Állatkert metro station

Former Budapest metro station

Preceding station	Budapest Metro			Following station
Hősök tere towards Vörösmarty tér		Line 1		Széchenyi fürdő towards Mexikói út

Állatkert was an above-ground station of the M1 line of the Budapest Metro. It existed between 1896 and 1973 on the original surface alignment of the line through the Városliget (City Park) from Hősök tere station to a surface terminus at Széchenyi fürdő station.

In 1973, in connection with the extension of the line to Mexikói út station, the line was diverted on a different route under the park. The old surface terminus at Széchényi fürdo was replaced by a new underground station on the same site, but Állatkert station was abandoned.^[1]^[2]

The only remaining visible feature of the station and the railway it stood on is a bridge, which formerly crossed the metro line but now simply crosses a lawn. It is a very early example of a reinforced concrete bridge, designed by György Brüggemann and built by Róbert Wünsch.^[2]

References

^ "A világ második földalatti vasútja". Cultura (in Hungarian). 2016-05-02.
^ ^a ^b "Elfeledett, évszázados hidak bújnak meg a Városliget szélén". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2018-02-11.