The MOL Bubi bike-sharing service in the capital will be suspended at the end of November, the Budapest Public Transport Centre (BKK) said on Wednesday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony yesterday said the municipal council will ask the government again for permission to take out a development loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), according to mfor.hu.

The central government has financed the HUF 6 billion purchase of 60, low-floor, air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz Conecto G articulated buses for public transport in the capital, state secretary for developments in Budapest and environs Balázs Fürjes said on Tuesday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

The Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has commissioned Transparency International (TI) Hungary to monitor the renovation of the Chain Bridge, writes portfolio.hu. 

The Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest has initiated proceedings against the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) for selling tickets for the 100E bus service that is currently not operating, writes Világgazdaság.

The technical handover and acceptance procedures have started on the southern section of metro line M3, according to BKV Zrt. writes portfolio.hu.

For the next three months, passengers can transport bicycles free of charge on weekends on some of BKKʼs tram and HÉV routes, according to an announcement on BKKʼs website.

Hungarian soccer fans had a chance to show their support for the national team yesterday (Sunday), despite lockdown preventing supporters attending matches, thanks to an app from a sportstech startup.

Those traveling without a mask or scarf may be ejected from public transportation vehicles, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) announced in a press release.

A funicular that will bring visitors to Citadella, at the top of Budapestʼs Gellért Hill could be finished by 2024, Budapest deputy mayor Gábor Kerpel-Fronius told reporters on Friday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Preparations for the construction of a funicular that will bring visitors to the top of Budapestʼs Gellért Hill, could be completed in "the coming weeks or months", project company SIKLÓ-BERUHÁZÓ said on Wednesday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Airport Service Budapest Ltd. received its extended ground handling license, which entitles it to perform full-scale ground handling activities for third party operators at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Between June 18 and June 20, a public order and crime prevention campaign was held in downtown Budapest, reports Világgazdaság. Police identified nearly 900 people and inspected 90 cars during the operation.

The 2020 UEFA Super Cup, originally due to be hosted by Porto, Portugal, will now be played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on September 24, according to a decision taken at a videoconference held today by the Executive Committee of the Union of European Football Associations.

Passengers are once again allowed to use the front door when boarding buses and trolleybuses in Budapest, according to a press release by the Budapest Public Transport Center (BKK).

More than 4,000 people registered to use MOL Bubi in April, after the monthly usage fee for the capitalʼs bike-sharing system was reduced to a token HUF 100, the Budapest Public Transport Center (BKK) said, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

In order to serve passengers more comfortably, a passenger center will be built by the end of next summer at the 136-year-old Keleti (Eastern) Railway Station, which is used by nearly 11 million people annually, MÁV has announced on its website, Világgazdaság (Global Economy) says. 

The Budapest Development Center (BFK) has launched an open public procurement procedure for a feasibility study to examine the possible route, costs, and benefits of a railway tunnel under the Danube between the Kelenföld and Nyugati railway stations, writes hvg.hu.

From next Tuesday, full-time ticket checks will be carried out on public transport routes in the capital, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) said in a statement, according to novekedes.hu.

BKK plans to launch a new tram route in the fall, in connection with the closure of the middle section of the Metro 3, so that there will be a fixed-track alternative to commuters instead of replacement buses for this period, writes portfolio.hu.