Széchenyi fürdő station
M1 · Vörösmarty tér ↔ Mexikói út
Opened 2 May 1896 (as a surface terminus); present underground station: 30 December 1973
Széchenyi fürdő — overview
Two eras of the Millennium Underground meet in the middle of the Városliget (City Park), beside the Széchenyi Baths. The first station here, called Artézi fürdő, opened on 2 May 1896 as a surface terminus with a canopy roof: trains emerged from the tunnel at Hősök tere, ran alongside the park's promenades through an intermediate stop at Állatkert, and swung in on a sharp right-hand curve.
On 30 December 1973 the surface line was closed, the route was taken underground and extended to Mexikói út, and today's underground through station opened close to the old terminus under the name Széchenyi fürdő. Állatkert station was not replaced, and the old trackbed is now park paths and kiosks. The station has two side platforms, each with its own entrance.
The station's position on the line
Position on the M1 line:
Nearby attractions and places
Come up the stairs and you’re in the heart of the City Park. The Széchenyi Baths, opened in 1913, with their famous outdoor thermal pools, are the big draw, and the Budapest Zoo, the Capital Circus and Vajdahunyad Castle by its lake are all nearby. Bathers, families and tourists use the station year-round, especially on cold winter days when the steaming pools are at their best.
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 (as a surface terminus); present underground station: 30 December 1973
Structure
underground through station beneath the City Park, with two side platforms
Step-free access
M1: not step-free, the platform is reached by stairs only.
Earlier names
Artézi fürdő
Renovation
1973 (új, föld alatti állomás), 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.
There have been two. The original surface stop, Artézi fürdő, opened in 1896 as the line’s terminus; today’s underground station dates from 30 December 1973, when the M1 was extended to Mexikói út.
M1: Towards Mexikói út the first is 4:56 and the last 23:56. Towards Vörösmarty tér the first is 4:33 and the last 23:33. 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 →