Snow covered Hungary, Budapest public transport changed, Budapest-Austria train line collapsed – PHOTOS, VIDEO
Extensive snowfall reached Hungary and Budapest in the last few hours. As a result, a thin, a couple of centimetres thick snow layer covers most of the country, including the urban areas. Concerning some bus lines in the capital, that means disruptions. The snowfall made passenger transport collapse on numerous train lines.
Budapest public transport changed in the hilly regions
According to idokep.hu, the snowfall caused some changes in the public transport system of Budapest. BKK says the changes concern bus lines nr 21, 212, 212B, 221, 212A, 21A, and 210, all of which commute in the hilly areas of West Buda.
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Gergely Karácsony cleared in a previous Facebook post that the authorities follow a strict schedule concerning snow removal from the roads. In that regard, inferior roads in West Buda are at the end of their priority list, which is why snowfall usually results in changes there.
Less precipitation over the weekend, MÁV line collapsed
According to portfolio.hu, Storm Darragh, causing cancellations and delays due to strong winds in the Netherlands’ air traffic, changed course. Instead of arriving in the Carpathian Basin with intensive precipitation, it will swirl in the Alps region, slow down and a Mediterranean cyclone will be born Southwest of Hungary.
As a result, the amount of precipitation on Sunday will decrease, and extensive rains will only arrive next week.
Both Saturday and Sunday will be cold (1-7 and 3-9 degrees) and cloudy, and the Southern wind may become heavy. Rainfall will be rare these two days.
According to portfolio.hu, some suburban, InterCity and international trains commute with 20-40 or even 40-60 minutes delays. Based on MÁV, the problems concern the trains commuting on the Budapest-Győr-Hegyeshalom-Vienna line.
Here are some more photos of this afternoon’s snowfall:
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