Hungary - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Introduction

This list is being updated to the timetable dated from 13 December 2020 to 11 December 2021.

Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information. The MAV timetable contains a number of non-standard notes; for details see General_Information - Additional Notes on reading the Timetable.

Obscure services

In the heading to each entry, the map reference for the line in the European Railway Atlas 2016 published by M.G. Ball is shown.

Almásfüzitő avoiding line: Tata – Almásfüzitő felső

[1] (ERA 207B3) HU21/1

Almásfüzitő station is on a loop separated from the main line by some sidings. The avoiding line is used by trains not calling at Almásfüzitő, although no wavy line is shown in the table indicating this.

Celldőmőlk avoiding line: Külsővat (Vinár elágazás) – Boba (Celldömölk-Rendezö)

[10, 25] (ERA 206C1) HU21/2

This east <=> south curve avoiding Celldőmőlk was used by one summer dated train pair in 2018-2019. There are no trains in the current timetable.

Boba avoiding line: Kemenespálfa (Jánosháza elágazás) – Kerta (Kerta elágazás)

[20, 25] (ERA 206C1) HU21/3

This south <=> east curve avoiding Boba had a massive increase in services from December 2019. Trains from Budapest Deli to Zalaegerszeg leave every two hours from 07:00 to 19:00 Trains from Zalaegerszeg to Budapest Deli leave every two hours from 05:49 to 19:49

Érd felső (Érd elágazás) – Tárnok

[30a] (ERA 214B1) HU21/4

This link between the Székesfehérvár and Sárbogárd lines provides an alternative to the Budapest - Székesfehérvár line via Erd alsó. Doubling of the latter route, completed in September 2013, has relieved the pathing pressures previously experienced, nevertheless this link is still used by an hourly local service between Kőbánya-Kispest and Székesfehérvár which calls at Érd felső. In the summer 2021 section of table 30a one other train in each direction is booked via this route (non-stop trains with a | marking at Érd felső), although punctuality may affect the route taken by non-stop trains.

Kőbánya felső - Rákos (via low level tracks)

[30, 30a, 80a] (ERA 214A2) HU21/5

This route from the south side of Kőbánya felső station to the north side of Rákos station via the low level lines was used in 2015/16 by a summer dated train pair between Miskolc and the Lake Balaton area. The same train pair has run in subsequent years, but without calling at Kőbánya felső, so it is not clear whether the train still takes this route. Confirmation of the route would be welcomed by the compilers

D	Note 1	Ex15607	Sátoraljaújhely - 08:42 Gödöllő - Balatonszentgyörgy
D	Note 1	Ex15606	Balatonszentgyörgy - 18:20 Budapest Kelenföld – Sátoraljaújhely

Note 1: Tables 30 and 30a show the arrival time for Ex15606 at Budapest Kelenföld. Full timings at all calling points are available on the elvira.mav-start.hu journey planner.

Budapest-Ferencváros - Kőbánya felső

[30, 30a, 80a] (ERA 214A1) HU21/6

This east - west route avoiding Budapest Keleti is used by one summer dated train pair between Miskolc and the Lake Balaton area.

D	Note 1	Ex15607	Sátoraljaújhely - 08:42 Gödöllő - Balatonszentgyörgy
D	Note 1	Ex15606	Balatonszentgyörgy - 18:20 Budapest Kelenföld – Sátoraljaújhely

Note 1: Tables 30 and 30a show the arrival time for Ex15606 at Budapest Kelenföld. Full timings at all calling points are available on the elvira.mav-start.hu journey planner.

Dombóvár avoiding line: Dombóvár alsó – Kaposszekcsős (Dombóvár elágazás)

[40, 41] (ERA 212B3) HU21/7

This west <=> south curve is used by trains between Kaposvár and Pécs which do not call at Dombóvár. The platforms at Dombóvár alsó are on the curve so trains which start/terminate/reverse here do not connect with the line towards Kaposvár.

	(7)	IR19695	Győr - 17:56 Kaposvár - Pécs
	(6) (7) plus daily in Summer	IR19603	Győr - 19:21 Kaposvár - Pécs
E	(7)	IR19693	Győr - 21:37 Kaposvár - Pécs
	(6) (7) plus daily in Summer	IR19602	Pécs – 07:21 Sásd – Győr
	(5)	IR19696	Pécs – 15:21 Sásd – Győr

Rákospalota-Újpest – Kőbánya felső

[70, S3] (ERA 214C2) HU21/8

This route, running north west - south east, links the main line out of Budapest Nyugati with that out of Budapest Keleti.

		EN476	19:25 Budapest Keleti - Břeclav
		EN477	Břeclav – 07:47 Vác – Budapest Keleti

Cegléd avoiding line: Ceglédi szállások (Nyársapát elágazás) – Abony (Abony elágazás)

[82, 140] (ERA 208B1) HU21/9

This east <=> south curve avoiding Cegléd is used by the following services:

Note A	(5)	Ex1575	Szeged - 14:30 Kecskemét – Miskolc-Tiszai
Note A	(7)	Ex1576	Miskolc-Tiszai - 18:40 Újszász – Szeged

Note A: These trains run primarily for students and run until 21 Dec 2020, from 3 Jan 2021 - 14 June and from 2 Sept 2021.

Szolnok avoiding line: Abony (Paládics-puszta elágazás) – Abonyi út (Újszász elágazás)

[82, 100a] (ERA 208A1) HU21/10

This west <=> north curve avoiding Szolnok is used by the following services:

Note A	(5)	Ex1575	Szeged – 15:01 Abony – Miskolc-Tiszai
Note A	(7)	Ex1576	Miskolc-Tiszai - 18:40 Újszász – Szeged

Note A: These trains run primarily for students and run until 21 Dec 2020, from 3 Jan 2021 - 14 June and from 2 Sept 2021.

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Eger-Rendező: Eger-Rendező elágazás – Eger-Rendező – Eger

[87a] (ERA 208C3) HU20/11

The single line approaching Eger from the south splits to serve a substantial goods yard [Rendező] which potentially provides alternative bi-directional routes for arrivals and departures. The direct route is approximately 2.4km and the route via Eger-Rendező is a little over 2.5km. Click on the thumbnail for a full size diagram.

Trains running direct between Eger and Maklár take 9 minutes, but if diverted via Eger Rendező they are allowed 12 minutes. The 07:02 from Eger was confirmed in May 2019 as running via Eger Rendező.

		5509	04:35 Eger – Budapest Keleti
		547	07:02 Eger - Budapest-Keleti

Zalaegerszeg avoiding line: Zalaegerszeg-Ola (Zalaszentiván elágazás) – Zalaegerszeg-Ola (Andráshida elágazás)

[25] (ERA 97A1) HU20/12

This east <=> west curve avoiding Zalaegerszeg is almost certainly used by these new RegioJet services but final confirmation would be appreciated by the Compilers.. Last used by the Citadella Budapest - Ljubljana service in summer 2018.

Note that the physical junction at Zalaegerszeg-Ola is west of the station with one platform face for the Zalaegerszeg route and the other for the avoiding line.

Note 1	TFSuO	15607	Praha Hl n [ČD] - 21:12 Bratislava Hl n [ŽSR] - Rijeka [HŽ]
Note 1	WSMO	15606	Rijeka [HŽ] - 21:55 Ljubljana [SŽ] - Praha Hl n [ČD]

Note 1: Runs three times a week from June 30/July 1 to July 11/12, daily to "end of August", then three times a week until last northbound departure on September 26 via Hegyeshalom and Csorna [MÁV] and Hodos [SŽ] so as not booked to call at Zalaegerszeg using this curve would avoid a reversal.

Other sparse services

The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than four trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday.

H1	Gyékényes - Koprivnica (Croatia)
S2	Hidasnémeti – Košice (Slovakia)
4	Esztergom — Almásfüzitő
5	Székesfehérvár — Komárom
14	Pápa — Csorna
45	Börgönd - Sárbogárd
47	Godisa — Komló
87	Eger — Szilvásvárad
98	Abaújszántó – Hidasnémeti
103	Karcag — Tiszafüred
105	Nyírábrány - Valea lui Mihai (Romania)
114	Mátészalka — Csenger
115	Tiborszállás - Carei (Romania)
121	Újszeged — Mezőhegyes
125	Mezőhegyes - Battonya
128	Kötegyán - Salonta (Romania)
142	Kecskemét - Lajosmizse
146	Lakitelek – Kunszentmárton
147	Orosháza - Szentes
150	Kelebia - Subotica (Serbia)