V-Híd has made huge investments with the construction of the Budapest-Belgrade railway, worth USD 2.2 billion.Continue reading
A total of 160 kilometers of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line in Hungary will be upgraded at a cost of around HUF 800 billion (EUR 2 billion), said János Lázár, Minister of Construction and Transport, in a video posted on Facebook.
He noted that thirty mayors and four MPs were involved in the project. “Not only the railway line, but also a number of public utility investments will be completed to facilitate transport and improve living standards,” he said.
The politician revealed that
the renovated Hungarian section of the Budapest-Belgrade railway would be opened at the end of 2025, or the beginning of 2026.
Világgazdaság points out that the construction of the double-track line will increase the permitted speed to 160 kilometers per hour, and passengers will be able to board and alight without any obstacles. Five new station buildings will also be built, and eight of the existing buildings will be completely renovated. New pedestrian underpasses will be created, new elevators will be installed throughout the line, passenger information panels will be modernized, and life and property safety equipment and platform surveillance cameras will be installed.
Domestically, long-distance trains will be able to make the journey between the Hungarian capital and Kelebia (railway crossing into the Serbian province of Vojvodina is located here) in one hour less, and suburban passengers in Budapest can expect a reduction of up to 20 minutes in journey times to the Kunszentmiklós-Tass station.
However, the primary importance of the railway line is not passenger transport, but cargo. The development will create a direct link from the port of Piraeus for the transport of Asian freight.
The transport of freight from China that until now has been carried out by various means, will be fundamentally simplified. With this investment, Hungary will in the future offer the fastest transport route between the Far East and Western Europe via Greek ports.
Via Világgazdaság, Featured image: MTI/Máthé Zoltán