Metro Line 1 (Millennium Underground)

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Metro Line 1, also known as the Millennium Underground, is Budapest’s historic metro line and one of the oldest electrified underground railway lines in continental Europe, renowned for its heritage status and distinctive yellow trains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metro line
public transport infrastructure
underground railway line
alsoKnownAs M1
Millennium Underground
Yellow Line
character cut-and-cover construction
underground
colorOnSystemMaps yellow
constructionMethod cut-and-cover
country Hungary
electrification electric railway
electrified yes
fareSystem integrated with Budapest public transport network
hasStation Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út station
Hősök tere, Budapest
surface form: Hősök tere station

Mexikói út station
Oktogon station
Opera station
Vörösmarty tér station
heritageStatus World Heritage Site component
historic metro line
historicDesignation protected historic monument
inception 1896
isOneOf oldest electrified underground railway lines in continental Europe
locatedIn Budapest
notableFeature distinctive yellow trains
notableFor shallow tunnel depth
short, closely spaced stations
numberOfTracks 2
openingDate 1896-05-02
operator Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat
surface form: BKV Zrt.
originalPurpose to serve the 1896 Hungarian Millennium celebrations
partOf Budapest Metro
regionServed Central Budapest
rollingStockColor yellow
runsUnder Andrássy Avenue
serves Andrássy Avenue
surface form: Andrássy Avenue corridor

Budapest
surface form: Budapest city centre
significance first metro line in Budapest
one of the earliest metro lines in Europe
system Budapest Metro
terminus Mexikói út
Vörösmarty Square
surface form: Vörösmarty tér
trackGauge standard gauge
transportMode rapid transit
worldHeritageSiteOf Banks of the Danube, Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
surface form: Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue

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Banks of the Danube, Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue contains Metro Line 1 (Millennium Underground)
this entity surface form: Millennium Underground Railway
Budapest contains Metro Line 1 (Millennium Underground)
Heroes' Square publicTransportAccess Metro Line 1 (Millennium Underground)
this entity surface form: Millennium Underground Railway (M1 line)