaposvár – Koprivnica – Zagreb Glavni Kol.
(Hernád, Rákóczi) Bp-Keleti pu. – Miskolc – Košice
(Corona, Hargita) Bp-Keleti pu. – Szolnok – Püspökladány – Oradea – Cluj Napoca – Miercurea Ciuc – Brasov
(Körös) Bp-Keleti pu. – Szolnok – Békéscsaba – Arad – Timişoara Nord
(Transsylvania) Bp-Keleti pu. – Szolnok – Békéscsaba – Arad – Deva – Sibiu – Brasov
(Traianus) Bp-Keleti pu. - Szolnok - Békéscsaba - Arad - Timişoara - Drobeta Tr.Severin – Craiova – București Nord
Int. Express trains
(Dacia) Wien Westbf – Győr – Tatabánya – Bp-Keleti pu. – Szolnok – Békéscsaba – Arad – Deva – Brasov – București Nord
(Beograd) Bp-Keleti pu. – Kiskunhalas – Subotica – Novi Sad – Belgrade
II. Inland
Intercity trains – IC
Austrian ÖBB Railjet opererates every 2 hours on the Budapest-Vienna-Munich Line
(Borostyánkő-Tűztorony, Claudius-Volt Fesztivál, Savaris-Scarbantia, Alpokalja-Kékfrankos, Répce-Sopron Bank)
Bp-Keleti pu. – Kelenföld – Tatabánya – Győr – Csorna / Répcelak – Szombathely / Sopron
(Baranya, Dráva, Mecsek, PTE, Sopianae, Tenkes, Tettye, Tubes, Zengő)
Bp-Keleti pu. – Kelenföld – Sárbogárd – Pincehely – Dombóvár – Sásd – Szentlőric – Pécs
(Abaúj, Borsod, Hámor, Lillafüred, Sajó, Szinva)
Bp-Keleti pu. – Füzesabony – Miskolc-Tiszai
(Dália, Jázmin, Kamilla, Rózsa)
Bp-Keleti pu. – Füzesabony – Miskolc-Tiszai – Szerencs – Tokaj – Nyíregyháza
(Tokaj, Tulipán)
Bp-Keleti pu. – Füzesabony – Miskolc-Tiszai – Szerencs – Tokaj – Nyíregyháza – Debrecen
(Alföld, Békés, Csanád, Viharsarok)
Bp-Keleti pu. – Szolnok – Mezőtúr – Gyoma – Mezőberény – Békéscsaba – Kétegyháza – Lőkösháza
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