Renewal of Nyugati railway station and its surroundings

As the city grows, Budapest's current rail network is reaching its limits and its main terminals, Nyugati, Keleti and Déli, are unable to accommodate and move more trains.The station's beautiful heritage hall will retain its value and the fruits of the renovation work just completed. The ground floor space will be renewed, the hall's extension track will be placed underground and the ground floor platform will have a shared roof structure. The upgrade of the rail line to the new station will increase the frequency of trains and the quality of services and interchanges within the station will make rail transport more competitive. In the future, the underground track will also be able to receive trains from Buda in the planned railway tunnel. All public spaces around the station will be upgraded and a linear park will be created in Nyugati tér and on the rust belt along the railway line, linking Nagykörút with Városliget and later the Rákosrendező area. Budapest's most valuable and now dead or decaying areas will be given a new lease of life through sustainable transport, lots of greenery and the healing of the city centre's dazzling wounds and gaps. The basic principle of this design, which establishes the development of the railway network in the region, is to increase the attractiveness of rail travel, the reliability of railway operations and the associated economic advantages of the achievement. This can only be achieved by developing the existing network and removing the remaining bottlenecks, which are mainly hindered by the current situation of the Budapest Nyugati railway station and the part of the line leading to it.The importance of Budapest Nyugati train station, already a busy transport hub with 240,000 passengers passing through it every day, will be further enhanced by the associated development. We should rethink the opportunities for the provision of public space around it in line with contemporary needs and in close connection with the ambitious brownfield projects in the area around the terminal, including the development of flats, offices and green spaces. The Nyugati railway station in Budapest is a key element of the eclectic structure of Pest's dense inner city, a transport hub for the capital with regional significance and an important commercial and service function; the station is one of the country's most important administrative centres and tourist attractions. The railway area cleverly balances three different parts of the city with different architectural features and functions; the governmental institutions in the eclectic 19th century Lipótváros Palace, the highly prestigious residential area of the Bauhaus era in Újlipótváros and the old flat blocks in Terézváros, largely built around their own internal courtyards The building was built around its own internal courtyard. Watts Street was an important commercial thoroughfare for the city and Nagykörút was an iconic element of Budapest's groundbreaking urban development projects in the 19th century. The separating effect of the railway tracks is a serious structural problem, as is the overbuilding of this part of the city, which does not have enough green surfaces. This project challenges some of the development orthodoxy that urban densification driven purely by real estate profits comes at the expense of heat islands and the artificiality of the soil. Our post-carbon stance encourages a new balance where public spaces include more natural life, which will bring a green freshness to the heart of Budapest. We have focused on these areas in our design: Public spaces planted in the heart of urban development. A green urban walking network: a city within 15 minutes walking distance. Minimise any building demolition projects. An urban mix that brings new and much needed community facilities to serve the surrounding community. Landscaping to minimise the need for off-site earth moving and to provide for new structures crossing the railway. Distribution of micro-transportation points around the stations to facilitate intermodal intercha

Questo progetto sfida parte dell'ortodossia dello sviluppo secondo cui la densificazione urbana guidata esclusivamente dai profitti immobiliari va a scapito delle isole di calore e dell'artificialità del suolo. La nostra posizione post-carbonio incoraggia un nuovo equilibrio in cui gli spazi pubblici includono una vita più naturale, che porterà una freschezza verde nel cuore di Budapest. Ci siamo concentrati su queste aree nel nostro design: Spazi pubblici piantati nel cuore dello sviluppo urbano. Una rete pedonale urbana verde: una città a 15 minuti a piedi. Riduci al minimo qualsiasi progetto di demolizione di edifici. Un mix urbano che porta strutture comunitarie nuove e tanto necessarie per servire la comunità circostante. Sistemazione paesaggistica per ridurre al minimo la necessità di movimento terra fuori sede e per prevedere nuove strutture che attraversano la ferrovia. Distribuzione di punti di microtrasporto attorno alle stazioni per facilitare l'interscambio intermodale Questo progetto sfida parte dell'ortodossia dello sviluppo secondo cui la densificazione urbana guidata esclusivamente dai profitti immobiliari va a scapito delle isole di calore e dell'artificialità del suolo. La nostra posizione post-carbonio incoraggia un nuovo equilibrio in cui gli spazi pubblici includono una vita più naturale, che porterà una freschezza verde nel cuore di Budapest. Ci siamo concentrati su queste aree nel nostro design: Spazi pubblici piantati nel cuore dello sviluppo urbano. Una rete pedonale urbana verde: una città a 15 minuti a piedi. Riduci al minimo qualsiasi progetto di demolizione di edifici. Un mix urbano che porta strutture comunitarie nuove e tanto necessarie per servire la comunità circostante. Sistemazione paesaggistica per ridurre al minimo la necessità di movimento terra fuori sede e per prevedere nuove strutture che attraversano la ferrovia. Distribuzione di punti di microtrasporto attorno alle stazioni per facilitare l'interscambio intermodale