Suburban trains in Budapest

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Budapesti elővárosi vonatok
Overview
OwnerHungarian State Railways
LocaleBudapest metropolitan area, Hungary
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines14
Number of stations333
Operation
Operator(s)Hungarian State Railways
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

Suburban trains in Budapest are known in Hungarian as Budapesti elővárosi vonatok, serving fourteen lines in the Budapest metropolitan area, three of which are part of the BHÉV system. The system is operated by Hungarian State Railways.[1]

Services

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The HÉV lines are indicated by a H letter followed by a number. H5 terminates at Szentendre, H6 at Ráckeve, H8 at Gödöllő and 9 at Csömör. H7 does not cross the administrative boundary of Budapest. The numbering was introduced in 2011, continuing with the numbering of the existing M4 subway line.

From 15 December 2013, suburban trains departing from the Budapest-Déli Railway Terminal were piloted, and from 14 December 2014 all suburban trains received numbered services.

Trains that stop at every station are designated as S (similar to numerous S-train services), trains making fewer stops are designated as G, and express trains are designated as Z. [2]

Lines

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As of 2023, the following services are operated:[3]

Service Route Frequency
Batthyány tér – Békásmegyer – Szentendre 10-20 minutes
Közvágóhíd – Dunaharaszti – Tököl – Ráckeve 15-60 minutes on weekdays and 30-60 minutes on weekends
Boráros tér – Kvassay híd – Csepel 6-15 minutes
Örs vezér tere – Cinkota – Gödöllő 30-60 minutes
Örs vezér tere – Cinkota – Csömör 30-60 minutes
Budapest-DéliBudapest-KelenföldBicskeTatabányaKomáromGyőr 60 minutes[4]
Budapest-Keleti – Budapest-Kelenföld – Bicske – Tatabánya – Komárom – Győr Two outbound trips per day[4]
Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Bicske – Tatabánya – Oroszlány 60 minutes[4]
Budapest-NyugatiKőbánya-KispestCeglédKecskemétKiskunfélegyházaSzeged One outbound trip per day[5]
Budapest Nyugati – Kőbánya-Kispest – ÓcsaDabasTáborfalvaLajosmizse 60 minutes on weekdays and 120 minutes on weekends[6]
Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – TárnokMartonvásárKápolnásnyékSzékesfehérvár (– Fonyód) Two round-trips per day[7]
Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Velence – Székesfehérvár One round-trip on weekends[7]
Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Tárnok – Martonvásár – Kápolnásnyék – Székesfehérvár 30 minutes on weekdays and 60 minutes on weekends[7]
Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Tárnok – Martonvásár – Kápolnásnyék – Székesfehérvár – Siófok – Fonyód – Keszthely One outbound trip per day[7]
Kőbánya-Kispest – Budapest-Kelenföld – Tárnok – Martonvásár 60 minutes[7]
Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Százhalombatta (– PusztaszabolcsDombóvár) 60 minutes[8]
Dombóvár – Sárbogárd – Pusztaszabolcs – Kelenföld – Budapest-Déli Two inbound trips on weekdays[8]
Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Százhalombatta – Pusztaszabolcs – Dombóvár One outbound trip except Saturdays[8]
Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Százhalombatta – Pusztaszabolcs – Dunaújváros 60 minutes[8]
Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Százhalombatta – Pusztaszabolcs – Dunaújváros Rush-hour service on weekdays[8]
Kőbánya-Kispest – Budapest-Kelenföld – Tárnok – Martonvásár – Kápolnásnyék – Székesfehérvár 60 minutes[7]
Tárnok – Kelenföld – Budapest-Déli One inbound trip per day[7]
Budapest-Nyugati – Kőbánya-Kispest – ÚllőMonor (– Cegléd – Szolnok) 30 minutes[9]
Szolnok – Cegléd – Monor – Kőbánya-Kispest – Budapest-Nyugati Two inbound trips on weekdays[9]
Budapest-Nyugati – Kőbánya-Kispest – Monor – Cegléd – Szolnok 60 minutes[9]
Budapest-Keleti – RákosSülysáp (– Nagykáta – Szolnok) 30 minutes[10]
Budapest-Keleti – Rákos – Sülysáp (– Nagykáta – Szolnok) Seven round-trips per day[10]
Budapest-Keleti – Rákos – Sülysáp – Nagykáta – Szolnok 60 minutes[10]
Budapest-Nyugati – Vác (– Szob) 30 minutes[11]
Budapest-Nyugati – Vác – Szob Rush-hour service on weekdays[11]
Budapest-Nyugati – Vác – Szob 60 minutes[11]
Budapest-Nyugati – Vácrátót – Vác 60 minutes[12]
Budapest-Nyugati – Vácrátót – Vác Weekday rush-hour service[12]
Budapest-Nyugati – PilisvörösvárEsztergom Individual services[13]
Budapest-Nyugati – Pilisvörösvár – Esztergom 30 minutes[13]
Pilisvörösvár – Rákos 30 minutes[13]
Budapest-Keleti – Rákos – Gödöllő (– AszódHatvanFüzesabony) 30 minutes[14]
Isaszeg – Budapest-Keleti Three inbound trips on weekdays[14]

Future developments

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Plans exist to build a cross-city tunnel linking Déli station with Nyugati station to provide through services between the two.[15]

Between the Budapest-Kelenföld and Ferencváros stations, the construction of the third and in some sections the fourth track will be built, in addition to the complete renovation of the existing tracks.

New stations are being built at Közvágóhíd and Újbuda under the name Nádorkert.

References

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  1. ^ Dull Szabolcs (8 February 2016). "Elővárosi vasúttá alakítják át a HÉV-et". index.hu. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Újabb lépés a budapesti S-Bahn felé: viszonylatszámok december 14-től". vonatosszeallitas.hu. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Budapest és környékének vasúti hálózata" (PDF) (in Hungarian). 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "1 Budapest — Hegyeshalom — Rajka" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. ^ "140 [Budapest —] Cegléd — Szeged" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ "142 Budapest — Lajosmizse — Kecskemét" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "30a Budapest — Székesfehérvár" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e "40a Budapest — Pusztaszabolcs" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "100a Budapest — Cegléd — Szolnok" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "120a Budapest — Újszász — Szolnok" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "70 Budapest — Szob [— Štúrovo]" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b "71 Budapest — Vácrátót — Vác" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  13. ^ a b c "2 Budapest — Esztergom" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  14. ^ a b "80a Budapest — Hatvan" (PDF) (in Hungarian). MÁV Group. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  15. ^ "New Transportation Projects Proposed in Budapest: Metro 5, New Vehicles and a Railway Tunnel". Hungary Today. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.