Győr–Celldömölk railway line explained

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.

Route

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]

History

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]

Operation

InterRegio trains operate every two hours between and,, or . Regional trains (Személyvonat) operate every two hours between and .[7]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: 25 August 2020 . Újra napirendre került a Győr-Pápa-Celldömölk vasútvonal villamosítása . infoPápa.hu . 2023-10-24.
  2. News: Takács . Zsolt . 7 June 2012 . Jön a drót Győr és Celldömölk között, de mikor? . hu . iho.hu . 2023-10-24.
  3. Gonda (1898). Band 3, pp. 376, 378
  4. Book: Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt: 84, Gesetz vom 20. Mai 1869 . Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei . 1869 . Wien . 338 . de.
  5. Gonda (1898). Band 3, p. 395
  6. Book: Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens (Eintrag zu Ungarischer Westbahn) . Urban & Scharzenberg . 1923 . von Röll . Victor . 2nd . Berlin / Wien . 71 . de.
  7. Web site: 10 Győr — Celldömölk . 11 August 2023 . 24 October 2023 . hu.