Déli (Southern) Railway Station is one of Budapest’s three major terminal stations, standing at the edge of Krisztinaváros and Vérmező. The current complex was completed in 1975 on the site of the former station, which had been heavily damaged during the Second World War. Its horizontally layered façade and broad glass surfaces reflect the functionalist approach of 20th-century modern architecture. Its name comes not from the compass direction, but from the former Southern Railway Company.

Trains departing from here head toward Lake Balaton and Transdanubia. In summer the station fills with life, as platforms become crowded with travelers, while the building itself has become a somewhat controversial late-modern landmark in need of renovation.

Despite this, Déli Railway Station remains both a piece of transport infrastructure and a defining example of late modern Budapest architecture – one tied to many personal memories: summer departures, Balaton weekends, farewells, and arrivals.