Rail transport in Hungary

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|nationalrailway = Magyar Államvasutak (MÁV)

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|ridership = 110 million (2017){{cite web |url=https://uic.org/IMG/pdf/uic-statistics-synopsis-2017.pdf |title=Railway Statistics – 2017 Synopsis |publisher=International Union of Railways, IUC |date=2017 |accessdate=11 June 2019 |archive-date=7 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407131706/https://uic.org/IMG/pdf/uic-statistics-synopsis-2017.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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|longesttunnel = Kopár-hágó tunnel
{{convert|780|m|ft}}

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{{convert|1399|m|ft}}

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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.

The railway network of Hungary consists of {{cvt|7,893|km}}, its gauge is {{RailGauge|1435mm|allk=on}} and {{cvt|3,060|km}} 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: {{convert|7606|km|abbr=on}}
Standard gauge: {{convert|7394|km|abbr=on}}
Broad gauge: {{convert|36|km|abbr=on}} of {{RailGauge|1520mm|lk=on}}
Narrow gauge: {{convert|176|km|abbr=on}}

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){{cite web |url=http://static.mav.hu/sites/default/files/upload/page/mav_konszolidalt_eves_beszamolo_2014.pdf |title=Consolidated Annual Report 2014 |language=Hungarian |date=4 June 2015 |accessdate=30 July 2015 |location=Budapest |publisher=MÁV Magyar Államvasutak Zrt.}}
Net income = 22,851 million Ft (2014)
Number of employees = 38,456 (2009)
Owner = Hungarian state (100% state ownership)

= Rail links to adjacent countries =

Same gauge:

{{flag icon|Austria}} Austria — voltage change 25 kV AC / 15 kV AC
{{flag icon|Croatia}} Croatia — same voltage 25 kV AC
{{flag icon|Romania}} Romania — same voltage 25 kV AC
{{flag icon|Serbia}} Serbia — same voltage 25 kV AC
{{flag icon|Slovakia}} Slovakia — same voltage 25 kV AC (west) and 3 kV DC (east)
{{flag icon|Slovenia}} Slovenia — voltage change 25 kV AC / 3 kV DC

Break-of-gauge ({{RailGauge|1520mm}}:

{{flag icon|Ukraine}} Ukraine — no electrified rail link

Modern and historical railway maps

{{Gallery

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|File:Österreich-Ungarn 1898.jpg

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|1898 railway map of Austria-Hungary

|File:Roell-1912 Karte der Ungarischen Eisenbahnen.jpg

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|1912 railway map of Kingdom of Hungary

|File:Magyarország villamosított vasútvonalai.svg

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|Electrified railways in Hungary

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Train categories

Urban rail

= Commuter =

The largest agglomeration of Hungary has a suburban rail system:

class="wikitable"
City ! System ! Operator ! Electrification ! Conductor system ! Gauge ! Bidirectional traffic
Budapest \|BHÉV \| MÁV–HÉV \| 1000 V DC \| Overhead line \| {{RailGauge\|sg\|allk=on}} \| Right-hand traffic (with the exception of lines H8 and H9)

class="wikitable"

City

! System

! Operator

! Electrification

! Conductor system

! Gauge

! Bidirectional traffic

| 1000 V DC

| {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}

| Right-hand traffic (with the exception of lines H8 and H9)

= Metro =

The largest city in Hungary has a Metro system:

class="wikitable"
City ! System ! Electrification ! Conductor system ! Gauge ! Bidirectional traffic ! Opened
Budapest \|Budapest Metro \| 550 V DC {{small\|(M1)}} 750 V DC {{small\|(M4)}} 825 V DC {{small\|(M2, M3)}} \| Overhead line {{small\|(M1)}} Third rail {{small\|(M2, M3, M4)}} \| {{RailGauge\|sg\|allk=on}} \| Right-hand traffic \| 3 May 1896

class="wikitable"

City

! System

! Electrification

! Conductor system

! Gauge

! Bidirectional traffic

! Opened

Budapest

|Budapest Metro

| 550 V DC {{small|(M1)}}
750 V DC {{small|(M4)}}
825 V DC {{small|(M2, M3)}}

| Overhead line {{small|(M1)}}
Third rail {{small|(M2, M3, M4)}}

| {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}

| Right-hand traffic

| 3 May 1896

= Tram =

There are also tram systems in the following cities:

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City ! System ! Electrification ! Operator ! Gauge ! Bidirectional traffic ! Opened
Budapest \|Budapest Tram \| 600 V DC \| BKV \| {{RailGauge\|sg\|allk=on}} \| Right-hand traffic \| 30 July 1866
Debrecen \|Debrecen Tram \| 600 V DC \| DKV \| {{RailGauge\|sg\|allk=on}} \| Right-hand traffic \| 16 March 1911
Miskolc \|Miskolc Tram \| 600 V DC \| MVK \| {{RailGauge\|sg\|allk=on}} \| Right-hand traffic \| 10 July 1897
Szeged \|Szeged Tram \| 600 V DC \| SZKT \| {{RailGauge\|sg\|allk=on}} \| Right-hand traffic \| 1 July 1884
Hódmezővásárhely \| Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely Tram-train \| 600 V DC \| MÁV-Start \| {{RailGauge\|sg\|allk=on}} \| Right-hand traffic \| 29 November 2021

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City

! System

! Electrification

! Operator

! Gauge

! Bidirectional traffic

! Opened

Budapest

|Budapest Tram

| 600 V DC

| BKV