Hungary | |
Ridership: | 110 million (2017)[1] |
Length: | 8057km (5,006miles) |
Doublelength: | 1335km (830miles) |
Ellength: | 3060km (1,900miles) |
Hslength: | 0km (00miles) |
Notunnels: | 21 |
Longesttunnel: | Kopár-hágó tunnel 780m (2,560feet) |
Longestbridge: | Nagyrákos viadukt 1399m (4,590feet) |
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 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.
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.
Same gauge:
The largest agglomeration of Hungary has a suburban rail system:
The largest city in Hungary has a Metro system:
See main article: List of town tramway systems in Hungary.
There are also tram systems in the following cities:
City | System | Electrification | Operator | Gauge | Bidirectional traffic | Opened | |
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Budapest | Budapest Tram | 600 V DC | BKV | Right-hand traffic | 30 July 1866 | ||
Debrecen | Debrecen Tram | 600 V DC | DKV | Right-hand traffic | 16 March 1911 | ||
Miskolc | Miskolc Tram | 600 V DC | MVK | Right-hand traffic | 10 July 1897 | ||
Szeged | Szeged Tram | 600 V DC | SZKT | Right-hand traffic | 1 July 1884 | ||
Hódmezővásárhely | Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely Tram-train | 600 V DC | MÁV-Start | Right-hand traffic | 29 November 2021 |