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July 10, 2019 | Light Rail

Budapest tram Line 1 reaches Kelenföld

BUDAPEST added three more stations to its extensive tram network on July 8 with the opening of the 1.7km extension of Line 1 from Fehérvári út to a new terminus at Etele tér adjacent to Kelenföld metro and main line stations.

June 21, 2019 | Europe

Chinese consortium signs contract for Budapest – Belgrade upgrade

THE CRE Consortium and the Chinese-Hungarian Railway Non-profit Limited Company (CHRN), set up by Hungarian State Railways MÁV and the Chinese government, have signed a Forints 590bn ($US 1.5bn) contract for the upgrading of the Hungarian section of the Budapest - Belgrade line.

June 20, 2019 | Fleet

MÁV-Start to order more double-deck EMUs and dual-mode trains

HUNGARIAN national passenger operator MÁV-Start is planning to order a further 21 Kiss double-deck EMUs from Stadler, in addition to the 19 trains already on order.

May 10, 2019 | Europe

Contract awarded for Budapest - Warsaw high-speed study

HUNGARY’s Infrastructure Development Agency has awarded a contract to carry out a feasibility study for the proposed Budapest - Warsaw high-speed line to NSV Varsó, a consortium of consultancy firm Trenecon and design companies Főmterv and Utiber.

April 29, 2019 | Europe

Budapest - Belgrade reconstruction contract to be awarded in May

THE Hungarian government has selected a contractor to rebuild the Hungarian section of the Budapest - Belgrade main line.

April 22, 2019 | Metros

Planning contract awarded for Budapest metro extension

HUNGARIAN firms Főmterv and Viköti have been awarded a Forints 2.9bn ($US 10.3m) contract to carry out planning work on the four-station northern extension of Budapest metro Line M3 to Káposztásmegyer.

April 18, 2019 | Fleet

MÁV-Start awards contract for Talent EMU overhaul

MÁV-Start, the passenger and traction subsidiary of Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) has signed a two-year contract with Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Hungarian rolling stock maintenance and manufacturing company MÁV Vagon for the mid-life overhaul of its fleet of 10 class 425 Talent EMUs.

February 12, 2019 | Freight

Amber Rail Freight Corridor goes operational

THE Amber Rail Freight Corridor (RFC) linking Poland with Slovenia is now operational, with the publication of paths for freight trains. The new corridor offers pre-arranged catalogue paths for the 2019-20 timetable.

November 28, 2018 | Fleet

Stadler begins assembly of double-deck EMUs for MÁV-Start

PRODUCTION of a new fleet of Stadler Kiss double-deck EMUs for Hungarian national passenger operator MÁV-Start has reached a milestone with the delivery of the first intermediate car bodyshell to Dunakeszi Railway Works (DJJ) near Budapest for fitting out and final assembly.

November 14, 2018 | Metros

Planning contract awarded for Budapest metro line 3 extension

HUNGARIAN companies Főmterv and Viköti have been awarded a Forints 3bn ($US 10.5m) contract to develop plans to extend Budapest’s metro line 3 to the north by four stations.

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