Rail transport in Hungary

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.

Rail network in Hungary
Operation
National railway	Magyar Államvasutak (MÁV)
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)
Map

The railway network of Hungary consists of 7,893 km (4,904 mi), its gauge is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge and 3,060 km (1,900 mi) are electrified.

Hungary is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC country code for Hungary is 55.

Statistics

• 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)

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.

Financial performance and corporate statistics

• Revenue = 372,549 million Ft (2014)^[2]
• Net income = 22,851 million Ft (2014)^[2]
• Number of employees = 38,456 (2009)
• Owner = Hungarian state (100% state ownership)

Rail links to adjacent countries

Same gauge:

• Austria — voltage change 25 kV AC / 15 kV AC
• Croatia — same voltage 25 kV AC
• Romania — same voltage 25 kV AC
• Serbia — same voltage 25 kV AC
• Slovakia — same voltage 25 kV AC (west) and 3 kV DC (east)
• Slovenia — voltage change 25 kV AC / 3 kV DC

Break-of-gauge (1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in):

• Ukraine — no electrified rail link

Modern and historical railway maps

Maps of railways in Hungary

• 
  1898 railway map of Austria-Hungary
• 
  1912 railway map of Kingdom of Hungary
• 
  Electrified railways in Hungary

Train categories

Main article: Train categories in Europe § Hungary

Urban rail

Commuter

The largest agglomeration of Hungary has a suburban rail system:

City	System	Operator	Electrification	Conductor system	Gauge	Bidirectional traffic
Budapest	BHÉV	MÁV–HÉV	1000 V DC	Overhead line	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Right-hand traffic (with the exception of lines H8 and H9)

Metro

The largest city in Hungary has a Metro system:

City	System	Electrification	Conductor system	Gauge	Bidirectional traffic	Opened
Budapest	Budapest Metro	550 V DC (M1) 750 V DC (M4) 825 V DC (M2, M3)	Overhead line (M1) Third rail (M2, M3, M4)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Right-hand traffic	3 May 1896

Tram

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
Budapest	Budapest Tram	600 V DC	BKV	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Right-hand traffic	30 July 1866
Debrecen	Debrecen Tram	600 V DC	DKV	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Right-hand traffic	16 March 1911
Miskolc	Miskolc Tram	600 V DC	MVK	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Right-hand traffic	10 July 1897
Szeged	Szeged Tram	600 V DC	SZKT	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Right-hand traffic	1 July 1884
Hódmezővásárhely	Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely Tram-train	600 V DC	MÁV-Start	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Right-hand traffic	29 November 2021

See also

• List of railway lines in Hungary
• Transport in Hungary
• Hungarian State Railways
• List of Hungarian locomotives