Soon you can travel in new couchette cars on these Hungarian trains

Hungarian State Railways is set to expand its fleet for international rail services with 22 newly purchased air-conditioned couchette cars, to be used on routes to Transylvania and the V4 countries from December 2020.

As part of a contract with Slovakian company Wagon Service Travel, Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) will expand its international fleet with 22 air-conditioned couchette cars by the end of this year. The company currently operates 33 couchette cars, only 15 of which are air-conditioned.

As Turizmusonline reports, the purchase will allow MÁV to expand its route network and to increase the capacity of already existing routes. According to the announcement published on MÁV-Start, the contract is worth EUR 8.7 million (HUF 3 billion), which will be financed through their own resources.

The cars will most likely be used on the Corona night trains to Transylvania, and the routes to the V4 countries. The first carriages will join the fleet in December this year.

The new couchette cars will fit the design of the company’s existing fleet. They will have an easily adjustable configuration, with bunk beds that can be folded should the passengers not need them. The wide doors and corridors will provide easy access to wheelchair passengers, too. The cars are equipped with a braking system that ensures quiet operation and will be able to run at a speed of 200 km/h.