Győr–Celldömölk | |
Image Alt: | Route map of railways in Hungary showing the Győr–Celldömölk railway line |
Linelength Km: | 70.5 |
Linenumber: | 12 |
Speed: | 100- |
Map State: | uncollapsed |
Győr–Celldömölk railway line is the MÁV line number 10. It is a single track, non-electrified route. The line from Győr to Celldömölk is long. Electrification has been proposed.
The Győr–Celldömölk railway line runs north–south between Győr and Celldömölk. The northern end terminates in a connection with the east of the Győr railway station. In Pápa, the line connects with the and Tatabánya–Pápa railway lines. In Celldömölk, the line connects with the . The electrification of the line has been proposed.[1] [2]
In March 1867 the Hungarian Minister of Public Works and Transport, Imre Mikó, proposed the construction of a railway network in Hungary, and a railway line between Győr and Graz was included among the 25 railway lines.[3] In the act of 20 May 1869, it was agreed where the Hungarian Western Railway (Hungarian: Magyar Nyugati Vasút, MNyV) should connect the railway between Austria and Hungary.[4] The section between Győr and Szombathely, via Celldömölk, was opened on 1 October 1871.[5]
In 1888 the governments of Hungary and Austria agreed to nationalise the MNyV. On 1 January 1889, the Győr–Celldömölk line was taken over by the Hungarian State Railways, as sell as the other lines of the Hungarian section.[6]
InterRegio trains operate every two hours between and,, or . Regional trains (Személyvonat) operate every two hours between and .[7]