Trams in Budapest

Trams in Budapest
Line 19 tram in Budapest (2017).
Operation
Locale	Budapest, Hungary
Status	Operational
Routes	36 (26 main, 9 supplemental, 1 cog-wheel railway)[1]
Owner(s)	BKK
Operator(s)	BKV Zrt.
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Stock	610[2]
Statistics
Route length	174 km (108 mi)[3]
Stops	630[3]
2011	393.4 million[4]
Horsecar era: 1866 (1866)–1928 (1928) Status Closed Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Propulsion system(s) Horses
Steam-powered tram era: 1887 (1887)–c.1900 (1900) Status Closed Propulsion system(s) Steam
Electric tram era: since 1887 (1887) Status Still running Operator(s) BKV Zrt. Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge (1887) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge (1889 on) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 600 V, DC, overhead wire
Overview
Website	https://bkk.hu/en/ Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK) (in English)

The tram network of Budapest is part of the mass transit system of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Tram lines serve as the second-most important backbone of the transit system after the bus network, carrying almost 100 million more passengers annually than the Budapest Metro.^[4] In operation since 1866,^[5] the Budapest tram network is among the world's largest tram networks by route length—operating on 174 kilometres (108 mi) of total route^[3]—and is the busiest in the world.^[6][7]

As of 2023^[update], the tram network is made up of 35 regular lines (26 main lines and 9 supplemental lines) and the Budapest Cog-wheel Railway (signed as route 60).^[1] The system is operated by Budapesti Közlekedési Zrt. under the supervision of the municipal Budapesti Közlekedési Központ. Since 2016, the system uses the world's longest 9-sectioned articulated tram vehicle, the CAF Urbos 3/9, on route 1.