Budapest Keleti station

Budapest Keleti station

Keleti pályaudvar
Budapest Keleti viewed from the west
General information
LocationKerepesi út 2-4
1087 Budapest
Hungary
Coordinates47°30′01″N 19°05′02″E / 47.50028°N 19.08389°E / 47.50028; 19.08389
Elevation116 metres (381 ft)
Owned byHungarian State Railways (MÁV)
Line(s)
Platforms7
Tracks13
ConnectionsMetro:
Tram: 24
Construction
ArchitectGyula Rochlitz
Other information
IATA codeXXQ
Websitewww.mavcsoport.hu/mav-start/belfoldi-utazas/vasutallomas/budapest-keleti
History
Opened16 August 1884; 140 years ago (1884-08-16)
Services
Preceding station MÁV START Following station
Kelenföld
towards München Hbf
Railjet Express Terminus
Kelenföld
towards Zürich HB
Terminus InterCity Szolnok
towards Arad
Szolnok
towards Békéscsaba
Szolnok
towards Braşov
Szolnok
Hatvan
towards Košice
InterCity
Hatvan
towards Budapest Nyugati via Tokaj
Kelenföld
towards Graz Hbf
InterCity Terminus
Kelenföld
towards Gyékényes
Kelenföld
towards Kaposvár
Kelenföld
towards Ljubljana
Kelenföld
towards Pécs
Kelenföld
towards Sopron
Kelenföld
towards Split
Kelenföld
Kelenföld
towards Wien Hbf
EuroCity
Szolnok
towards Chop
Szolnok
towards Cluj Napoca
Kelenföld EuroNight
Kálmán Imre
Terminus
Ferencváros
towards Wien Hbf
Dacia–Corvin Express Szolnok
Terminus Sebesvonat Gödöllő
IR 85 Gödöllő
towards Gyöngyös
IR 87 Gödöllő
towards Eger
Ferencváros
towards Tatabánya
G10 Terminus
Terminus G60 Kőbánya felső
towards Szolnok
Z60
S60 Kőbánya felső
towards Sülysáp
S80 Kőbánya felső
towards Füzesabony
Location
Keleti pályaudvar is located in Budapest
Keleti pályaudvar
Keleti pályaudvar
Location within Budapest
The inscription "Keleti Pályaudvar" visible on the main facade in Hungarian means "Eastern Station".

Budapest Keleti station (Hungarian: Keleti pályaudvar, pronounced [ˈkɛlɛti ˈpaːjɒudvɒr]; "eastern railway station") is the main international and inter-city railway terminal in Budapest, Hungary.

The station stands where Rákóczi Avenue splits to become Kerepesi Avenue and Thököly Avenue. Its name in 1891 originates not only from 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.