This Hungarian international train is back on track

MÁV just made the important announcement! They retired this international train 8 years ago. Now it starts running again after its hiatus.

The train between Szeged- Rendező and Röszke continues where it left off eight years ago, better than it ever was. On a more than 13 kilometer section the line and it’s environment was renovated, so now it runs smoothly between the two countries.

Upgraded environment

According to Portfolio the Röszke station was also fully reconstructed to better accommodate the hopefully increasing number of people passing through it’s halls. Among others, they improved the parking lot and made a new raised platform, making it more accessible for those with reduced mobility. They added new rain shelters too! In addition, along the Szeged area they built a noise protection wall on a long section of the track, writes Portfolio.

The actual reconstruction of the line finished last summer, and freight trains could already operate it, but the line was not yet open for passenger trains. This is mostly due to the fact that the necessary safety equipment took longer to obtain and these lacking later had to be revised in the error log. The necessary approvals got approved slower because of this and so the expected opening of the track had to be postponed from October 23rd, 2023.

What to expect

After these hardships, the track will once again open to passenger trains on the 28th of November. There will be ten trains or five pairs running between the two countries daily. The expected travel time will be an hour and a half, this is with the mandatory border control included.

The schedule counts with morning commuter traffic too, since the first pair of trains will arrive to their destinations by half past seven in the morning the latest. It should be noted that the Hungarian discounts can’t be used in Serbia, which includes the county passes and the elderly discounts as well as the children’s. A full price ticket for the whole ride will cost 6.20 EUR or 2360 HUF, except for children under the age of 6, because they ride for free.

Another

Hungary is in a train frenzy! The government has issued a decree, which allows for the Southern Circular railway to be developed. The plans for this development were heavily campaigned against, since it would mean the felling of hundreds of trees. The proposal was refused by the court twice before. Now, the government stated, referring to the war in Ukraine, that the railway was a important element of the national defense system. However with this development in the case, the construction can’t be officially stopped, even if someone would veto the decree. According to a civil organization work has resumed on the track days before the decision was finalized.

As is obvious Hungary is going crazy over trains this month.

• HERE‘s where you can read more about trains between Serbia and Hungary.
• HERE‘s where you can read more about Hungary’s defense strategy.