Hungarian State Railways
Hungarian State Railways (Magyar Államvasutak or MÁV) is the railway company of Hungary.
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History
The first steam engine railway line was opened on July 15 1846 between Pest and Vác. This date is gregarded as the birth date of Hungarian railways. During the industrial development following the Ausgleich (1867) the railway system developed quickly, and soon all the major cities were connected to each other by railway lines. After World War II the railway system played an important role in rebuilding the country.
Since Hungary lies in Central Europe, many important railway lines go through the country.
The GyőrSopronEbenfurt line (connecting two Hungarian and one Austrian city) is managed jointly by the two states.
Statistics
- Railway lines total: 7.606 km
- Standard gauge: 7.394 km
- Broad gauge: 36 km
- Narrow gauge: 176 km
Prices
- 1419 Ft (100 km, 1st class, full fare)
- 946 Ft (100 km, 2nd class, full fare)
At some lines only the 2nd class is available.
Ticket prices on InterCity lines (faster and more comfortable) are a bit more expensive.
Reductions
Students with valid Student Card and children between the age of 6 and 14 can get tickets 67,5% cheaper. Those under 26 years from EU countries may have a discount of 33%. Children under 6 years and seniors over 65 years from EU countries may travel without charge.
There are further discounts as well for families, kindergartner and student groups, group of children in state care, civil servants, pensioners, sportspeople for competitions, the blind with their companion, hearing-impaired persons, backward children with companion, handicapped people from old people's homes with their companions or visitors, war invalids and war widows, and anyone going to officially published events.
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Categories: Transportation in Hungary