Hungary - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 14 December 2015 to 10 December 2016, unless otherwise stated. The additional map references - prefixed by 'ERA1' - refer to the European Railway Atlas 2008 (M.G.Ball; published by European Railway Atlas).

Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information. The MAV timetable contains a number of non-standard notes; for details see General_Information - Additional Notes on reading the Timetable.

Obscure services

Almásfüzitő avoiding line: Tata – Almásfüzitő felső

[1] (42A1 not shown, ERA1 96B4 not shown) HU16/1

Almásfüzitő station is on a loop separated from the main line by some sidings. The avoiding line is used by trains not calling at Almásfüzitő.

Celldőmőlk avoiding line: Külsővat (Vinár elágazás) – Boba (Celldömölk-Rendezö)

[10, 25] (46B3, ERA1 96C2) HU16/2

This east <=> south curve avoiding Celldőmőlk is used by one summer dated train pair.

E		19809	08:09 Győr - Keszthely
E		19808	Keszthely - 20:27 Papa – Győr

Boba avoiding line: Kemenespálfa (Jánosháza elágazás) – Kerta (Kerta elágazás)

[20, 25] (46B3 not shown, ERA1 96C2) HU16/3

This south <=> east curve avoiding Boba is used by the following services:

		IC958	Budapest Deli - 19:25 Ajka - Zalaegerszeg
		IC959/1247#	(#Koper -) 05:27 Zalaegerszeg – Budapest-Déli
D	SuO	IC1951	17:16 Zalaegerszeg - Budapest Deli

Érd felső (Érd elágazás) – Tárnok

[30a] (47B3 not shown, ERA1 99C4-3) HU16/4

This link between the Székesfehérvár and Sárbogárd lines provides an alternative to the Budapest - Székesfehérvár line via Erd alsó. Doubling of the latter route, completed in September 2013, has relieved the pathing pressures previously experienced, nevertheless this link is still used, both by an hourly local service between Kőbánya-Kispest and Székesfehérvár, and by a few other trains (those that have a timing or | marking at Érd felső). It should be noted that punctuality can affect the route taken by non-stop trains.

Kőbánya felső - Rákos (via low level tracks)

[30, 80a] (44B2 not shown, ERA1 99C4-5) HU16/5

This route from the south side of Kőbánya felső station to the north side of Rákos station via the low level lines was used last year by a summer dated train pair between Miskolc and the Lake Balaton area. The same train pair runs this year, but does not call at Kőbánya felső, so it is not clear whether the train takes this route. Confirmation of the route would be welcomed by the compilers

E		15807	Miskolc Tiszai - 08:54 Gödöllő - Keszthely
E		15806	Keszthely - 18:20 Budapest Kelenfold – Miskolc Tiszai

Budapest-Ferencváros - Kőbánya felső

[30, 80a] (44B2, ERA1 99C4) HU16/6

This east - west route avoiding Budapest Keleti is used by one summer dated train pair between Miskolc and the Lake Balaton area.

E		15807	Miskolc Tiszai - 08:54 Gödöllő - Keszthely
E		15806	Keszthely - 18:20 Budapest Kelenfold – Miskolc Tiszai

Dombóvár avoiding line: Dombóvár alsó – Kaposszekcsős (Dombóvár elágazás)

[40, 41] (47A2, ERA1 97B3) HU16/7

This west <=> south curve is used by trains between Kaposvár and Pécs which do not call at Dombóvár. The platforms at Dombóvár alsó are on the curve so trains which start/terminate/reverse here do not connect with the line towards Kaposvár.

E		8803/18893	Tapolca - 20:23 Kaposvár – Pécs
E	SuO	18801	Fonyód – 21:18 Kaposvár – Pécs
E	SO	18800	Pécs – 06:31 Sásd – Fonyod
E		8802/18802	Pécs – 07:54 Sásd – Tapolca

Rákospalota-Újpest - Kőbánya felső

[70, S3] (44B3-2, ERA1 99C5-B4) HU16/8

This route is used by all international services between Budapest Keleti and Slovakia, as shown in Table 70.

Cegléd avoiding line: Ceglédi szállások (Nyársapát elágazás) – Abony (Abony elágazás)

[82, 140] (48A3, ERA1 98C1) HU16/9

This east <=> south curve avoiding Cegléd is used by the following services:

D	FO	1575	Szeged - 14:28 Kecskemét – Miskolc-Tiszai
D	SuO	1576	Miskolc-Tiszai - 19:01 Abony – Szeged

Szolnok avoiding line: Abony (Paládics-puszta elágazás) – Abonyi út (Újszász elágazás)

[82, 140] (48A3, ERA1 98C5) HU16/10

This west <=> north curve avoiding Szolnok is used by the following services:

D	FO	1575	Szeged - 15:03 Abony – Miskolc-Tiszai
D	SuO	1576	Miskolc-Tiszai - 18:40 Újszász – Szeged

Click on the thumbnail for a full size diagram.

Eger-Rendező: Eger-Rendező elágazás – Eger-Rendező – Eger

[87a] (43A1 not shown, ERA1 98B2) HU16/11

The single line approaching Eger from the south splits significantly to serve a substantial goods yard [Rendező] and offers bi-directional alternative routes of around 2 km for arrivals and departures. Click on the thumbnail for a full size diagram.

The following services conflict with a train the opposite direction and take an additional 3 minutes between Maklár/Andornaktálya and Eger, so presumably take this route.

		35500	Füzesabony - 04:32 Andornaktálya – Szilvásvárad
		S5500	Budapest-Keleti - 06:58 Maklár - Eger

Other sparse services

The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than four trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday.

H1	Gyékényes - Koprivnica (Croatia)	Service suspended as at January 2016 owing to the migrant crisis
S2	Hidasnémeti – Košice (Slovakia)
4	Esztergom — Almásfüzítő
5	Székesfehérvár — Komárom
14	Pápa — Csorna
45	Börgönd - Sárbogárd
47	Godisa — Komló
65	Magyarboly - Beli Manastir ( Croatia)	Service suspended as at January 2016 owing to the migrant crisis
87	Eger — Szilvásvárad
98	Abaújszántó – Hidasnémeti
103	Karcag — Tiszafüred
105	Nyírábrány - Valea lui Mihai (Romania)
114	Mátészalka — Csenger
115	Tiborszállás - Carei (Romania)
121	Újszeged — Mezőhegyes
125	Mezőhegyes - Battonya
128	Kötegyán - Salonta (Romania)
142	Kecskemét - Lajosmizse
146	Lakitelek – Kunszentmárton
147	Orosháza - Szentes
150	Kelebia - Subotica (Serbia)

Deletions since previous edition

HU15/12	Székesfehérvár avoiding line: Szabadbattyán – Börgönd	Use was only temporary
35	Felsömocsolád – Siófok	More frequent service
R3/101	Biharkeresztes - Episcopia Bihor (Romania)	More frequent service