353 result(s) for railway line
Lengthened Route Of Budapest’s Tram Line 1 Handed Over To Traffic
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
After travelling across the capital’s southernmost Rákóczi Bridge on board tram line 1, Budapest mayor István Tarlós said that the bridge, inaugurated in 1995, has now gained its original function.
MÁV Acquires Used Austrian Trains
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Austrian state railway company ÖBB has delivered 10 used carriages to its Hungarian counterpart MÁV, which have undergone an overhaul and are ready for use. MÁV Start CEO György Záránd said Hungary agreed to buy 55 Lange-Schlieren trains with a maximum speed of 140kph from ÖBB after the Austrian company bought trains capable of 160-180kph.
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular Is 145 Years Old
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The development of the line took place between 1868 and 1870. The complete track was 95 meters long and the elevation between the bottom and top stations reached 50 meters. The idea of building the Sikló was initiated by count Széchenyi Ödön, who had seen a similar construction in Lyon. He thought that on the hillside of the Castle a steam-powered and rope-towed railway could make the transport ...
Fate Of Major Budapest Railway Station Uncertain After Buttress Collapses
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While the Hungarian state railway carrier MÁV has received permission to reconstruct a collapsed buttress which has been blocking access to Déli pályaudvar in central Buda since January, the station’s future is uncertain.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Stations On M4 Metro Line Win ArchDaily’s Building Of The Year Award
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Hungarian design agency Spora Architects has won the Building of the Year Awards for the best public buildings, handed out by ArchDaily, one of the world’s most influential websites on architecture. The metro stations at Gellért tér and Fővám tér on Budapest’s newly-opened Line 4 came first in the community spaces category.
Immigration: 250 Kosovar Migrants Taken Off From Munich-Bound Train
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
250 Kosovar migrants travelling without travel documents were taken down from a Munich-bound RailJet train at a railway station in Győr, western Hungary, this morning. The migrants, many of them children, were asked to produce their IDs, which they were unable to do.
Mikael C Szabo - Former Managing Director FOX AUTORENT
- 17 Jan 2015 11:00 AM
Born in Sweden, raised in Germany, I first came to Budapest in 1997 on an assignment for Regus. I was very impressed with the city, and after a year in Moscow I permanently moved here in 2000.
Hungary, China, Serbia Sign Budapest - Belgrade Railway Deal
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
An agreement signed by officials from Hungary, Serbia and China has paved the way for preparations for the modernisation of the rail line between Budapest and Belgrade. The agreement clears the way for the preparation of the feasibility study, the intergovernment agreement and the financing model for the project.
Lengthened Route Of Budapest’s Tram Line 1 Handed Over To Traffic
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
After travelling across the capital’s southernmost Rákóczi Bridge on board tram line 1, Budapest mayor István Tarlós said that the bridge, inaugurated in 1995, has now gained its original function.
MÁV Acquires Used Austrian Trains
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Austrian state railway company ÖBB has delivered 10 used carriages to its Hungarian counterpart MÁV, which have undergone an overhaul and are ready for use. MÁV Start CEO György Záránd said Hungary agreed to buy 55 Lange-Schlieren trains with a maximum speed of 140kph from ÖBB after the Austrian company bought trains capable of 160-180kph.
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular Is 145 Years Old
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The development of the line took place between 1868 and 1870. The complete track was 95 meters long and the elevation between the bottom and top stations reached 50 meters. The idea of building the Sikló was initiated by count Széchenyi Ödön, who had seen a similar construction in Lyon. He thought that on the hillside of the Castle a steam-powered and rope-towed railway could make the transport ...
Fate Of Major Budapest Railway Station Uncertain After Buttress Collapses
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While the Hungarian state railway carrier MÁV has received permission to reconstruct a collapsed buttress which has been blocking access to Déli pályaudvar in central Buda since January, the station’s future is uncertain.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Stations On M4 Metro Line Win ArchDaily’s Building Of The Year Award
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Hungarian design agency Spora Architects has won the Building of the Year Awards for the best public buildings, handed out by ArchDaily, one of the world’s most influential websites on architecture. The metro stations at Gellért tér and Fővám tér on Budapest’s newly-opened Line 4 came first in the community spaces category.
Immigration: 250 Kosovar Migrants Taken Off From Munich-Bound Train
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
250 Kosovar migrants travelling without travel documents were taken down from a Munich-bound RailJet train at a railway station in Győr, western Hungary, this morning. The migrants, many of them children, were asked to produce their IDs, which they were unable to do.
Mikael C Szabo - Former Managing Director FOX AUTORENT
- 17 Jan 2015 11:00 AM
Born in Sweden, raised in Germany, I first came to Budapest in 1997 on an assignment for Regus. I was very impressed with the city, and after a year in Moscow I permanently moved here in 2000.
Hungary, China, Serbia Sign Budapest - Belgrade Railway Deal
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
An agreement signed by officials from Hungary, Serbia and China has paved the way for preparations for the modernisation of the rail line between Budapest and Belgrade. The agreement clears the way for the preparation of the feasibility study, the intergovernment agreement and the financing model for the project.