Rail transport in Hungary

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Hungary
Operation
National railwayMagyar Államvasutak
Statistics
Ridership110 million (2017)[1]
System length
Total8,057 kilometres (5,006 mi)
Double track1,335 kilometres (830 mi)
Electrified3,060 kilometres (1,900 mi)
High-speed0 kilometres (0 mi)
Track gauge
Main1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Features
No. tunnels21
Longest tunnelKopár-hágó tunnel
780 metres (2,560 ft)
Longest bridgeNagyrákos viadukt
1,399 metres (4,590 ft)
Map
Railway map of Hungary.png

Rail transport in Hungary is mainly owned by the national rail company MÁV, with a significant portion of the network owned and operated by GySEV.

The railway network consists of 7,893 km, its gauge is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge and 3,060 km are electrified.

Hungary is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC country code for Hungary is 55.

Statistics[]

  • Railway lines total: 7,606 km (4,726 mi)
    • Standard gauge: 7,394 km (4,594 mi)
    • Broad gauge: 36 km (22 mi) of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
    • Narrow gauge: 176 km (109 mi)

Note: The standard and broad gauge railways are operated by the State Railways and also the following narrow gauge railways: Nyíregyháza–Balsai Tisza part/Dombrád; Balatonfenyves–Somogyszentpál; Kecskemét–Kiskunmajsa/Kiskőrös and the Children's Railway in Budapest. All the other narrow gauge railways are run by State Forest companies or local non-profit organisations. See also Narrow gauge railways in Hungary.

Financial performance and corporate statistics[]

Rail links to adjacent countries[]

Same gauge:

  • Austria — voltage change 25 kV AC / 15 kV AC
  • Slovenia — voltage change 25 kV AC / 3 kV DC
  • Croatia — same voltage 25 kV AC
  • Serbia — same voltage 25 kV AC
  • Romania — same voltage 25 kV AC
  • Slovakia — same voltage 25 kV AC (west) and 3 kV DC (east)

Break-of-gauge (1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in):

  • Ukraine — no electrified rail link

Modern and historical railway maps[]

Maps of railways in Hungary

Urban rail[]

Commuter[]

The biggest agglomeration of Hungary has a suburban rail system:

City System Operator Electrification Conductor system Gauge Bidirectional traffic
Budapest BHÉV MÁV 1000 V DC Overhead line 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic (with the exception of lines H8 and H9)

Metro[]

The biggest city of Hungary has a Metro system:

City System Electrification Conductor system Gauge Bidirectional traffic Opened
Budapest Budapest Metro 550 V DC (M1)
750 V DC (M4)
825 V DC (M2, M3) 		Overhead line (M1)
Third rail (M2, M3, M4) 		1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 3 May 1896

Tram[]

There are also several tram systems in many cities, listed as follows:

City System Electrification Conductor system Gauge Bidirectional traffic Opened
Budapest Budapest Tram 600 V DC Overhead line 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 30 July 1866
Debrecen Debrecen Tram 600 V DC Overhead line 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 16 March 1911
Miskolc Miskolc Tram 600 V DC Overhead line 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 10 July 1897
Szeged Szeged Tram 600 V DC Overhead line 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 1 July 1884

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Railway Statistics – 2017 Synopsis" (PDF). International Union of Railways, IUC. 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Consolidated Annual Report 2014" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Budapest: MÁV Magyar Államvasutak Zrt. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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