Illuminated Christmas-tram service begins

November 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM

The old-timer tram decorated in festive lights will run on several lines this year and can be used until 6th January.

The old-timer tram decorated in festive lights has entered service in Budapest again this year – BKV Zrt. reported to the MTI. According to the announcement, the illuminated vehicle completed its first trip on line 2.

Flooded in festive lights, the tram completed its first round trip on Line 2 this year as well (Photo: bkk.hu)

BKV staff illuminate the sixty-year-old old-timer vehicle with thousands of light bulbs every year, to ensure travel is a truly extraordinary travel experience, something that has become particularly important this year.

The nostalgia vehicle is illuminated with thousands of light bulbs (Photo: bkk.hu)

The light tram will run on lines 42, 50, 56A, 59, 62A and 69 in addition to line 2 on different days of the week. It will transport passengers from 3 p.m. every day until 6th January, apart from 24 December and 31 December.

The tram's schedule can be found on the BKV Zrt. website and on the company's Facebook page.

Source: MTI

Cover photo: The Christmas light tram enters service (Photo: bkk.hu)

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