15 result(s) for electric railway in Getting around
M1 in Budapest was First Metro Line on European Continent and Second in World
- 12 Feb 2025 2:10 PM
- getting around
The Kisföldalatti (metro line M1) is a pride of the country, and like many things in the capital, it brings to mind the happy and peaceful times that came with the developments at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Xploring Budapest: Railway Museum
- 19 Mar 2024 1:27 PM
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Europe's largest open-air railway entertainment park in Budapest just opened its gates for the visitors.
Railways in Hungary Are “Foundation of Green Transportation Policy”, Declares Opposition LMP
- 14 Aug 2023 11:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
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Opposition LMP advocates railway upgrades and renovation instead of shutting down lines, party MP Bernadett Bakos said at a press conference.
Europe's Largest Railway Intermodal Combi Terminal Inaugurated in Hungary
- 20 Oct 2022 12:56 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
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Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, inaugurated a 30 billion forint (EUR 73m) railway intermodal combi terminal in Fényeslitke, near Hungary’s border with Ukraine.
E-Vehicles Jump Up in Hungary
- 12 Oct 2022 8:04 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
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The number of electric cars has significantly increased in Hungary, as almost the same number of green license plates were issued in the first nine months of this year as in the whole of last year, the Ministry of Technology and Industry reports.
41% Of Hungary’s Railways Now Electric
- 5 Dec 2019 8:04 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
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The electrification of Hungarian railway lines reached 41% of the total in 2019 thanks largely to Vasútvill Kft., reports news site origo.hu.
Budapest's Longest Tram Line Opens
- 9 Jul 2019 9:00 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- getting around
The extension of Budapest tram line 1 was presented to the public this week. The 1.7-kilometer extension makes the tram line the longest in the city (18.3 km), stretching from Kelenföld Railway Station, crossing the river into Pest and back, to Óbuda, news site magyarnemzet.hu reported.
Hungarian Railway Company To Buy 8 More Double-Decker Trains
- 18 Dec 2018 7:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
MÁV-Start, the passenger unit of state-owned Hungarian railway company MÁV, signed a contract on purchasing eight double-decker electric multiple unit commuter trains from Switzerland’s Stadler as a second phase of a broader agreement.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
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130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
M1 in Budapest was First Metro Line on European Continent and Second in World
- 12 Feb 2025 2:10 PM
- getting around
The Kisföldalatti (metro line M1) is a pride of the country, and like many things in the capital, it brings to mind the happy and peaceful times that came with the developments at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Xploring Budapest: Railway Museum
- 19 Mar 2024 1:27 PM
- getting around
Europe's largest open-air railway entertainment park in Budapest just opened its gates for the visitors.
Railways in Hungary Are “Foundation of Green Transportation Policy”, Declares Opposition LMP
- 14 Aug 2023 11:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Opposition LMP advocates railway upgrades and renovation instead of shutting down lines, party MP Bernadett Bakos said at a press conference.
Europe's Largest Railway Intermodal Combi Terminal Inaugurated in Hungary
- 20 Oct 2022 12:56 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, inaugurated a 30 billion forint (EUR 73m) railway intermodal combi terminal in Fényeslitke, near Hungary’s border with Ukraine.
E-Vehicles Jump Up in Hungary
- 12 Oct 2022 8:04 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
The number of electric cars has significantly increased in Hungary, as almost the same number of green license plates were issued in the first nine months of this year as in the whole of last year, the Ministry of Technology and Industry reports.
41% Of Hungary’s Railways Now Electric
- 5 Dec 2019 8:04 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- getting around
The electrification of Hungarian railway lines reached 41% of the total in 2019 thanks largely to Vasútvill Kft., reports news site origo.hu.
Budapest's Longest Tram Line Opens
- 9 Jul 2019 9:00 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- getting around
The extension of Budapest tram line 1 was presented to the public this week. The 1.7-kilometer extension makes the tram line the longest in the city (18.3 km), stretching from Kelenföld Railway Station, crossing the river into Pest and back, to Óbuda, news site magyarnemzet.hu reported.
Hungarian Railway Company To Buy 8 More Double-Decker Trains
- 18 Dec 2018 7:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
MÁV-Start, the passenger unit of state-owned Hungarian railway company MÁV, signed a contract on purchasing eight double-decker electric multiple unit commuter trains from Switzerland’s Stadler as a second phase of a broader agreement.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.