Budapest service in and around Budapest, three lines of which are operated under the name HÉV. The river Danube flows through Budapest on its way from Germany to the Black Sea. The river is easily navigable and so Budapest historically has a major commercial port at Csepel District and at New Pest District also. The Pest side is also a famous port place with international shipping ports for cargo and for passenger ships. In the summer months, a scheduled hydrofoil service operates on the Danube connecting the city to Vienna. BKK (through the operator BKV) also provides public transport with boat
Greater Budapest to nearly 800,000). Suburbanization and motorization generated traffic jams on urban multi-lane highways. 1 million cars run in Budapest on a weekday. Andás Sipos: Formation of Greater Budapest (Hungarian) Greater Budapest Greater Budapest is the name of Budapest in its present, extended size, as it was created by the "Law No. XXVI of 1949" passed on December 15, 1949 and it came into force on January 1, 1950. By attaching 7 towns and 16 villages to the former Budapest, its area enlarged from 207 km² to 525 km² (154%), the number of its inhabitants increased from 1.05 million to 1.6