251 result(s) for national railway
Mayor: Shelter For Refugees In Budapest Temporary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest does not intend to accommodate migrants in the long term and the shelter being offered is temporary only, the city’s mayor told MTI. The city’s management rejects any “cheap, political attempts” to suggest that the city is acting against the interests of its residents, István Tarlós said, commenting on a demonstration organised by the radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday.
Budapest’s Keleti Station Reopened After Temporary Closure
- 1 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Keleti railway station was reopened to traffic shortly after 10 am today after a temporary closure to prevent around a thousand frantic migrants from boarding Austria-bound trains, a spokesman for the country’s national railway company said on the state all-news channel M1.
Migrants Cut Through Razor Fence On Hungary - Serbia Border
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving to Hungary from Serbia have once again cut through the NATO-wire fence on the joint border, public television M1’s correspondent reported from the site. The migrants cut through the wire and threw clothes and sleeping bags through it so they could climb under or over the fence without being injured, the correspondent said.
More Police On Hungarian - Austrian - German Joint Train Patrol
- 14 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Six more Hungarian police officers are to join patrols on trains headed to western Europe, the national police force (ORFK) said. Around 2,400 people who crossed the border illegally have been caught since the launch of the joint train patrols on Feb. 18. Hungarian, Austrian and German police are patrolling international trains heading from Hungary through Austria to Germany, as well as at ...
First Transit Area For Migrants Opens In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The first designated area in Budapest available to migrants opened in an underpass near Keleti railway station on Saturday, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer said. György Pető said the council ensures basic hygiene and medical services in the designated area. It is not possible to make migrants disappear from the city’s pavements and public spaces overnight but opening such ...
More BKK Public Transport Serving Sziget 2015
- 10 Aug 2015 2:35 AM
- getting around
As you know, the Sziget Festival is held on Óbuda Island, this year for the 23rd time from Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August 2015. BKK provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5, which runs again on the full length of the route from 9 August and also on tram line 6, operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918 and is launching special dedicated ...
Budapest Creates Areas For Migrants In Transit
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Budapest will set up designated transit areas in the capital where migrants passing through the city can take advantage of basic hygiene and medical services, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer announced. After talks with Budapest Mayor István Tarlós it was agreed that areas would be cordoned off near Keleti, Nyugati and Déli train stations where basic services can ...
Hungary Faces Tropical Heat
- 24 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
After a weeklong heatwave with daily highs reaching 37-38 degrees Hungary is to face tropical weather conditions in the next few days, the national weather service said. Intense summer heat pulling in from the south and southwest will continue to grip the country with humidity increasing day by day, the service said. Daily highs over the next three days will hover around 36-37 degrees Celsius and ...
Budapest-Belgrade Rail Line Revamp Set To Start This Year
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The revamp of the Budapest-Belgrade rail line could begin this year once the necessary agreements between the Hungarian and Chinese governments are signed, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The Hungarian-Serbian-Chinese working group dealing with the modernisation of the railway line held its third session at the foreign ministry on Thursday.
Mayor: Shelter For Refugees In Budapest Temporary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest does not intend to accommodate migrants in the long term and the shelter being offered is temporary only, the city’s mayor told MTI. The city’s management rejects any “cheap, political attempts” to suggest that the city is acting against the interests of its residents, István Tarlós said, commenting on a demonstration organised by the radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday.
Budapest’s Keleti Station Reopened After Temporary Closure
- 1 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Keleti railway station was reopened to traffic shortly after 10 am today after a temporary closure to prevent around a thousand frantic migrants from boarding Austria-bound trains, a spokesman for the country’s national railway company said on the state all-news channel M1.
Migrants Cut Through Razor Fence On Hungary - Serbia Border
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving to Hungary from Serbia have once again cut through the NATO-wire fence on the joint border, public television M1’s correspondent reported from the site. The migrants cut through the wire and threw clothes and sleeping bags through it so they could climb under or over the fence without being injured, the correspondent said.
More Police On Hungarian - Austrian - German Joint Train Patrol
- 14 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Six more Hungarian police officers are to join patrols on trains headed to western Europe, the national police force (ORFK) said. Around 2,400 people who crossed the border illegally have been caught since the launch of the joint train patrols on Feb. 18. Hungarian, Austrian and German police are patrolling international trains heading from Hungary through Austria to Germany, as well as at ...
First Transit Area For Migrants Opens In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The first designated area in Budapest available to migrants opened in an underpass near Keleti railway station on Saturday, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer said. György Pető said the council ensures basic hygiene and medical services in the designated area. It is not possible to make migrants disappear from the city’s pavements and public spaces overnight but opening such ...
More BKK Public Transport Serving Sziget 2015
- 10 Aug 2015 2:35 AM
- getting around
As you know, the Sziget Festival is held on Óbuda Island, this year for the 23rd time from Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August 2015. BKK provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5, which runs again on the full length of the route from 9 August and also on tram line 6, operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918 and is launching special dedicated ...
Budapest Creates Areas For Migrants In Transit
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Budapest will set up designated transit areas in the capital where migrants passing through the city can take advantage of basic hygiene and medical services, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer announced. After talks with Budapest Mayor István Tarlós it was agreed that areas would be cordoned off near Keleti, Nyugati and Déli train stations where basic services can ...
Hungary Faces Tropical Heat
- 24 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
After a weeklong heatwave with daily highs reaching 37-38 degrees Hungary is to face tropical weather conditions in the next few days, the national weather service said. Intense summer heat pulling in from the south and southwest will continue to grip the country with humidity increasing day by day, the service said. Daily highs over the next three days will hover around 36-37 degrees Celsius and ...
Budapest-Belgrade Rail Line Revamp Set To Start This Year
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The revamp of the Budapest-Belgrade rail line could begin this year once the necessary agreements between the Hungarian and Chinese governments are signed, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The Hungarian-Serbian-Chinese working group dealing with the modernisation of the railway line held its third session at the foreign ministry on Thursday.