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

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

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:

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

Modern and historical railway maps

Maps of railways in Hungary

Urban rail

Commuter

The largest agglomeration of Hungary has a suburban rail system:

City System Operator Electrification Conductor system Gauge Bidirectional traffic
Budapest BHÉV MÁV–HÉV 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 largest city in 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

Main article: List of town tramway systems in Hungary

There are also tram systems in the following cities:

City System Electrification Operator Gauge Bidirectional traffic Opened
Budapest Budapest Tram 600 V DC BKV 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 30 July 1866
Debrecen Debrecen Tram 600 V DC DKV 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 16 March 1911
Miskolc Miskolc Tram 600 V DC MVK 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 10 July 1897
Szeged Szeged Tram 600 V DC SZKT 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 1 July 1884
Hódmezővásárhely Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely Tram-train 600 V DC MÁV-Start 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Right-hand traffic 29 November 2021

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Railway Statistics – 2017 Synopsis" (PDF). International Union of Railways, IUC. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2019. 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.

External links

Rail transport in Europe
Hungary articles
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