Hungarian railway development: important phase inaugurated
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The first phase of the railway infastructure development linked to Debrecen’s Northwest Economic Zone has been completed, so the second phase of the project can begin, which will lead to the creation of one of the largest intermodal terminals in Eastern Europe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday.
The foreign ministry quoted Szijjártó as saying that Debrecen had become an important global hub of the automotive industry, where around HUF 1,000 billion (EUR 3.5 billion) worth of investments are currently underway. He noted that BMW was moving the focus of its future electromobility strategy here and Europe’s largest electric battery factory is also being built in Debrecen.
He said the government decided to upgrade the Füzesabony and the Balmazújváros railway lines over two phases from HUF 130 billion (EUR 343.1 million), the stations will be modernised, new ones will be built and the line will be electrified. This will create a direct connection between the Northwest Economic Zone of Debrecen and the main railway transport lines, he said.