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.
The railway network of Hungary consists of, its gauge is and are electrified.
Hungary is a member of the International Union of Railways. The UIC country code for Hungary is 55.

Statistics

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
  • Net income = 22,851 million Ft
  • Number of employees = 38,456
  • Owner = Hungarian state

Rail links to adjacent countries

Same gauge:
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Urban rail

Commuter

The largest agglomeration of Hungary has a suburban rail system:
CitySystemOperatorElectrificationConductor systemGaugeBidirectional traffic
BudapestBHÉVMÁV–HÉV1000 V DCOverhead lineRight-hand traffic (with the exception of lines H8 and H9)

Metro

The largest city in Hungary has a Metro system:
CitySystemElectrificationConductor systemGaugeBidirectional trafficOpened
BudapestBudapest Metro550 V DC
750 V DC
825 V DC 		Overhead line
Third rail 		Right-hand traffic3 May 1896

Tram

There are also tram systems in the following cities:
CitySystemElectrificationOperatorGaugeBidirectional trafficOpened
BudapestBudapest Tram600 V DCBKVRight-hand traffic30 July 1866
DebrecenDebrecen Tram600 V DCDKVRight-hand traffic16 March 1911
MiskolcMiskolc Tram600 V DCMVKRight-hand traffic10 July 1897
SzegedSzeged Tram600 V DCSZKTRight-hand traffic1 July 1884
HódmezővásárhelySzeged-Hódmezővásárhely Tram-train600 V DCMÁV-StartRight-hand traffic29 November 2021