Rail transport in Hungary
Appearance
Hungary | |||||
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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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Rail transport in Hungary is mainly owned by the national rail company MÁV, with part of the network owned and operated by GySEV.
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 | change source]- 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 | change source]- ↑ "Railway Statistics – 2017 Synopsis" (PDF). International Union of Railways, IUC. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.