The
main railway station in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, has opened its
doors to hundreds of migrants after a two-day stand-off.
People could be seen pouring up the steps towards the platforms after the station doors were opened.
But there were no direct trains running to Western Europe.
It came as Hungary's anti-immigrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban was due in Brussels for talks on the migrant crisis.
The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels, with 107,500 arriving in July alone.
Germany expects to take in 800,000 migrants this year - four times last year's total.
The surge in numbers has created tension and disagreement over EU migration policy.
On Wednesday, Germany, Italy and France called for "fair distribution" of refugees throughout the EU.
Italy
and Greece have complained that they are overwhelmed by the numbers
arriving on their shores. And while countries such as Germany are
prepared to accept large numbers of asylum seekers, others are not.
EU interior and justice ministers will meet in Brussels on 14 September to address the crisis.
On Wednesday, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that taking "more and more" refugees was not the answer.
The
human cost of the crisis was made clear on Wednesday when five children
were among 12 migrants who drowned in Turkish waters while trying to
reach Greece.
Images of the washed-up body of a three-year-old boy, who died alongside his mother and five-year-old brother, circulated widely on social media. Czech unease at migrant numbering Five obstacles to an EU migrants deal Those who risk everything for a better life
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