Budapest Children's Railway


History

In 1947, the Hungarian State Railways company decided that a railway operated by children would be built. For the railway construction several sites were considered, including the neighbourhood of the Gödöllő Palace, Margaret Island, and the Népliget, but finally in 1948 the Hungarian Communist Party choose the Buda Hills. The construction started on 11 April 1948.
The first section, from Széchenyi-hegy to Előre station was inaugurated on 31 July 1948. The second section, to Ságváriliget, was completed one year later, and the last section, to Hűvösvölgy, was opened on 20 August 1950.
During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 the railway was closed but was not damaged. It reopened on 3 February 1957.
A museum at Hűvösvölgy station displays some items from the Communist period.

Stations