Transport in Hungary
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Transport in Hungary relies on several main modes, including
Roads
Hungary has a total of 159,568 km (99,150 mi) of public roads, of which 70,050 km (43,530 mi) are paved (including 1481 km of
Hungarian road categories are as follows:
- Gyorsforgalmi út (controlled-access highway):
- Autópálya (motorway): 2+2 travel lanes and 1+1 emergency lane, central reservation, no at-grade intersections, speed limit 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph)
- Gyorsút (high-speed highway): 2+2 travel lanes, central reservation, few at-grade intersections, speed limit 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph)
- Autóút (expressway): 2+2, 2+1 or 1+1 travel lanes, central reservation, some at-grade intersections, speed limit 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph)
- Elsőrendű főút (primary arterial road or primary main road) (with one-digit number, e.g. 6-os főút)
- Másodrendű főút (secondary main road) (with two or three digits, e.g. 57-es főút)
- Helyi út (local road) (with three or more digits, e.g. 4519-es közút)
Motorways and expressways
Hungarian motorways and expressways are part of the national road network. As of October 2016, there are 1,481 kilometres (920 mi) of controlled-access highways.
Motorways (autópályák, singular - autópálya) in Hungary:
Expressways (autóutak, singular - autóút) in Hungary:
M0 | M2 | M9 | M51 |
New motorway sections are being added to the existing network, which already connects many major economically important cities to the capital.
Bus transport
Bus transport between municipalities was provided by
Railways
Note: Hungary and
In Budapest, the three main railway stations are the
Other important railway stations countrywide include
The only city with an underground railway system is Budapest with its Metro.
In Budapest there is also a
Rail system
- Total: 7,606 km
- Standard gauge: 7,394 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge (2,911 km electrified; 1,236 km double track)
- Broad gauge: 36 km 1,520 mm(4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) gauge
- 760 mm(2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) gauge (1998)
Rail links with adjacent countries
- Same gauge:
- Break-of-gauge– 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) / 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
- Ukraine (2 line)
Airports
There are 43-45 airports in Hungary, including smaller, unpaved airports, too. The five international airports are
- Airports with paved runways
Total: 20 (1999 est.)
- Over 3,047 m: 2
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
- 914 to 1,523 m: 1
- Under 914 m: 1
- Airports with unpaved runways
Total: 27 (1999 est.)
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
- 914 to 1,523 m: 12
- Under 914 m: 7
International airports
List of airports in Hungary; The following are the largest airports in Hungary (In descending order for 2015):
- Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)
- Debrecen International Airport (DEB)
- Hévíz–Balaton Airport (SOB)
- Győr-Pér International Airport (QGY)
- Pécs-Pogány International Airport (PEV)
Heliports
Hungary has five heliports.[1]
Waterways
1,373 km permanently navigable (1997)
Ports and harbors
The most important port is Budapest, the capital. Other important ones include Dunaújváros and Baja.
Ports on the Danube:
- Győr-Gönyű (Port of Győr)
- Komárom
- Budapest (Port of Csepel)
- Dunaújváros (Port of Dunaújváros)
- Dunavecse
- Madocsa
- Paks
- Fadd-Dombori
- Bogyiszló
- Baja (Port of Baja)
- Mohács (Port of Mohács)
Ports on the Tisza:
Merchant marine
- Total: 2 ships (with a volume of 1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over) totaling 12,949 GT/14,550 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
- Ships by type: cargo ship 2 (1999 est.)
Transport in cities
Transport companies of cities
- BKK (Budapest) (buses, trams, trolley buses and metro)
- DKV Zrt. (Debrecen) (buses, trams & trolley buses)
- MVK Zrt. (Miskolc) (buses and trams)
- SzKT Kft. (Szeged) (trams and trolley buses only; buses belong to Volánbusz)
- Tüke Busz Zrt. (Pécs) (buses)
- KT Zrt. (Kaposvár) (buses)
- T-busz Kft. (Tatabánya) (buses)
- V-busz Kft. (Veszprém) (buses)
- KeKo (Kecskemét) (buses)
In the rest of the cities and towns local transport is provided by Volánbusz companies that also provide intercity bus lines.
Metro
The Budapest Metro (
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Bajza utca station, M1
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Batthyány tér, M2
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Határ út, M3
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Móricz Zsigmond körtér, M4
Trams
The busiest traditional city tram line in the world is still route 4/6 in
Cities with tram lines
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Cities with former tram lines
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There were some towns, where
Trolleybus
Trolleybuses can be found in three cities: Budapest, Debrecen and Szeged.
Pipelines
- Crude oil: 1,204 km
- Natural gas: 4,387 km (1991)
See also
- Hungary
- Hungarian State Railways
- List of airports in Hungary
- List of motorways in Hungary
- Plug-in electric vehicles in Hungary
- Suburban railway lines in Budapest
References
- ^ "Hungary". Texas Tech University - Office of International Affairs.
- ^ "Timetables | Budapesti Közlekedési Központ". www.bkk.hu. Retrieved 2017-02-06.