Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út station
M1 · Vörösmarty tér ↔ Mexikói út
Opened 2 May 1896
Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út — overview
Tucked in at the very start of Andrássy út, Budapest's grand boulevard, this stop sits just off the junction with Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, between Deák Ferenc tér and Opera. It opened on 2 May 1896 as Váczi körút. Today's name honours Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky, a Smallholders' Party politician and resistance leader executed near the end of the Second World War.
Each of the two side platforms has its own staircase from the street, so check which direction you need before heading down. For four years the station played an unusual role: while Deák Ferenc tér was being moved for the new interchange, trains ran only as far as here, from 10 January 1952 to 11 January 1956, using a reversing track built in 1951. Like the other original stops it was refurbished in 1973 and 1995.
The station's position on the line
Position on the M1 line:
Nearby attractions and places
Come up into the first block of Andrássy út and St Stephen’s Basilica, the city’s main church, is just around the corner, home to the relic of St Stephen’s right hand and a panoramic terrace around the dome. The surrounding streets are full of offices, hotels and cafés, so the station serves commuters in the morning and sightseers for the rest of the day, and is calmer than neighbouring Deák.
Straight-line distance from the station platforms. Source: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Surface transport connections
These routes stop within 250 m of the station (as the crow flies), according to BKK’s official timetable data (GTFS, October 2026). Night services keep running after the metro has closed.
Station facts
Opened
2 May 1896
Structure
shallow, two side platforms, each with its own street entrance
Step-free access
M1: not step-free, the platform is reached by stairs only.
Earlier names
Váczi körút
Renovation
1973, 1995
Sources: Hungarian Wikipedia (station article) · step-free access: BKK GTFS, October 2026.
Other M1 stations
Frequently asked questions
M1: not step-free, the platform is reached by stairs only. This comes from BKK’s official timetable data (GTFS); a lift can be temporarily out of service, which the BudapestGO app shows.
With the first section of the Millennium Underground in 1896, when it was still called Váczi körút. In the 1950s it spent four years as the line’s city-centre terminus while the Deák tér stop was being relocated; full service resumed in January 1956.
M1: Towards Mexikói út the first is 4:47 and the last 23:47. Towards Vörösmarty tér the first is 4:41 and the last 23:41. At peak times trains run every 2–3 minutes.
Weekday timetable, from BKK’s official GTFS data (August 2026). Public holidays run to the Sunday timetable. Full timetable →