Budapest Border Railway Upgrade, Hungary
Key Data:
Ownership
Hungarian State Railways (MAV)
Date opened
1998
Route length
273km
Maximum line speed
160km/h
Gauge
1,435mm
Electrification:
Voltage
25kV
Current
AC overhead
Rolling Stock:
Locomotive total
18
Builder
SGP/BES
Design
Class 1014
Origins
Austrian Railways
Maximum speed
170km/h
Built
1993
Output
3000kW / 3400kW
Special Characteristics:
Railways are biggest employer in Hungary
Vienna-Budapest upgrade crucial
Extensive infrastructure renewal
Old route was life-expired
Part of national MAV 2000 project
Eventual 200km/h line speed
