Rail transport in Hungary
Rail transport in Hungary is mainly owned by the national rail company MÁV, with part of the network owned and operated by GySEV.
| Hungary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation | |||||
| National railway | Magyar Államvasutak | ||||
| 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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The railway network is 7,893 km, its gauge is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge and 3,060 km is electrified.
Hungary is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC country code for Hungary is 55.
Statistics
change- 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)
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.
References
change- ↑ "Railway Statistics – 2017 Synopsis" (PDF). International Union of Railways, IUC. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.