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Rail transport in Hungary is mainly owned by the national rail company MÁV, with part of the network owned and operated by GySEV.
Hungary | |||||
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Operation | |||||
National railway | Magyar Államvasutak | ||||
Statistics | |||||
Ridership | 110 million (2017)[1] | ||||
System length | |||||
Total | 8,057 kilometres (5,006 mi) | ||||
Double track | 1,335 kilometres (830 mi) | ||||
Electrified | 3,060 kilometres (1,900 mi) | ||||
High-speed | 0 kilometres (0 mi) | ||||
Track gauge | |||||
Main | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||||
Features | |||||
No. tunnels | 21 | ||||
Longest tunnel | Kopár-hágó tunnel 780 metres (2,560 ft) | ||||
Longest bridge | Nagyrákos viadukt 1,399 metres (4,590 ft) | ||||
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The railway network is 7,893 km, its gauge is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge and 3,060 km is electrified.
Hungary is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC country code for Hungary is 55.
The standard and broad gauge railways are operated by the State Railways and also the following narrow gauge railways: Nyíregyháza–Balsai Tisza part/Dombrád; Balatonfenyves–Somogyszentpál; Kecskemét–Kiskunmajsa/Kiskőrös and the Children's Railway in Budapest. All the other narrow gauge railways are run by State Forest companies or local non-profit organisations.
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