Budapest police received 1,638 refugees, with 572 children among them, on Tuesday, according to the police website.
Refugees arriving on special train services at Kőbánya felső railway station, in eastern Budapest, were taken by bus to the BOK sports and events centre serving as a humanitarian transit point.
The authorities transported 99 people, including 72 children, to accommodation in the capital and outlying areas.
The police have contracted 31 Ukrainian interpreters and they are working closely with staff of the disaster management authority, the immigration office, the Budapest metropolitan council, as well as numerous aid groups, the statement said.
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