| Rail network in Hungary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation | |||||
| National railway | Magyar Államvasutak (MÁV) | ||||
| Statistics | |||||
| Ridership | 110 million(2017)[1] | ||||
| System length | |||||
| Total | 8,057 kilometres (5,006 mi) | ||||
| Double track | 1,335 kilometres (830 mi) | ||||
| Electrified | 3,060 kilometres (1,900 mi) | ||||
| High-speed | 0 kilometres (0 mi) | ||||
| Track gauge | |||||
| Main | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||
| Features | |||||
| No. tunnels | 21 | ||||
| Longest tunnel | Kopár-hágó tunnel 780 metres (2,560 ft) | ||||
| Longest bridge | Nagyrákos viadukt 1,399 metres (4,590 ft) | ||||
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Rail transport in Hungary is mainly owned by the national rail companyMÁV, with a significant portion of the network owned and operated byGySEV.
Therailway network ofHungary consists of 7,893 km (4,904 mi), its gauge is1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge and 3,060 km (1,900 mi) are electrified.
Hungary is a member of theInternational Union of Railways (UIC). TheUIC country code for Hungary is 55.
Note: The standard and broad gauge railways are operated by the State Railways and also the following narrow gauge railways:Nyíregyháza–BalsaiTisza part/Dombrád;Balatonfenyves–Somogyszentpál;Kecskemét–Kiskunmajsa/Kiskőrös and theChildren's Railway in Budapest. All the other narrow gauge railways are run by State Forest companies or local non-profit organisations. See alsoNarrow gauge railways in Hungary.
Same gauge:
Austria — voltage change 25 kV AC /15 kV AC
Croatia — same voltage25 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 DCBreak-of-gauge (1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in):
Ukraine — no electrified rail link
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) |
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 |
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 |
