Rail transport in Hungary

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)FeaturesNo. tunnels21Longest tunnelKopár-hágó tunnel
780 metres (2,560 ft)Longest bridgeNagyrákos viadukt
1,399 metres (4,590 ft)

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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

• Revenue = 372,549 million Ft (2014)^[2]
• Net income = 22,851 million Ft (2014)^[2]
• 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
• 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

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

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

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