Rail transport in Hungary

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 of Hungary consists of , its gauge is and 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: Standard gauge: Broad gauge: of Narrow gauge:

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 Revenue = 372,549 million Ft (2014) Net income = 22,851 million Ft (2014) Number of employees = 38,456 (2009) Owner = Hungarian state (100% state ownership)

Rail links to adjacent countries Same gauge: Austria — voltage change 25 kV AC / 15 kV AC Croatia — same voltage 25 kV AC Romania — same voltage 25 kV AC Serbia — same voltage 25 kV AC Slovakia — same voltage 25 kV AC (west) and 3 kV DC (east) Slovenia — voltage change 25 kV AC / 3 kV DC

Break-of-gauge (: Ukraine — no electrified rail link

Modern and historical railway maps

Train categories

Urban rail Commuter The largest agglomeration of Hungary has a suburban rail system: City System Operator Electrification Conductor system Gauge Bidirectional traffic BudapestBHÉV MÁV–HÉV 1000 V DC Overhead line 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 BudapestBudapest Metro 550 V DC 750 V DC <br/ >825 V DC Overhead line Third rail Right-hand traffic 3 May 1896

Tram

There are also tram systems in the following cities:

City System Electrification Operator Gauge Bidirectional traffic Opened BudapestBudapest Tram 600 V DC BKV Right-hand traffic 30 July 1866 DebrecenDebrecen Tram 600 V DC DKV Right-hand traffic 16 March 1911 MiskolcMiskolc Tram 600 V DC MVK Right-hand traffic 10 July 1897 SzegedSzeged Tram 600 V DC SZKT Right-hand traffic 1 July 1884 Hódmezővásárhely Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely Tram-train 600 V DC MÁV-Start Right-hand traffic 29 November 2021

See also

List of railway lines in Hungary Transport in Hungary Hungarian State Railways List of Hungarian locomotives

References

External links Hungarian State Railway