Blaha Lujza tér metro station

Blaha Lujza tér
Budapest Metro station
General information
Coordinates	47°29′48″N 19°04′12″E
Platforms	1 island platform
Construction
Structure type	bored underground
Depth	26.35 metres (86.5 ft)
History
Opened	2 April 1970
Rebuilt	2004
Services
Preceding station Budapest Metro Following station Astoria towards Déli pályaudvar Line 2 Keleti pályaudvar towards Örs vezér tere

Blaha Lujza tér is a station of the M2 (East-West) line of the Budapest Metro. It is a major transport junction. The station was opened on 2 April 1970 as part of the inaugural section of Line M2, between Deák Ferenc tér and Örs vezér tere.

The square is named after Lujza Blaha, an actress (1850–1926). The Hungarian National Theater was located on the square until 1964 when it was demolished (by explosion) because of the subway construction.

The 111-year-old New York Café is located at walking distance from it. It was renovated and re-opened in 2006 May by the Italian hotel chain Boscolo Hotels Inc. [1]

Connections

• Tram
  • 4 Széll Kálmán tér – Újbuda-központ
  • 6 Széll Kálmán tér – Móricz Zsigmond körtér
  • 28 Blaha Lujza tér (Népszínház utca) – Izraelita temető
  • 28A Blaha Lujza tér (Népszínház utca) – Új köztemető (Kozma utca)
  • 37 Blaha Lujza tér (Népszínház utca) – Új köztemető (Kozma utca)
  • 37A Blaha Lujza tér (Népszínház utca) – Sörgyár
  • 62 Rákospalota, MÁV-telep – Blaha Lujza tér (Népszínház utca)
• Trolleybus
  • 74 Csáktornya park – Károly körút (Astoria)
• Bus: 5, 7, 7E, 8E, 99, 107, 108E, 110, 112, 133E, 217E

Gallery

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  Metro works at Blaha Lujza square in the 1960s
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  Blaha Lujza tér ter station in 1970, shortly after opening
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  Platform view
• 
  Another platform view

External links

• Media related to Blaha Lujza Square metro station at Wikimedia Commons