Újpest-központ station
M3 · Újpest-központ ↔ Kőbánya-Kispest
Opened 14 December 1990
Újpest-központ — overview
The Blue Line ends here, beneath the junction of Árpád út and István út, the busiest public transport hub in Újpest (Budapest's District IV). This northern terminus of M3 opened on 14 December 1990, when the line was pushed north from what was then Árpád híd. It has two side platforms, with trains stopping alongside each other.
It was never meant to be the end of the line. Planners intended to continue to the Káposztásmegyer housing estate, where space for a terminus and depot was even left free, but the extension stalled for lack of money and political will. The station was closed from 4 November 2017 to 29 March 2019 for the line's overhaul, and reopened with a small spelling change: Újpest-Központ became Újpest-központ, with a lower-case k.
The station's position on the line
Position on the M3 line:
Nearby attractions and places
This is the centre of Újpest and the place where much of the north-east changes onto the metro: buses arrive from all over the district and from Rákospalota, Újpalota and the northern suburbs, and trams 12 and 14 stop here too. Locals use it for the nearby market hall, while commuters from Káposztásmegyer pour in every morning.
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
14 December 1990
Structure
shallow (cut-and-cover), two side platforms
Step-free access
M3: step-free, with a lift down to the platform.
Earlier names
Újpest-Központ (írásmód 2019-ig)
Renovation
2017–2019
Sources: Hungarian Wikipedia (station article) · step-free access: BKK GTFS, October 2026.
Other M3 stations
Frequently asked questions
M3: step-free, with a lift down to the platform. This comes from BKK’s official timetable data (GTFS); a lift can be temporarily out of service, which the BudapestGO app shows.
On 14 December 1990, with the final northern section of M3 from Árpád híd (today Göncz Árpád városközpont). It has been the terminus ever since: an extension to Káposztásmegyer, which BKK announced in 2013 for 2016–2019 using EU funds, never went ahead.
M3: Towards Kőbánya-Kispest the first is 4:21 and the last 23:41. Towards Újpest-központ the first is 4:58 and the last 0:18. 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 →