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A projekt az Európai Unió támogatásával, a Kohéziós Alap társfinanszírozásával valósul meg.

THE LAST BUT ONE STATION LICENSING PROCEDURE OF METRO LINE M4 IS COMPLETED


16 january 2014

As a a precondition of starting the Test in Traffic Operation, the National Transport Authority has issued the completion certificate of Fővám tér station of the new metro line, which has attracted international professional and media attention, and which is the ninth station ready to receive passengers. A new subway was built for the station, and a section of the square has been relieved of the traffic between the university and the Danube.

The significance of the Fővám tér station is to serve not only the University and the Market Hall, but also the trams nos. 2, 47 and 49. Alongside the station box structure, the pedestrian subway built in the project provides direct contact between the metro exit and the tram stops, the park areas and the northern side of the square. 87 metres long and over 30 metres deep, the platform level of the station can be reached by four sets of escalators through a midway level from the pedestrian subway and fully accessible lifts from the square in front of Corvinus University of Budapest.

The closeness of the university and the river significantly limited the geometry of the station, which was built by d-walling from the surface and mining method down below at platform level. Both the interior of the station and the surface have uniquely modern shapes and architectural solutions. The station gained significant international professional and media attention already during construction; it was nominated for several top architectural awards, and won a media prize. The station box structure is supported by a complex beam structure, strutting earth pressure like a bone tissue. The harmony of this special fair-face beam structure, serving not only aesthetic purposes, the mosaic on the side of the platforms and the weathering (Cor-Ten) steel covering at the surface define the atmosphere of the station.

Due to the construction technology and the architectural concept making full use of it have resulted in huge internal spaces, and the use of natural light is also an important feature of this station, too. Over the station at the surface, a non-traffic public area was created which enabled the building of larger skylights, through which sunlight can reach deep down to the platforms. The area in front of the university was given a new decorative paving, benches and bike stands, catenary pillars fitting the style of the square and a lane for the no. 83 trolley.

Budapest Municipality
BKV Zrt. DBR Metro Project Directorate

Photos by Szabolcs Pető, DBR