I had an instant reaction when seeing the notification about this video comeing out😂 glad to see it! I was in budapes 2 years ago, and idk why, didn't really dive into the lines and hostory, i am syrprised how complicated and diverse it is! Wow! ❤
An excellent video, thank you. I’m an Aussie, and grew up in Melbourne which now holds the title for the largest tram network in the world. Having said that, Melbourne’s ridership is not even close to that of Budapest. I visited Budapest for two weeks in 2018, and spent about four hours each day riding the trams and Metro. Melbourne could learn much from the effective way Budapest runs its trams, and as a tram fan, I made sure to experience all types and subtypes of tram. A wonderful experience, thank you for explaining much of what I didn’t realise to begin with.
There are nostalgia trams running from spring to fall each year, when you can ride on historic trams, some more than a 100 years old! I recommend if you come here again to check it out, you can find the schedule online
I don't know how i only got recommended to this channel, but loved your video of the tram and trolley systems of Budapest. I even learned something new as a Hungarian. There are some projects running on expending the system. One is connecting the south of Buda and North Pest side, running along the "Bajcsy-Zsilinszki út" what is going from Deák tér what is a busy tourists place throught Nyugati Pályaudvar a busy train station. The other project is a side track from Line 41-19, to connect in Universities and a newly built city area on South Buda, around the area of the bridge of Rákóczi híd.
Great video! I like Budapest’s approach to actually considering trams as a major mode of transportation, which results in impressive ridership numbers. 🙂
I love the trams of Budapest. I think they’re one of the best in Europe. There are as you mentioned extensions planned, however they haven’t been fully realized yet. Most significantly are extensions to line 1 from Bécsi út/Vörösvári út onward further into the suburbs of Óbuda. The most recent expansion was the extension of the lines along the Duna from Batthyány tér towards bécsi út/Vörösvári út. The Cog-wheel railway has been planned to be extended to Széll Kálmán tér and the other direction to Normafa, a big park, however this would require new rolling stock which has proven difficult to acquire. The route suffers from low ridership, hence the planned extension. However, its meet existence is threatened and relays on said new rolling stock.
Let's goooooooo it's finally here!!! I haven't even watched video yet, but as soon as I saw that it's finally time for the trams of Budapest, I had to come and see this, I can't wait to watch the video!
I like the addition of fun facts about certain lines in between listing the network routes, also respect the dedication to trying to pronounce the names right, gotta be challenging :D Edit: also patiently waiting for a Helsinki video, especially now that Joker Light Rail is in operation :)
an interesting expansion that is being talked about is the connection of lines 47,48 and 49 to line 14 (so connecting Deák Ferenc Tér to Lehel Tér), along Bajcsy-Zsiliinszky út. This might have just been an election stunt by the mayor but still. They were testing modern trams on the liberty bridge, as currently only the old Ganz CSMG trams can cross them. If this eventually does happen, then they would need to make Liberty bridge car free, as even now the old Ganz trams (which are the skinniest )and cars (as cars keep getting bigger and bigger) can barely fit next to each other. I hope it happens
I was very close to include one of these, but a very rainy day came along. But one day I’ll try to go back. Germany is packed with tram systems anyway 😁
There’s a plan for the next phase of the "Pesti fonódó" tram project, which would extend the connected tram network in Pest, similar to the "Budai fonódó" network. The goal is to link as many tram lines as possible to create longer, uninterrupted routes. This way, passengers won’t need to transfer between tram lines or other modes of transportation (like switching from tram to metro and back to tram). The Budai fonódó is nearly complete, with only two minor extensions planned for the future. However, the Pesti fonódó could create even longer routes, including a proposal to (re)build tram tracks between Deák Ferenc tér and Lehel tér, linking lines 14 and 47/49. If implemented, this would create the system's longest line, spanning 22 km (currently, line 41 is the longest at 18.5 km). Planning could be finalized by 2027, so construction won’t start immediately, but the project is viable. In preparation, a stress test was conducted on Liberty Bridge earlier this year to assess whether the new CAF trams could safely use it once the Pesti fonódó project proceeds. (For further details, you can check the Wikipedia pages on "Pesti fonódó villamoshálózat" and "Budai fonódó villamoshálózat." These are only available in Hungarian, but Google Translate provides good translations.)
I have not been in Croatia this year. Maybe I’ll revisit the Balkan next year, but I still have to make a planning 😁 Are all lines in Osijek open again? I heard there was a massive overhaul.
Route 60 is not just its own system, it is also not included in those 160 km total network length of the tram system. Budapest heavily relies on its tangential lines, those are amongst the most frequented lines in the city. Routes 4 and 6 (usually just called "4-6" colloquially) is the second-most used public transport corridor in the city (only one of the metros has more passengers). It wasn't built as a subway since a dead stream branch is underneath the "grand boulevard", which was re-built as the main sewer of the city in the 19th century. Rt. 1 (with the longest trams in the world) was communism's pride as the "fast tram". It has been extended considerably since the end of communism and is now an important tangential connection to the city. Rts. 3/62/62A are an even further out tangential line, trams run every 2-3 minutes during peak. Rt. 62 proper only runs during peak hours, both supplemented and replaced by Rt. 62A. Beyond that, Rt. 48 only runs on Saturdays (providing extra services both on the "inner boulevard" and the Savoya Park shopping centre). Rts. 1A, 37, 51, 56, 62 only offer peak services, Rt. 59B only runs during morning peak on weekdays, while 59A only runs in evenings. Rt. 28 only runs during opening times of the Jewish cemetery (so no Saturday/Sabbath services), at all other times Rt. 28A is operating. These two routes (as in 28 and 37) were extremely important back in communism to connect industrial areas to the city, with trams running every minute during peak. The industries died after communism and today there are way less services (and passengers) on these routes - except around 1. November, when the big cemetery at the outer end generates much more passengers than normal. Also the "Sörgyár" terminus of Rt. 37A means "Beer factory" -.- Rt. 2B/51/51A has a bit of an interesting story: The section along Gubacsi út was another heavily industrialized area which had trams every minute during communism and lost its importance soon thereafter. For a long time, it was more or less threatened by closure, and the number of services was low. It was initially called 30, but then (during the normalization of route numbers) first renumbered to 21, later to 51. The bus routes 30 and later 21 were just deemed more important than this tram. At a time, it only ran during peak hours, and even then only every 20 minutes. Sometimes later the line was renovated and its operation time extended. Then, 2022, enter stage "interconnected network for Pest", Rt. 2B was introduced. While this gave much more frequent services along Gubacsi út, it also meant a crass reduction of services of Rt. 51, which now has 7 runs during morning peak and 9 during afternoon peak, every half an hour each. This makes it the most infrequent tram route in the city, and the one with the second-least runs each day (after 59B, which only runs in the mornings). However, this also introduced Rt. 2B, which is one of the most interesting routes in the city. It goes from the Danube towards Pesterzsébet, a rather picturesque (and poor) suburb of the city, although gentrification is underway Rt. 41 is the remainder of a former suburban rail to Törökbálint, which was first shortened to Budaörs, later to Kamaraerdő. It is the last somewhat "rural" tram in the city (although a lot of new apartment buildings were built along the line). Kamaraerdő also has a "youth park" at the terminus. Since the communists cared a lot about offering children experiences (memories of a childhood full of fun will be remembered for life), they did not close Rt. 41, and it somehow survived the years ever since. Also, during "Children's day", extra trams were offered to that destination. Rt. 42 is the shortest route in the city. It's meant to be extended further east, however the state railway refuses a level crossing and a bridge is considered too expensive for now. Rt. 14 (the only route running 3-car-trams of Tatra T5C5 besides 1/1A) has the other "fast tram section" of the city in the outer parts past Rákospalota/Újpest railway station. Connecting Rt. 12 runs into a rather picturesque suburb at its outer terminus as well
The 2 expansions BKK is trying to push to reality currently are reconnecting Deák Ferenc tér M with Lehel tér M via Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Váci út, destroying the overpass at Nyugati Pályaudvar M. The other expansion they put to public consideration which is to extend line 42 to the Havannatelep soviet housing block and later to Szent Lőrinc-telep, it would also create a tram connection to Kispest Honvéd FC's stadium the Bozsik aréna along the way.
Let me know what you think about Budapest’s Tram System below!😁
When I was in Budapest I was absolutely astounded by the network. It’s expansive and reliable!
It is really good indeed! 😁
I had an instant reaction when seeing the notification about this video comeing out😂 glad to see it! I was in budapes 2 years ago, and idk why, didn't really dive into the lines and hostory, i am syrprised how complicated and diverse it is! Wow! ❤
Thank you!!😁
Really appreciate the effort you put in to your pronunciation.
Thank you very much!
An excellent video, thank you. I’m an Aussie, and grew up in Melbourne which now holds the title for the largest tram network in the world. Having said that, Melbourne’s ridership is not even close to that of Budapest. I visited Budapest for two weeks in 2018, and spent about four hours each day riding the trams and Metro. Melbourne could learn much from the effective way Budapest runs its trams, and as a tram fan, I made sure to experience all types and subtypes of tram. A wonderful experience, thank you for explaining much of what I didn’t realise to begin with.
There are nostalgia trams running from spring to fall each year, when you can ride on historic trams, some more than a 100 years old! I recommend if you come here again to check it out, you can find the schedule online
I don't know how i only got recommended to this channel, but loved your video of the tram and trolley systems of Budapest. I even learned something new as a Hungarian. There are some projects running on expending the system. One is connecting the south of Buda and North Pest side, running along the "Bajcsy-Zsilinszki út" what is going from Deák tér what is a busy tourists place throught Nyugati Pályaudvar a busy train station.
The other project is a side track from Line 41-19, to connect in Universities and a newly built city area on South Buda, around the area of the bridge of Rákóczi híd.
Great video! I like Budapest’s approach to actually considering trams as a major mode of transportation, which results in impressive ridership numbers. 🙂
Thank you! Yes it’s great!😁
I was looking forward to this video so much. It's one my most favourite tram systems
Great to hear! I hope you liked it!
@@realdronthego sure did!
I've been to this beautiful city twice .. and the Ganz Trams have become one of my favorites .
It is awesome! 😁
It is a really well working system!
True! 😁
I love the trams of Budapest. I think they’re one of the best in Europe. There are as you mentioned extensions planned, however they haven’t been fully realized yet. Most significantly are extensions to line 1 from Bécsi út/Vörösvári út onward further into the suburbs of Óbuda. The most recent expansion was the extension of the lines along the Duna from Batthyány tér towards bécsi út/Vörösvári út.
The Cog-wheel railway has been planned to be extended to Széll Kálmán tér and the other direction to Normafa, a big park, however this would require new rolling stock which has proven difficult to acquire. The route suffers from low ridership, hence the planned extension. However, its meet existence is threatened and relays on said new rolling stock.
Let's goooooooo it's finally here!!! I haven't even watched video yet, but as soon as I saw that it's finally time for the trams of Budapest, I had to come and see this, I can't wait to watch the video!
Thank you! I saved it for my pre-Christmas release 😉 I hope you will enjoy it!
I like the addition of fun facts about certain lines in between listing the network routes, also respect the dedication to trying to pronounce the names right, gotta be challenging :D
Edit: also patiently waiting for a Helsinki video, especially now that Joker Light Rail is in operation :)
Thank you!
Helsinki will come along somewhere in the summer of next year, as it will have more daylight and better weather in the spring and summer😁
Can you do a video about Sofia tram system? We have very interesting tram system
It is one of the most requested, and I am trying to fit it in for 2024 😁
I like that it has two tram gauges
@@simunpusec1078 Yeah!
an interesting expansion that is being talked about is the connection of lines 47,48 and 49 to line 14 (so connecting Deák Ferenc Tér to Lehel Tér), along Bajcsy-Zsiliinszky út. This might have just been an election stunt by the mayor but still. They were testing modern trams on the liberty bridge, as currently only the old Ganz CSMG trams can cross them. If this eventually does happen, then they would need to make Liberty bridge car free, as even now the old Ganz trams (which are the skinniest )and cars (as cars keep getting bigger and bigger) can barely fit next to each other.
I hope it happens
If you will do/did sime footage from Berlin, did you / will you cover also the Strausberg, wolterdorf and Schöneiche tram networks?
I was very close to include one of these, but a very rainy day came along. But one day I’ll try to go back. Germany is packed with tram systems anyway 😁
@@realdronthego yeah that's right, it's a shame you didn't make it. Which one have you mentioned?
I did not make a choice between them then
There’s a plan for the next phase of the "Pesti fonódó" tram project, which would extend the connected tram network in Pest, similar to the "Budai fonódó" network. The goal is to link as many tram lines as possible to create longer, uninterrupted routes. This way, passengers won’t need to transfer between tram lines or other modes of transportation (like switching from tram to metro and back to tram).
The Budai fonódó is nearly complete, with only two minor extensions planned for the future. However, the Pesti fonódó could create even longer routes, including a proposal to (re)build tram tracks between Deák Ferenc tér and Lehel tér, linking lines 14 and 47/49. If implemented, this would create the system's longest line, spanning 22 km (currently, line 41 is the longest at 18.5 km). Planning could be finalized by 2027, so construction won’t start immediately, but the project is viable.
In preparation, a stress test was conducted on Liberty Bridge earlier this year to assess whether the new CAF trams could safely use it once the Pesti fonódó project proceeds.
(For further details, you can check the Wikipedia pages on "Pesti fonódó villamoshálózat" and "Budai fonódó villamoshálózat." These are only available in Hungarian, but Google Translate provides good translations.)
osijek is prety close to Budapest, osijek tram?
I have not been in Croatia this year. Maybe I’ll revisit the Balkan next year, but I still have to make a planning 😁
Are all lines in Osijek open again? I heard there was a massive overhaul.
@@realdronthego i live in vinkovci but i think that they are open, also belgrade and sarajevo have interesting trams
@@realdronthegothey are open
Route 60 is not just its own system, it is also not included in those 160 km total network length of the tram system.
Budapest heavily relies on its tangential lines, those are amongst the most frequented lines in the city.
Routes 4 and 6 (usually just called "4-6" colloquially) is the second-most used public transport corridor in the city (only one of the metros has more passengers). It wasn't built as a subway since a dead stream branch is underneath the "grand boulevard", which was re-built as the main sewer of the city in the 19th century.
Rt. 1 (with the longest trams in the world) was communism's pride as the "fast tram". It has been extended considerably since the end of communism and is now an important tangential connection to the city.
Rts. 3/62/62A are an even further out tangential line, trams run every 2-3 minutes during peak. Rt. 62 proper only runs during peak hours, both supplemented and replaced by Rt. 62A.
Beyond that, Rt. 48 only runs on Saturdays (providing extra services both on the "inner boulevard" and the Savoya Park shopping centre).
Rts. 1A, 37, 51, 56, 62 only offer peak services, Rt. 59B only runs during morning peak on weekdays, while 59A only runs in evenings. Rt. 28 only runs during opening times of the Jewish cemetery (so no Saturday/Sabbath services), at all other times Rt. 28A is operating. These two routes (as in 28 and 37) were extremely important back in communism to connect industrial areas to the city, with trams running every minute during peak. The industries died after communism and today there are way less services (and passengers) on these routes - except around 1. November, when the big cemetery at the outer end generates much more passengers than normal. Also the "Sörgyár" terminus of Rt. 37A means "Beer factory" -.-
Rt. 2B/51/51A has a bit of an interesting story: The section along Gubacsi út was another heavily industrialized area which had trams every minute during communism and lost its importance soon thereafter. For a long time, it was more or less threatened by closure, and the number of services was low. It was initially called 30, but then (during the normalization of route numbers) first renumbered to 21, later to 51. The bus routes 30 and later 21 were just deemed more important than this tram. At a time, it only ran during peak hours, and even then only every 20 minutes. Sometimes later the line was renovated and its operation time extended. Then, 2022, enter stage "interconnected network for Pest", Rt. 2B was introduced. While this gave much more frequent services along Gubacsi út, it also meant a crass reduction of services of Rt. 51, which now has 7 runs during morning peak and 9 during afternoon peak, every half an hour each. This makes it the most infrequent tram route in the city, and the one with the second-least runs each day (after 59B, which only runs in the mornings).
However, this also introduced Rt. 2B, which is one of the most interesting routes in the city. It goes from the Danube towards Pesterzsébet, a rather picturesque (and poor) suburb of the city, although gentrification is underway
Rt. 41 is the remainder of a former suburban rail to Törökbálint, which was first shortened to Budaörs, later to Kamaraerdő. It is the last somewhat "rural" tram in the city (although a lot of new apartment buildings were built along the line). Kamaraerdő also has a "youth park" at the terminus. Since the communists cared a lot about offering children experiences (memories of a childhood full of fun will be remembered for life), they did not close Rt. 41, and it somehow survived the years ever since. Also, during "Children's day", extra trams were offered to that destination.
Rt. 42 is the shortest route in the city. It's meant to be extended further east, however the state railway refuses a level crossing and a bridge is considered too expensive for now.
Rt. 14 (the only route running 3-car-trams of Tatra T5C5 besides 1/1A) has the other "fast tram section" of the city in the outer parts past Rákospalota/Újpest railway station. Connecting Rt. 12 runs into a rather picturesque suburb at its outer terminus as well
The 2 expansions BKK is trying to push to reality currently are reconnecting Deák Ferenc tér M with Lehel tér M via Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Váci út, destroying the overpass at Nyugati Pályaudvar M. The other expansion they put to public consideration which is to extend line 42 to the Havannatelep soviet housing block and later to Szent Lőrinc-telep, it would also create a tram connection to Kispest Honvéd FC's stadium the Bozsik aréna along the way.
Сјајно то изгледа.Поздрав из Србије и града Београда.❤