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On August 16, MÁV (Hungarian State Railways) will hold film screenings, treasure hunt for children, a guided tour, and a short story and photo exhibition in Budapest to mark the 140th anniversary of the opening of Keleti Railway Station.
The railway company is preparing a number of programs for all ages to mark the anniversary, MÁV said in a statement. From Friday afternoon, children can play a treasure hunt at the Keleti Railway Station, while adults can join a guided tour around the station. Due to the great interest in the latter, MÁV can no longer accept new registrations, but they plan to re-announce the program in the autumn.
On Friday late afternoon, a short story and photography exhibition covering 14 decades of the station will open in the Lotz Room, while the Passenger Service (Utasellátó) will welcome visitors with serving trolleys to revive the old tradition.
The Passenger Service’s serving trolley (1971). Photo: Fortepan / Bauer Sándor
The Kerepesi Hall of the railway station will be transformed into a cinema room for the celebrations, where the audience will be able to watch the comedy film “The Stationmaster Meets His Match” (“Indul a bakterház”) in the evening,
and in the opening program of the screening, actor Róbert Koltai will be interviewed by radio presenter Zoltán Somogyi about the behind-the-scenes of the film. The railway company will also screen short films made for the occasion.
Detailed information about the program is available here, where you can register for the evening screening.
The Keleti Railway Station, opened on August 16, 1884, was designed by chief engineer Gyula Rochlitz and its iron structure by bridge engineer János Feketeházy.
140 years ago, the first train left for Miskolc and the first passengers arrived at the station from Ruttka and Zimony. It was also here that the famous Kandó V40 locomotive rolled out on its first journey, as well as the Árpád diesel railbus to Vienna and the Orient Express to the Balkans.
Photo: Facebook/MÁV
Over the past 14 decades, the main railway station of Budapest has played a key role in the life of the railway, and the building is still a key element of our built heritage and plays an irreplaceable role in domestic and international transport.
Via MTI, Featured image: Facebook/MÁV