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BKK extends free travel for Ukrainian refugees until September 30
The condition of eligibility is the presentation of a Ukrainian travel document that is suitable for personal identification.
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Danube embankment near Parliament made more pedestrian-friendly
The area will reopen to pedestrians today but cars will not be allowed to return for the time being.
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BKK ticket inspectors equipped with mobile payment terminals for fare dodgers
The Budapest public transport company (BKK) has been testing the new POS system since May and has so far received 1,800 fine transfers through it.
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Budapest public transport to introduce e-ticketing this year
Airport bus passengers can expect to get hold of their tickets via smart phones starting as early as June, with universal e-ticketing expected to roll out by September, Mayor Tarlós...
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Budapest Mayor reveals there will be wheelchair accessibility on Budapest’s M3 metro line
The M3 line, which is currently being refurbished, will use “cabin structures” fitted onto escalators in the metro stations where the use of elevators is not an option
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BKK to launch new 24 hour bus service to Liszt Ferenc International Airport
BKK has announced that it will run its new 200E bus service to Liszt Ferenc International Airport all day and night. The 100E service from Deák tér has become crowded so the new service should relieve the load
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Futuristic plans unveiled for new M2 metro line
The new M2 route will take just 25 minutes to reach Deák Ferenc Square from Rákoskeresztúr instead of the current 60 minute journey
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First look at new Metro line 3 designs
Designs for the new metro line 3 have been released to show the public how the stations will look when renovation work is completed in 2019
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New metro line to be built in Budapest
Permission for the construction of a new metro line to Rákosmente is being prepared so that work can begin in 2019, and completed in 2020
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Northern section of metro line 3 will be closed from Monday for a year-long renovation
Six stations will be closed between Lehel tér to the northern terminus Újpest Központ until the end of 2018
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Hungarian police drop case against BKK 'ethical' hacker
The public prosecutor of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County said that although they have dropped the case against the man, the investigation is still underway
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Police launch investigations into BKK hacks
Hungary's National Investigation Bureau’s cyber crime unit has launched three criminal investigations following a hack of the Budapest public transport company’s (BKK) e-ticket system
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Budapest mayor calls on T-Systems to explain problems behind BKK’s e-ticket sales system
BKK is not a producer or financier of the system in question; it merely placed an order for a service “for which it has not yet paid a single forint”, Mayor Tarlós said