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Budapesti Közlekedési Központ

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Public transport company in Budapest, Hungary

The Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (Hungarian: BKK), officially Budapesti Közlekedési Központ Zrt. Centre for Budapest Transport), is the largest public transport company in Budapest and one of the largest in Europe. It was founded on 1 January 2011.2 It was founded by General Assembly of Budapest.1 It is headquartered in Budapest District VII.1 Its chief executive is Katalin Walter (since 2020).1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2011Founded1
  • Industrypublic transport1
  • HeadquartersBudapest District VII1
  • Websitebkk.hu
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

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The Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (Hungarian: [ˈbudɒpɛʃti ˈkøzlɛkɛdeːʃi ˈkøspont], BKK), officially Budapesti Közlekedési Központ Zrt. (transl. Centre for Budapest Transport), is the largest public transport company in Budapest and one of the largest in Europe. It was founded on 1 January 2011. BKK operates buses (200+ lines, 40 night lines), trams (33 lines), and trolleybuses (15 lines).2

The story

Founded by General Assembly of Budapest on Jan 1, 2011.1

The last major transport change of Budapest was the foundation of BKV in the 1960s. The foundation of BKK was decided on 27 October 2010 by the General Assembly of Budapest. They appointed Dávid Vitézy as CEO.

From 1 May 2012, BKK began to do many functions of BKV:

Operating public transportation, planning network, lines and time schedules

Making public service contracts with BKV and other companies

Upgrading transportation and planning ideas for upgrading

Tickets and passes selling and securing

From Wikipedia’s article on Budapesti Közlekedési Központ, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Budapesti Közlekedési Központ, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Dávid Vitézy2010–2015
  2. Kálmán Dabóczi2015–2019
  3. Ervin Nemesdy2019–2020
  4. Katalin Walter2020–now
201520202025

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded BKV1

Timeline

  1. Nov 23, 2020New chief executive Katalin Walter becomes CEO1
  2. Feb 28, 2019New chief executive Ervin Nemesdy becomes CEO1
  3. Jan 1, 2015New chief executive Kálmán Dabóczi becomes CEO1
  4. Jan 1, 2011Founded Founded1
  5. Oct 27, 2010New chief executive Dávid Vitézy becomes CEO1

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