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Budapest Metro

rapid transport system of Budapest, Hungary
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Summary

Budapest Metro is a rapid transit[1]. It draws 3,088 Wikipedia views per month (rapid transit category, ranking #27 of 236).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Budapest[3]
  • Country: Hungary[4]
  • Instance of: transport network[5]
  • Operator: BKV[6]
  • Part of: transport in Budapest[7]
  • Commons category: Metro (Budapest)[8]
  • Has part(s): Budapest Metro Line 1[9], Budapest Metro Line 2[10], Metro Line M3[11], Budapest Metro Line 4[12]
  • Inception: January 1, 1896[13]
  • Official website: https://www.bkv.hu[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Budapest Metro[15]
  • Commons gallery: Budapest Metro[16]
  • Track gauge: standard-gauge railway[17]
  • Official name: Budapesti metró[18]
  • Date of official opening: May 2, 1896[19]
  • Length: 38.6 km[20]
  • Has list: list of Budapest metro stations[21]
  • Route diagram template: Template:Budapest Metro route diagram[22]
  • Patronage: 410,600,000[23], 354,000,000[24]
  • State of use: in use[25]

Why It Matters

Budapest Metro has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Hungary

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Közlekedik a főváros. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ksh.hu. Retrieved . ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ksh.hu. ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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