Rail transport in Hungary
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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.
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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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The railway network consists of 7,893 km, its gauge is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 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.