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Police Alerted To Bomb Threat Affecting Internationaltrain Services
- 20 Jul 2017 8:40 AM
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Hungarian police have started searching international trains after receiving a bomb threat by phone. According to a statement on the police website, a male caller said he had placed bombs on international trains in Hungary. Instructed by the police, national railway company MÁV stopped 18 trains in the country and asked passengers to leave carriages while police conducted bomb searches.
All Six Upgraded Metro Cars Withdrawn From Service
- 26 Jun 2017 10:34 AM
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The National Transport Authority on Friday withdrew from service with immediate effect six upgraded metro carriages after one broke down at Nyugati railway station. Its doors did not open and the passengers took great pains to free themselves while the metro driver said amid profuse apologies that the remote-control system did not work.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
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Two metro trains collided on Budapest’s M2 line early on Monday, injuring ten people, Máté Kisdi, a spokesman for Budapest’s disaster management authority said. The accident happened after one train travelling in the direction of Déli railway station caught up with and ran into the back of another. Both trains were carrying passengers.
MÁV Accepting Electronic Tickets
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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State railway company MÁV is accepting non-printed versions of tickets from Thursday, HVG reports. Passengers may show electronically purchased tickets on their smartphones, laptops, or other devices.
EIB Supports Improvements On Key Railway Infrastructure In Hungary
- 19 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 40 million to Hungary’s Railway Company GySEV (Gyor-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Zrt) to finance the purchase of new rolling stock and introduce safety improvements. This will help to provide higher quality railway services on the Austrian-Hungarian cross-border railway network along the strategic trans-European transport corridor.
Budapest Transport Centre To Run HUF 550m Ad Campaign For E-Tickets
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
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The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) will run a 550 million forint (EUR 1.7m) ad campaign over two and a half years to promote the electronic ticketing system it plans to introduce, daily Magyar Idok reported on Friday. BKK has invited bids for the ad campaign by July 29.
Hungary’s Longest Narrow-Gauge Forest Railway Opens In The Börzsöny Hills
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
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Hungary’s longest, 22-kilometre narrow-gauge forest railway has reopened in the hills north of the capital Budapest after almost a quarter-centurey of being closed down.
KÉSZ Wins HUF 1 Bln Order For Budapest P&R Facility
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
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Construction company KÉSZ Építő és Szerelő has won an order worth approximately net HUF 1 billion to build a P&R facility at the end of Budapestʼs number 4 Metro line at Kelenföld, the Budapest local council, the Budapest transport center BKK and the project directorate of BKV DBR Metro said in a joint statement.
Report: Budapest Public Transport Plans ‘Surprise’ Strike
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Workers of Budapest Transport Company (BKV) have set up a strike committee and are preparing to strike after not receiving a pay rise for an extended period, and hearing news of the companyʼs plans to carry out additional layoffs, according to Hungarian online daily origo.hu.
Police Alerted To Bomb Threat Affecting Internationaltrain Services
- 20 Jul 2017 8:40 AM
- getting around
Hungarian police have started searching international trains after receiving a bomb threat by phone. According to a statement on the police website, a male caller said he had placed bombs on international trains in Hungary. Instructed by the police, national railway company MÁV stopped 18 trains in the country and asked passengers to leave carriages while police conducted bomb searches.
All Six Upgraded Metro Cars Withdrawn From Service
- 26 Jun 2017 10:34 AM
- getting around
The National Transport Authority on Friday withdrew from service with immediate effect six upgraded metro carriages after one broke down at Nyugati railway station. Its doors did not open and the passengers took great pains to free themselves while the metro driver said amid profuse apologies that the remote-control system did not work.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
- getting around
Two metro trains collided on Budapest’s M2 line early on Monday, injuring ten people, Máté Kisdi, a spokesman for Budapest’s disaster management authority said. The accident happened after one train travelling in the direction of Déli railway station caught up with and ran into the back of another. Both trains were carrying passengers.
MÁV Accepting Electronic Tickets
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
State railway company MÁV is accepting non-printed versions of tickets from Thursday, HVG reports. Passengers may show electronically purchased tickets on their smartphones, laptops, or other devices.
EIB Supports Improvements On Key Railway Infrastructure In Hungary
- 19 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 40 million to Hungary’s Railway Company GySEV (Gyor-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Zrt) to finance the purchase of new rolling stock and introduce safety improvements. This will help to provide higher quality railway services on the Austrian-Hungarian cross-border railway network along the strategic trans-European transport corridor.
Budapest Transport Centre To Run HUF 550m Ad Campaign For E-Tickets
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) will run a 550 million forint (EUR 1.7m) ad campaign over two and a half years to promote the electronic ticketing system it plans to introduce, daily Magyar Idok reported on Friday. BKK has invited bids for the ad campaign by July 29.
Hungary’s Longest Narrow-Gauge Forest Railway Opens In The Börzsöny Hills
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s longest, 22-kilometre narrow-gauge forest railway has reopened in the hills north of the capital Budapest after almost a quarter-centurey of being closed down.
KÉSZ Wins HUF 1 Bln Order For Budapest P&R Facility
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Construction company KÉSZ Építő és Szerelő has won an order worth approximately net HUF 1 billion to build a P&R facility at the end of Budapestʼs number 4 Metro line at Kelenföld, the Budapest local council, the Budapest transport center BKK and the project directorate of BKV DBR Metro said in a joint statement.
Report: Budapest Public Transport Plans ‘Surprise’ Strike
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Workers of Budapest Transport Company (BKV) have set up a strike committee and are preparing to strike after not receiving a pay rise for an extended period, and hearing news of the companyʼs plans to carry out additional layoffs, according to Hungarian online daily origo.hu.