For two weeks next month, Budapest’s main rail terminus, Keleti station, will be closed for renovation. Between 13 and 26 May, all departures and arrivals will be moved to the city’s other main stations, Nyugati and Déli, also with their own metro stations on the public-transport network.

Over the course of a fortnight, all railway tracks will be repaired and platforms re-concreted. Overhead cables, the security system, energy network and lights will all be revamped. A new LED information board will be installed in the main hall while the old buffets and pavilions no longer in operation will be demolished. Benches and pictogram signs will be replaced with new ones. Damaged walls will be restored and green areas by the entrances will be planted with flowers. The renovation works will employ more than 100 people.

Thanks to this renewal, trains will no longer be limited to lower speed limits, timetables will improve and there will be significantly fewer technical malfunctions causing delays. Hungarian-only details are available at www.mav.hu/keleti.