CAF trams in Budapest. The components of the first of 51 Spanish CAF trams to be assembled in Budapest have arrived in the city.
According to the announcement made on Monday by the municipal public transport company Budapesti Közlekedési Közpon (BKK), the newly delivered compartments will increase the proportion of low-floor trams in Budapest from 30% at present to 40%.
The CAF components will be assembled by Hungarian mechanics supervised by the Spanish tram manufacturer, the company said, adding that all trams should arrive by the end of summer 2026. The new trams purchased with EU co-funding will run in south-east Budapest.
BKK officials said they are planning to purchase another 110 modern trams before 2030.
The Budapest tram network, opened in 1866 and electrified since 1887, has today 38 lines, with a total length of 174 km and 630 stops. Some of the lines carry the highest volume of passengers in Europe
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