Zsámbék-Medence

The originally single-track viaduct was built in 1883-84 as part of the Budapest Kelenföld-Újszőny (Komárom) railway line; the load-bearing capacity had to be reinforced in 1903.

The viaduct is a relic of the finest era of Hungarian railway history and offers a great spectacle. Nevertheless, it acquired a nationwide reputation at the time of the bomb attack perpetrated in 1931. Fortunately, the damage was only slight at the time and the viaduct was handed over for traffic again on 3 October 1931.

The railway track was corrected in 1977 and so the viaduct was discontinued. After 1979 the structure began to deteriorate rapidly and the idea of demolition emerged. Fortunately, funds were acquired for renovation, it was declared a listed monument and corrosion protection was carried out on the iron structure. The green-painted bridge is still one of the sights of Biatorbágy today.

VIADUCT

Biatorbágy, Szabadság út

GPS: 47.471754,18.832369

(monument)