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Rail Cargo Hungaria electric locomotive at Pécel station in Hungary.

03.08.2026

Hungary Halts Most Freight Trains During Evening Peak

A red diesel locomotive hauling passenger coaches at Komló station in Hungary.

02.08.2026

Passenger Rail Weekly Review: July 27–August 2, 2026

A red diesel locomotive and charter train at Komló station in April 2026

27.07.2026

Hungary Reopens Dombóvár–Komló Rail Line on 1 August

18.02.2022

Hungary invests 7 million euros in border rail infrastructure

The Hungarian government is going to invest about 6. 8 million euros in the railway infrastructure around the city of Zagon bordering Ukraine.

24.01.2022

Budapest Railway Hub Development Strategy Approved

At the end of December 2021, the Hungarian government approved the Budapest Railway Hub Strategy, which determines the development of the railway network of the capital and its agglomeration until 2040.

An "uncontrolled" freight train traveled 25 km across the territory of two countries - Slovakia and Hungary.

17.01.2022

A freight train without a driver was heading from Slovakia to Hungary

An "uncontrolled" freight train traveled 25 km across the territory of two countries - Slovakia and Hungary. This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to Railinsider.

21.10.2021

Hungary began to build a railway to Serbia

To commence the construction of the Hungarian section of the railway to Serbia, a ceremony was held in the city of Kiskunhalash in the south of Hungary.

18.10.2021

Hungarian Railways showed new 1st class wagons

The Hungarian state-owned passenger operator MÁV-Start is investing huge amounts of money in the passenger fleet. After the new Kiss double-decker trains and Flirt single-decker trains, it's time to introduce the new wagons, informs Railway Supply magazine citing Rynek Kolejowy.

01.10.2021

Rail Cargo Hungaria expands its traction capacity with AKIEM TRAXX diesel locomotives

Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) has agreed with AKIEM, a traction vehicle leasing company, to lease five F140 DE TRAXX diesel locomotives to further expand its own traction capacity.

30.06.2021

Hungary plans to cut railway access fees by 40%

Hungary is considering the possibility of reducing the railway access fee by 40% following the example of a number of EU countries.

25.06.2020

MAV-Start withdraws battery-electric train tender

MAV-Start withdraws battery-electric train tender HUNGARY’s national passenger operator, MAV-Start, has withdrawn its call for tender for a framework contract to supply up to 50 battery-electric trains Issued in early May, the tender called for 20 200-seat and 30 150-seat low-floor trains designed to operate on lines electrified at 25kV 50Hz as well as under battery power.