On Sunday evening, five carriages derailed, blocking tracks leading into the station, Mávinform said on its website.

International trains have been diverted to Kelenföld railway station, and passengers are advised to count on delays.

Railway services at the station are expected to resume on Tuesday morning, MÁV’s chief executive, Zoltán Pafféri, told a press conference, adding that the accident had not resulted in any injuries.

Damage assessment and an investigation into the cause of the accident are being carried out prior to the restoration of services at the station, he noted.

Update: Services at Keleti Station Resume After Derailment

Train services at Budapest’s Keleti railway station were set to resume early Tuesday after a derailment halted traffic, Mávinform said overnight on Monday.

Trains arriving from the east and the southeast of the country were set to start arriving early in the morning. Trains coming from the west and the southwest were expected to be diverted to Kelenföld railway station until 9am.

Full service is expected to resume on these lines gradually, and certain trains will be arriving at and departing from other Budapest stations, Mávinform said.

Service at Keleti station was suspended after five carriages of an InterCity train arriving from Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár) derailed on Sunday evening. János Lázár, the construction and transport minister, said later on Tuesday that rail traffic has resumed at Keleti station.

In a Facebook post, Lazar thanked the railway workers for their work to restore service and passengers for their patience and understanding.

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