A railway official said a shunting at Óbuda station malfunctioned in the cold. He said the faulty switches caused only temporary snags in train traffic, which restarted at 7.58 a.m. Three trains were overdue because of the forced stoppage.

The biggest delay was 40-45 minutes, according to state railway company MÁV.

The Ft 44.5 billion granted by the EU for the renovation was not sufficient to obtain all the necessities for high standard train transport, as there were no funds for heating the switches, Népszabadság writes.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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