HUNGARY: Most freight trains will stop nationwide from 17:00 to 22:00 under emergency energy-saving measures introduced as reduced output at the Paks nuclear plant strains the national power system.
INTERNATIONAL: This concise weekly review presents a selection of passenger rail news published from July 27 to August 2, 2026: new trains, station access, network upgrades and international services.
HUNGARY: Passenger trains will return to the Dombóvár–Komló rail line on 1 August after a three-year suspension, cutting the regional journey to 42 minutes and restoring InterCity connections.
MÁV finance leadership has changed at Hungarian state railway group MÁV. The change comes within a broader management restructuring launched by the Ministry of Transport and Investments. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
MÁV employees salaries increase 2026 after Hungarian railway company MÁV, trade unions and the Hungarian state agreed to add to the existing three-year wage agreement. The package raises overall incomes by up to 13% and was announced in Budapest on January 19, as reported by RailwayPro.
Record levels of Amtrak travel during the week of the Thanksgiving holiday in 2025 are to be expected due to the fact that customers are buying their tickets earlier than ever.
DDEMU2 is being tested in Hungary, and the project could become a major step for CRRC’s entry into the Central European market with modern, high-capacity trains. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Stadler trains in Hungary have surpassed 300 million kilometres in service, saving $275 million in energy costs and cutting emissions by nearly two million tonnes since 2007. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
GySEV has officially taken over the management and maintenance of 752 km of railway lines in northwestern Hungary under a deal signed on July 1 with MÁV Pályaműködtetési Zrt. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Hungary successfully tested a CRRC mainline locomotive that hauled a 2,200-ton train using only lithium battery power in autonomous mode. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Construction of a Hungarian port has begun in Trieste, set to become a key logistics hub for international transport. This project will expand trade opportunities and simplify the export of Hungarian goods. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
By 2026, the construction of the high-speed railway between Belgrade and Budapest will be completed. The project will provide faster and more comfortable travel between the two European capitals. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
