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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Millennium Underground Railway | 1 |
| Millennium Underground Railway (M1 line) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metro line
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public transport infrastructure ⓘ underground railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M1
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Millennium Underground ⓘ Yellow Line ⓘ |
| character |
cut-and-cover construction
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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
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Hősök tere, Budapest ⓘ
surface form:
Hősök tere station
Mexikói út station ⓘ Oktogon station ⓘ Opera station ⓘ Vörösmarty tér station ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
World Heritage Site component
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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
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short, closely spaced stations ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1896-05-02 ⓘ |
| operator |
Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat
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surface form:
BKV Zrt.
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| originalPurpose | to serve the 1896 Hungarian Millennium celebrations ⓘ |
| partOf | Budapest Metro ⓘ |
| regionServed | Central Budapest ⓘ |
| rollingStockColor | yellow ⓘ |
| runsUnder | Andrássy Avenue ⓘ |
| serves |
Andrássy Avenue
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surface form:
Andrássy Avenue corridor
Budapest ⓘ
surface form:
Budapest city centre
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| significance |
first metro line in Budapest
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one of the earliest metro lines in Europe ⓘ |
| system | Budapest Metro ⓘ |
| terminus |
Mexikói út
ⓘ
Vörösmarty Square ⓘ
surface form:
Vörösmarty tér
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| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rapid transit ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteOf |
Banks of the Danube, Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
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surface form:
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Banks of the Danube, Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
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Metro Line 1 (Millennium Underground)
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this entity surface form:
Millennium Underground Railway
this entity surface form:
Millennium Underground Railway (M1 line)