Budapest Proposes Government Should Build Rail Bypass Line The Mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, is initiating the preparation of a new rail freight line bypassing Budapest. "We have... 2022.06.10.
Train Accident in Austria: 52-Year-Old Hungarian Train Driver Seriously Injured Two carriages of a train bound for Vienna derailed on a straight track and tipped onto their sides. Three Hungarians... 2022.05.11.
Over 13,000 Refugees Arrive From Ukraine on Friday Fully 6,131 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Friday, while another 7,575 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the... 2022.04.30.
Budapest Cogwheel to Run Again From Saturday, April 30, the cogwheel railway will be back in service, according to the Center for Budapest Transport's (BKK)... 2022.04.27.
War in Ukraine: Budapest Offers Free Train Seats to Refugees The Budapest municipality has offered to pay for 3,000 train seat tickets to help refugees from Ukraine, Mayor Gergely Karácsony... 2022.03.18.
Train Drivers’ Strike Called Off Due to War in Ukraine The train drivers' strike would have been kicked-off on Thursday after state-owned railway company MÁV refused to raise their salaries... 2022.03.10.
Runaway Train Rolled 25 Km in Slovakia, Even Crossed Into Hungary An unsuccessful attempt to stop a runaway freight train from Bárcsa in the Slovakian territory, entered the Hungarian State Railways'... 2022.01.12.
Greenpeace’s Proposal to Replace Short-Haul Flights with Trains Would Affect Budapest as Well More than half of the most popular short-haul flights in Europe could be replaced by train services, whereas many trips... 2021.11.02.
Nyugati Railway Station to Be Closed for Month-long Revamp from June 19 Budapest's central Nyugati (Western) railway station will be fully closed for revamp and modernisation from June 19 until July 18,... 2021.06.09.
International Train Services to Resume in June Hungarian railways MÁV said on Thursday that significant improvement in the epidemic situation will allow several of its international services... 2021.05.27.
New Freight Rail Line Bypassing Budapest Set to Be Built Hungary's government has launched a call for a feasibility study for a new freight rail line bypassing Budapest, the daily... 2021.04.20.
Hungary to Invest Eur 5.6 Bn in Railway Upgrades Around Budapest in 20 Years Hungary plans to invest 2,000 billion forints (ER 5.6bn), mainly European Union funds, in upgrading railways in the region of... 2021.02.04.
Green Light for New Keleti Railway Station Passenger Centre The construction of a sub-platform travel centre at Budapest's Keleti Railway Station will get under way following a government decree... 2021.01.15.
Six Double Decker Trains Already in Use in Hungary As of today, a total of six double-decker trains will be available at the Hungarian State Railways, MÁV, routed to... 2020.11.30.
Retro Locomotive Weekend at Lake Balaton – Photo Gallery! Last weekend MÁV organized a Nostalgia Weekend at Lake Balaton, where guests could try out several retro locomotives from the '60s... 2020.07.06.
Even Fidesz Mayors Find New Train Timetables ‘Professionally Unfounded’ Officially due to the Covid-19 epidemic, Hungary's state-owned railway company MÁV introduced a new, drastically reduced timetable on several rural... 2020.06.18.
Gov’t under Fire for New Train Timetables Causing Longer Travel Times, More Transfers The Ministry for Innovation and Technology has instructed state-owned transport company Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) to adjust its timetables and... 2020.06.10.
LMP Slams Gov’t for Slashing Train Services on Spur Lines The opposition centrist green LMP party on Wednesday protested against a government decision to slash train services on 34 spur... 2020.05.27.
Coronavirus: International Rail Passenger Transport Affecting Hungary Suspended, Bar Few Border Stations International rail passenger transport affecting Hungary has been suspended, bar a few border stations, due to novel coronavirus, rail company... 2020.03.18.
Guardian: Budapest-Bucharest Sleeper Train Among Best in Europe British news site Guardian collected 10 of the best sleeper trains in Europe in a recent article, and a Hungarian sleeper... 2020.02.11.
Chinese Company to Construct Direct Railway Line to Budapest Airport? The preparation of the contract for the design of the direct railway line to Liszt Ferenc International Airport was extended,... 2019.08.28.
