Vörösmarty tér — overview
The south-western end of the M1 sits right under the northern edge of Vörösmarty tér, the square at the heart of Pest's old inner city. It opened on 2 May 1896 with the very first stretch of the Millennium Underground, continental Europe's first underground railway, under the name Gizella tér. Since 2002 the line and Andrássy út above it have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Watch what the trains do here. Beyond the two side platforms, under Vigadó utca, lie a pair of sidings: an arriving train drops its passengers, pulls forward into a siding to reverse, then picks up at the opposite platform. Just before the station the tracks swing through a tight reverse curve to line up with Harmincad utca. The terminus was given a showpiece makeover in 1973, and its roof slab was strengthened and resealed in 1995.
The station's position on the line
Position on the M1 line:
Nearby attractions and places
This is Pest at its most postcard-like. Váci utca, the city’s best-known pedestrian shopping street, starts here; Café Gerbeaud, the grand old coffee house, stands on the square, and a statue of the poet Mihály Vörösmarty sits in the middle, ringed by market stalls in the festive season. The Danube promenade and the Vigadó concert hall are just beyond, with the riverside 2 tram close by, so expect tourists and office workers in equal measure.
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, just below the square, with two side platforms
Step-free access
M1: not step-free, the platform is reached by stairs only.
Earlier names
Gizella tér
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.
On 2 May 1896, when Emperor Franz Joseph opened the Millennium Underground; back then the stop was called Gizella tér. It has been the line’s city-centre terminus ever since, with major rebuilds in 1973 and 1995.
M1: Towards Mexikói út the first is 4:45 and the last 23:45. Towards Vörösmarty tér the first is 4:44 and the last 23:44. 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 →