Rail transport in Hungary
Rail transport in Hungary is mainly owned by the national rail company MÁV, with a significant portion of the network owned and operated by GySEV.
The railway network consists of 7,893 km, its gauge is and 3,060 km are electrified.
Hungary is a member of the International Union of Railways. The UIC country code for Hungary is 55.
Statistics
- Railway lines total:
- * Standard gauge:
- * Broad gauge: of
- * Narrow gauge:
Financial performance and corporate statistics
- Revenue = 372,549 million Ft
- Net income = 22,851 million Ft
- Number of employees = 38,456
- Owner = Hungarian state
Rail links to adjacent countries
- Austria — voltage change 25 kV AC / 15 kV AC
- Slovenia — voltage change 25 kV AC / 3 kV DC
- Croatia — same voltage 25 kV AC
- Serbia — same voltage 25 kV AC
- Romania — same voltage 25 kV AC
- Slovakia — same voltage 25 kV AC and 3 kV DC
- Ukraine — no electrified rail link
Modern and historical railway maps
Urban rail
Commuter
The biggest agglomeration of Hungary has a suburban rail system:| City | System | Operator | Electrification | Conductor system | Gauge | Bidirectional traffic |
| Budapest | BHÉV | MÁV | 1000 V DC | Overhead line | Right-hand traffic |
Metro
The biggest city of Hungary has a Metro system:| City | System | Electrification | Conductor system | Gauge | Bidirectional traffic | Opened |
| Budapest | Budapest Metro | 550 V DC 750 V DC 825 V DC | Overhead line Third rail | Right-hand traffic | 3 May 1896 |
Tram
There are also several tram systems in many cities, listed as follows:| City | System | Electrification | Conductor system | Gauge | Bidirectional traffic | Opened |
| Budapest | Budapest Tram | 600 V DC | Overhead line | Right-hand traffic | 30 July 1866 | |
| Debrecen | Debrecen Tram | 600 V DC | Overhead line | Right-hand traffic | 16 March 1911 | |
| Miskolc | Miskolc Tram | 600 V DC | Overhead line | Right-hand traffic | 10 July 1897 | |
| Szeged | Szeged Tram | 600 V DC | Overhead line | Right-hand traffic | 1 July 1884 |