Budapest tram
YouTube name: Strassenbahnfreak.
Language: Hungarian.
Date: September 29, 2013.
City: Budapest (Hungary).
The video shows
Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat (BKV)
Operational
Budapest tram line 1: Bécsi út / Vörösvári út - Kelenföld vasútállomás M
Operational
Budapest tram line 2: Jászai Mari tér - Közvágóhíd H
Operational
Budapest articulated tram 1465, manufacturer Ganz, type cs. 1400, width 2.30 m, length 26.90 m, weight 34.0 t, manufactured 1970-1978.
Budapest tram line 3: Mexikói út - Gubacsi út / Határ út
Operational
Budapest tram line 4: Széll Kálmán tér - Újbuda-központ
Operational
Budapest low-floor articulated tram 2007, manufacturer Siemens, type Combino Supra, series 2001-2040, width 2.40 m, length 53.99 m, manufactured 2006-2007, with 64 seats and 255 standing places, 8 axles, 8 engines, power output 100 kW, max speed 60 km/t.
Budapest tram line 61: Móricz Zsigmond körtér - Hűvösvölgy
Operational
Description
The Budapest tram has a route network of 155 km and is operated by the Budapest transport company BKV Zrt. It runs at a voltage of 600V, the track width is 1435mm (standard gauge).
The route network consists of 24 lines, with 7 additional lines. In 2011, 393 million passengers used the tram to travel through Budapest.
The following types are currently in operation:
- CSM6 (1967-1978).
- T5C5 (1980-1984).
- TW6000 (1974-1993), taken over from Hanover in 2002.
- Comino (2006-2007).
Particularly in the urban area, the very frequent service, sometimes only every 3 minutes, is remarkable.
