Astoria — overview
Escalators drop from the underpass at the Astoria junction – where the Kiskörút (Small Boulevard) meets Rákóczi út and Múzeum körút – to this M2 stop between Blaha Lujza tér and Deák Ferenc tér. It opened with the line's first section on 2 April 1970.
Astoria was not on the original station list at all; it was slotted in when the line was replanned in 1963. Because it had to be added afterwards, engineers gave it five tunnels instead of the usual three, and the layout was used here first – hence the name 'Budapest-style' station. Kossuth Lajos tér and Batthyány tér were later built the same way. The station was refurbished in 2005.
The station's position on the line
Position on the M2 line:
Nearby attractions and places
Astoria is a gateway to the inner city. The Neoclassical Hungarian National Museum is a short walk down Múzeum körút, where the humanities faculty of ELTE university also has its buildings, so students fill the area during term. The junction takes its name from the Hotel Astoria on the corner. Trams 47, 48 and 49 start nearby and cross Liberty Bridge to Buda.
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 April 1970
Structure
deep-level, five-tunnel ('Budapest-style') station
Step-free access
M2: not step-free, the platform is reached by stairs or escalator.
Renovation
2005
Sources: Hungarian Wikipedia (station article) · step-free access: BKK GTFS, October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
M2: not step-free, the platform is reached by stairs or escalator. This comes from BKK’s official timetable data (GTFS); a lift can be temporarily out of service, which the BudapestGO app shows.
On 2 April 1970, as part of M2’s first section between Fehér út (today Örs vezér tere) and Deák tér. It was a late addition: the 1950s plans did not include a stop here, and it was only added after the government restarted the project in 1963.
M2: Towards Örs vezér tere the first is 4:41 and the last 0:01. Towards Déli pályaudvar the first is 4:38 and the last 23:58. At peak times trains run every 3–4 minutes.
Weekday timetable, from BKK’s official GTFS data (August 2026). Public holidays run to the Sunday timetable. Full timetable →