InTramCities with Gordon Stewart : Closed tramway Alignments
Budapest
From Baross ter (Keleti pu railway station) along Thokoly utca :
Closed in 1997 : photographed in 1986
The
tram route originally terminated at Rakospalota, MAV-telep, the outer
section being cut back to Erzsebet Kiralyne utja alujaro and diverted
to the nearby terminus of Metro Line 1 at Mexicoi utca.
Trams stops on Thokoly utca which were closed were Dozsa Gyorgy utca,
Stefania utca, Hungaria korut and (on Mexicoi utca) Korong utca
Temporary bus replacement service which became permanent
In 2026, tracks but no overhead remained in situ from just behind
the Erzsebet Kiralnye tram stop on Mexicoi utca stop as far as Thokoly utca on a grassy roadside reservation.
The slewed track for the tram stop were removed and replaced by a bus
bay. Street-based track remains in Thokoly utca with some
discontinuations and, in places, overhead.
Above : Keleti pu railway station at Baross ter
Above : Inbound on Erzsebet
Kiralyne utja heading straight ahead before turning left on Mexicoi
utca. The tracks to the left of the photo lead to Mexicoi utca metro
station terminus, to where the route was diverted
Above : Outbound tram on Mexicoi utca about to turn right into Erzsebet Kiralyne utja.
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