Its eleven-kilometre-long, narrow gauge line runs through the woods of the hills of the city on the Buda side. It is often called "the greatest child toy of the world," but it is not entirely true. Children aged 10 to 14 control the traffic and commercial services provided but strictly according to regulations of any other railway line of the State Railways of Hungary (MÁV Zrt).
The engines are driven by adult engineers, and children on duty, are continuously supervised by adult railway employees. Apart from that, children do their jobs, operate the switches and signals, print tickets and keep passengers informed, on their own.

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Szechenyi-hegy Station
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Szechenyi-hegy
Station Szechenyi-hegy Station of the Children's Railway can be reached by public transportation as follows: Take Tram No 59 or 61 at Moszkva ter to the Fogaskereku Vasut (Cogwheel Railway ) stop. Change to the Cogwheel Railway (Tram No 60) as far as the Szechenyi-hegy terminal. Proceed on foot in Golfpalya utca .
By car: Take Alkotas utca at Deli palyaudvar (South Railway Station). Proceed on Nagyenyed utca, Istenhegyi ut, Kolto utca and Eotvos ut until the parking lot next to Normafa Halting. Continue on Hegyhat ut until you reach Szechenyi-hegy Station. There is a free parking lot with limited capacity adjacent to the station .

Normafa Halting
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Normafa
Halting Normafa Halting can be reached by public transportation as follows: Take Bus No 90 or 90 A at Moszkva ter to the Normafa, Gyermekvasut stop .
By car: Take Alkotas utca at Deli palyaudvar (South Railway Station). Proceed on Nagyenyed utca, Istenhegyi ut, Kolto utca and Eotvos ut. There is a free parking lot adjacent to the halting .

Szepjuhaszne Station
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Szepjuhaszne
Station Szepjuhaszne Station can be reached by public transportation as follows: Take Bus No 22 at Moszkva ter to the Szepjuhaszne , Gyermekvasut stop .
By car: Take Szilagyi Erzsebet fasor and Budakeszi ut until you reach a railway bridge. Turn right before passing under the railway bridge. There is a free parking lot adjacent to the station .

Huvosvolgy Station
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Huvosvolgy
Station Huvosvolgy can be reached by public transportation as follows: Take Tram No 61 or Bus No 2 56 at Moszkva ter to the Huvosvolgy terminal . Take the flight of stairs and the station is located at a short walking distance.
By car: Take Szilagyi Erzsebet fasor and Huvosvolgyi ut. Pass the Huvosvolgy tram and bus terminal and shortly turn left. Turn left again immediately. There is a large P+R parking lot nearby the station .

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Children's Railway (Gyermek Vasút) is called so because it is operated by children. The kids surely do not drive the locomotive, but they check the tickets, make announcements at the stations and solemnly greet the train full of excited travelers. Children's Railway is a narrow-gauge forest railway with the old locomotive and three carriages. The train goes slowly through the woods up and down Buda hills and stops at the highest point of Budapest, János-hegy (526 m). I remember when I was child it was a big stuff if somebody did this.

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