Major revamp project on the M3 metro line

Reconstruction work on metro line M3 could begin between Lehel tér and Újpest-Központ stops as well as on the Kőbánya-Kispest and Nagyvárad tér section in November. Mno.hu reports on the proposal submitted to the General Assembly of Budapest.

The work will be divided into three parts, but procurement procedures are happening at the same time, so work on the middle section of the line can start simultaneously as well. During the construction of the northern and southern sections metros will run on a shortened schedule on the middle section, between 4:30am and 8pm. The construction work will be done at night and on the weekends, and the section will be out of service completely only after the other two parts are completed.

While the line is under construction, replacement buses will operate instead. Ideally, work will start in November, and the line will be back in service in June 2019, and completed in September 2019. The project costs approximately HUF 137.5 billion (EUR 443 million).