Blaha Lujza tér station
M2 · Déli pályaudvar ↔ Örs vezér tere
Opened 2 April 1970
Blaha Lujza tér — overview
Below the crossing of the Nagykörút (Grand Boulevard) and Rákóczi út, between Keleti pályaudvar and Astoria, lies a deep-level station with three tunnels and a central platform; its escalators come up into the underpass beneath the square. It opened on 2 April 1970 with M2's first section and was refurbished in 2004.
The metro cost the square its best-known building. The old Népszínház (People's Theatre), home to the National Theatre company from 1908, stood in the middle of the square until March 1965, when it was blown up on the grounds that the underpass and escalator shaft needed the space. The decision was fiercely debated for years, and a new National Theatre was built only in 2001.
The station's position on the line
Position on the M2 line:
Nearby attractions and places
Blaha, as locals call it, is one of the busiest junctions in central Pest, on the edge of the Józsefváros and Erzsébetváros districts. Trams 4 and 6 cross the Rákóczi út buses here, and more tram lines start from Népszínház utca. The famous New York Café, inside the New York Palace, is a short walk along the boulevard, and the Corvin department store building faces the square.
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, three-tunnel station with a central platform
Step-free access
M2: not step-free, the platform is reached by stairs or escalator.
Renovation
2004
Sources: Hungarian Wikipedia (station article) · step-free access: BKK GTFS, October 2026.
Other M2 stations
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.
The station opened on 2 April 1970 with the first section of M2, between Deák tér and Fehér út. During construction, in 1965, the Népszínház building on the square – then used by the National Theatre – was demolished with explosives, officially to make room for the underpass and escalators.
M2: Towards Örs vezér tere the first is 4:43 and the last 0:03. Towards Déli pályaudvar the first is 4:36 and the last 23:56. 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 →