Budapest–Murakeresztúr railway

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Budapest–Murakeresztúr railway
The Balatonlelle section of a Budapest–Székesfehérvár–Nagykanizsa railway line.jpg
The Balatonlelle section of a Budapest–Székesfehérvár–Nagykanizsa railway line
Overview
Line number30 (MÁV)
Technical
Line length235 km (146 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Legend
237
Mura river bridge
Croatia
Hungary
Murakeresztúr–Gyékényes railway
from Gyékényes
 235 Murakeresztúr
 230 Fityeház
 221 Nagykanizsa
Zalaszentiván–Nagykanizsa railway
to Zalaszentiván
 215 Nagyrécse
 206 Zalaszentjakab
 200 Zalakomár
 191 Sávoly
 185 Vörs
Balatonszentgyörgy–Ukk railway
from Tapolca
 180 Balatonszentgyörgy
 177 Balatonberény
Balatonszentgyörgy elágazás–Somogyszob rwy
to Somogyszob
 173 Balatonmáriafürdő
 168 Balatonmáriafürdő also
 166 Balatonfenyves also
 164 Balatonfenyves
 161 Alsóbélatelep
 159
157 Fonyód
Kaposvár–Fonyód railway
to Kaposvár
 154
149 Balatonboglár
 146 Balatonlelle
 143 Balatonlelle felső
 139 Balatonszemes
 134 Balatonszárszó
 130 Balatonföldvár
 128 Szántód-Kőröshegy
 124 Zamárdi
 122 Zamárdi felső
 120 also
 118 felső
 115 Siófok
Kaposvár–Siófok railway
to Kaposvár
 111
109
105 Balatonvilágos
 102 Balatonaliga
0.0 Enying
 95 Lepsény
Lepsény–Hajmáskér railway
to Hajmáskér
 90 Polgárdi-
 85
Szabadbattyán–Tapolca railway
from Tapolca
 77 Szabadbattyán
to
71
Székesfehérvár–Szombathely railway
from Szombathely
Székesfehérvár–Komárom (Rendező) railway
from Komárom
67 Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár–Pusztaszabolcs railway
to Pusztaszabolcs
 56
52 Agárd
 50 Gárdony
 48
47 Velence
 44 Kápolnásnyék
 41 Pettend
 36 Baracska
 33 Martonvásár
 24 Tárnok
Budapest–Pécs railway
from Pécs, Pusztaszabolcs
20 Érd also, Érd felső
19
20
14
0.0
0.0
9
8
to Győr, Vienna
4 Budapest-Kelenföld
to Budapest-Keleti
0.0 Budapest-Déli

The Budapest–Murakeresztúr railway is a cca. 235-kilometre (146 mi) long railway line in Hungary that connects the Hungarian capital city Budapest with Nagykanizsa and Murakeresztúr. South of Murakeresztúr, the railway connects to the Croatian railway system, specifically the M501 railway serving Čakovec. The M501 connects to the Slovene railways at Središče ob Dravi, extending to Pragersko, while the R201 line branching off in Čakovec serves Varaždin.[1]

The line is mostly single-tracked and electrified.[2]

History[]

In 1856, Concessions for the railways were granted to the private company, the Emperor Franz-Joseph Orient-Railway: from Ofen via Nagykanizsa to Pöltschach (Poljčane) on the mainline of the Austrian Southern Railway Company. The construction began in 1857, and the firm was merged with the Southern Railway Company in the following year.[3] The building progressed, and trains could run as of 24 April 1860 on the section Pragerhof–Nagykanisza. On 1 April 1861, the section Ofen–Nagykanisza was opened for traffic. The principal artificial structures were the Gellért Hill tunnel in Budapest, railway bridges on the Mur and on the Sárviz waterway. The corporation collaborated with the Lake Balaton Company to lower the level of Lake Balaton in order to protect the railway track and its foundation.[4]

Gallery[]

  • Nagykanizsa railway station

  • Székesfehérvár railway station

  • Kelenföld railway station

  • Tunnel before Budapest-Déli Terminal

  • Budapest-Déli Railway Terminal

References[]

  1. ^ "Karta pruga" [Railway map] (in Croatian). Croatian Railways. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
  2. ^ VPE Rail Capacity Allocation office: Network Statement 2013-2014
  3. ^ von Röll, Viktor, ed. (1914). Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens (Eintrag zu "Kaiser-Franz-Joseph-Orientbahn") (in German). Band 6 (2nd ed.). Berlin / Wien: Urban & Scharzenberg. p. 316.
  4. ^ Strach (1898) v1.1, pp. 409, 410

External links[]

Media related to Székesfehérvár–Gyékényes railway line at Wikimedia Commons

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