[5] A planned fast train service would connect the station with Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport.

Since 36 of 53 Intercity services to Budapest operate from this railway station, it seems highly probable that this plan will materialize.

The facade of Budapest Keleti faces onto a large three-sided plaza called Baross tér.

In 2005, work began to construct a pedestrian concourse and exits to allow better access between the Keleti pályaudvar Station on Budapest Metro Line 4 and long-distance train facilities.

The statue of Gábor Baross, for whom the square is named, was returned to its location in December 2013 and work completed in March 2014.