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November 29, 2021 | Light Rail

Hungarian tram-train begins operation

Passengers begin using the first new light rail system to open in Hungary for 108 years.

November 4, 2021 | Infrastructure

Foundation stone laid for upgrade to Budapest - Belgrade line

The project will reduce Belgrade - Budapest journey times to less than three hours.

May 17, 2021 | Fleet

MÁV-Start withdraws BEMU tender in light of electrification plans

The operator had planned to purchase up to 50 BEMUs.

May 6, 2021 | Infrastructure

Hungarian high-speed line feasibility study completed

The feasibility study was carried out by NSV Varsó, a consortium of consultancy firm Trenecon and design companies Főmterv and Utiber, under a contract awarded in 2019.

March 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail

Upgrades to two Budapest suburban lines to proceed

Contractor sought to plan upgrades to single-track lines from Budapest to Lajosmizse, and Budapest - Veresegyház - Vác.

February 15, 2021 | Policy

Budapest rail strategy published

The plan is expected to increase passenger numbers by 80% by 2040.

February 2, 2021 | Fleet

MAV-Start receives first Stadler Citylink tram trains

New tram-trains will operate in Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely.

January 29, 2021 | Rolling stock

Stadler and Mészáros Group sign freight wagon joint venture agreement

HUNGARY’s Mészáros Group and Stadler signed a letter of intent on January 26 to create a joint venture to manufacture rail freight vehicles including tank wagons for domestic and international markets.

January 28, 2021 | Freight

Hungarian-Russian consortium plans 125-hectare freight terminal

A consortium of Hungarian and Russian private investors has purchased a 125-hectare development area in Hungary’s Záhony transshipment area in Fényeslitke, near the Ukrainian border, for the construction of a new intermodal freight terminal to serve the Asia-Europe rail freight market.

January 26, 2021 | Europe

Chinese DMUs to save Hungarian branch lines?

HUNGARIAN State Railways (MÁV) signed a letter of intent with China’s CRRC Changchun on January 21 to develop a DMU for operation on regional lines in Hungary, which will be manufactured at MÁV-Start’s Szolnok works.

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