Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway line

Budapest–Hegyeshalom
Route map showing the path of the Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway line
The Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway line is indicated in red. This map includes the connecting line from Hegyeshalom to Rajka, on the Slovak frontier.
Overview
OwnerHungarian State Railways
Line number1
Termini
Technical
Line length185.1 km (115.0 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC
Route map

Legend
km
Metro Line M2
Metro Line M4
0.0
 Budapest-Keleti
Metro Line M2
to Sátoraljaújhely
to Nyíregyháza
6.9
 Ferencváros [hu]
to Kelebia
H7
Danube
Metro Line M4
to Budapest Déli
12.7
 Kelenföld
to Nagykanizsa
18.3
 Budaörs [hu]
22.6
 Törökbálint [hu]
29.9
 Biatorbágy [hu]
37.8
 Herceghalom [hu]
45.5
 Bicske alsó [hu]
47.5
 Bicske [hu]
54.7
 Szár [hu]
58.8
 Szárliget [hu]
66.9
 Alsógalla [hu]
70.8
 Tatabánya
to Pápa
74.7
 Vértesszőlős [hu]
78.5
 Tóvároskert [hu]
81.1
 Tata [hu]
to Esztergom [hu]
89.9
 Almásfüzitő [hu]
93.2
 Almásfüzitő felső [hu]
96.3
 Szőny [hu]
to Székesfehérvár [hu]
100.5
Komárom-Rendező
101.2
 Komárom [hu]
to Nové Zámky [hu]
110.4
 Ács [hu]
120.5
 Nagyszentjános [hu]
Port of Győr–Gönyű [hu]
130.1
 Győrszentiván [hu]
to Celldömölk
136.3
 Győr-Gyárváros [hu]
137.4
Győr-Rendező
138.6
 Győr
Győr-GYSEV
Rába
to Sopron [hu]
146.5
 Abda [hu]
151.7
 Öttevény [hu]
157.9
 Lébény-Mosonszentmiklós [hu]
166.2
 Kimle-Károlyháza [hu]
173.8
 Mosonmagyaróvár
180.9
 Levél [hu]
to Szombathely [hu]
185.1
 Hegyeshalom
to Bratislava [de]
to Vienna
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The Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway line is a major east–west railway line in Hungary. It runs 185.1 kilometres (115.0 mi) from Budapest Keleti station, one of the three principal terminals in Budapest, to Hegyeshalom, near the frontier with Austria. The line is double-tracked, electrified, and carries significant domestic and international traffic. Hungarian State Railways owns and operates the line.

Route

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The Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway line originates at Budapest Keleti station, one of the three principal passenger terminals in Budapest. From there, the line makes a clockwise circle, crossing the Danube at Ferencváros and connecting with the Budapest–Székesfehérvár railway line [hu] at Kelenföld. Major junctions along the line include Tatabánya, Komárom [hu] and Győr. At Hegyeshalom, the line connects with the Eastern Railway, which continues into Austria. A branch line, the Bratislava–Hegyeshalom railway line [de], turns north to serve Bratislava via Rajka.[1]

Operation

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The Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway line carries a significant number of domestic and international trains. Railjet and EuroCity trains operating via Budapest Keleti serve München Hauptbahnhof, Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Chop, and Cluj Napoca. InterCity trains run regularly between Tatabánya and Csorna [hu] or Sopron [hu]. The S10 and S12 of the suburban network in Budapest originate from Budapest Déli station and provide local service over the line between Kelenföld and Győr.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vonalpontok listája" [List of line points] (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ "1 Budapest — Hegyeshalom — Rajka" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV START. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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