Lehár (train)
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The Lehár was an express train between Budapest, Hungary, and Vienna, Austria. Introduced in 1979, it was the first eastern European train to become a EuroCity service,[1][2] in 1988.[3]
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Service type | EuroCity (EC) (1988–2008、2014-) |
Status | Replaced by Railjet,but reinstated in 2014 |
Locale | Hungary Austria |
First service | 1979 (1979) |
Last service | December 2008 (2008-12) |
Successor | RJ 42/41 |
Former operator(s) | MÁV ÖBB |
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Termini | Budapest Déli / (1979–1996) Budapest Keleti (1996–2008) Wien Südbahnhof |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | EC 40/41 (1988–2008) |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz (Hungary) 15 kV AC, 50 Hz (Austria) |
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The train was operated by the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) and the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). It was named after Franz Lehár (1870–1948), an Austro-Hungarian composer. It was replaced by a Railjet service in 2008.