Suburban trains in Budapest
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Suburban trains in Budapest are known in Hungarian as Budapesti elővárosi vonatok, serving fourteen lines in the Budapest metropolitan area, three of which are part of the BHÉV system. The system is operated by Hungarian State Railways.[1]
| Budapesti elővárosi vonatok | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Owner | Hungarian State Railways |
| Locale | Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary |
| Transit type | Commuter rail |
Number of lines | 14 |
Number of stations | 333 |
| Operation | |
| Operator | Hungarian State Railways |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Services
The HÉV lines are indicated by a H letter followed by a number. H5 terminates at Szentendre, H6 at Ráckeve, H8 at Gödöllő and 9 at Csömör. H7 does not cross the administrative boundary of Budapest. The numbering was introduced in 2011, continuing with the numbering of the existing M4 subway line.
From 15 December 2013, suburban trains departing from the Budapest-Déli Railway Terminal were piloted, and from 14 December 2014 all suburban trains received numbered services.
Trains that stop at every station are designated as S (similar to numerous S-train services), trains making fewer stops are designated as G, and express trains are designated as Z.[2]
Lines
As of 2023[update], the following services are operated:[3]
| Service | Route | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
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Batthyány tér – Békásmegyer – Szentendre | 10-20 minutes |
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Közvágóhíd – Dunaharaszti – Tököl – Ráckeve | 15-60 minutes on weekdays and 30-60 minutes on weekends |
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Boráros tér – Kvassay híd – Csepel | 6-15 minutes |
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Örs vezér tere – Cinkota – Gödöllő | 30-60 minutes |
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Örs vezér tere – Cinkota – Csömör | 30-60 minutes |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Bicske – Tatabánya – Komárom – Győr | 60 minutes[4] |
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Budapest-Keleti – Budapest-Kelenföld – Bicske – Tatabánya – Komárom – Győr | Two outbound trips per day[4] |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Bicske – Tatabánya – Oroszlány | 60 minutes[4] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Kőbánya-Kispest – Cegléd – Kecskemét – Kiskunfélegyháza – Szeged | One outbound trip per day[5] |
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Budapest Nyugati – Kőbánya-Kispest – Ócsa – Dabas – Táborfalva – Lajosmizse | 60 minutes on weekdays and 120 minutes on weekends[6] |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Tárnok – Martonvásár – Kápolnásnyék – Székesfehérvár (– Fonyód) | Two round-trips per day[7] |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Velence – Székesfehérvár | One round-trip on weekends[7] |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Tárnok – Martonvásár – Kápolnásnyék – Székesfehérvár | 30 minutes on weekdays and 60 minutes on weekends[7] |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Tárnok – Martonvásár – Kápolnásnyék – Székesfehérvár – Siófok – Fonyód – Keszthely | One outbound trip per day[7] |
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Kőbánya-Kispest – Budapest-Kelenföld – Tárnok – Martonvásár | 60 minutes[7] |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Százhalombatta (– Pusztaszabolcs – Dombóvár) | 60 minutes[8] |
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Dombóvár – Sárbogárd – Pusztaszabolcs – Budapest-Kelenföld – Budapest-Déli | Two inbound trips on weekdays[8] |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Százhalombatta – Pusztaszabolcs – Dombóvár | One outbound trip except Saturdays[8] |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Százhalombatta – Pusztaszabolcs – Dunaújváros | 60 minutes[8] |
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Budapest-Déli – Budapest-Kelenföld – Százhalombatta – Pusztaszabolcs – Dunaújváros | Rush-hour service on weekdays[8] |
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Kőbánya-Kispest – Budapest-Kelenföld – Tárnok – Martonvásár – Kápolnásnyék – Székesfehérvár | 60 minutes[7] |
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Tárnok – Budapest-Kelenföld – Budapest-Déli | One inbound trip per day[7] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Kőbánya-Kispest – Úllő – Monor (– Cegléd – Szolnok) | 30 minutes[9] |
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Szolnok – Cegléd – Monor – Kőbánya-Kispest – Budapest-Nyugati | Two inbound trips on weekdays[9] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Kőbánya-Kispest – Monor – Cegléd – Szolnok | 60 minutes[9] |
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Budapest-Keleti – Rákos – Sülysáp (– Nagykáta – Szolnok) | 30 minutes[10] |
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Budapest-Keleti – Rákos – Sülysáp (– Nagykáta – Szolnok) | Seven round-trips per day[10] |
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Budapest-Keleti – Rákos – Sülysáp – Nagykáta – Szolnok | 60 minutes[10] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Vác (– Szob) | 30 minutes[11] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Vác – Szob | Rush-hour service on weekdays[11] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Vác – Szob | 60 minutes[11] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Vácrátót – Vác | 60 minutes[12] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Vácrátót – Vác | Weekday rush-hour service[12] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Pilisvörösvár – Esztergom | Individual services[13] |
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Budapest-Nyugati – Pilisvörösvár – Esztergom | 30 minutes[13] |
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Pilisvörösvár – Rákos | 30 minutes[13] |
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Budapest-Keleti – Rákos – Gödöllő (– Aszód – Hatvan – Füzesabony) | 30 minutes[14] |
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Isaszeg – Budapest-Keleti | Three inbound trips on weekdays[14] |
Future developments
Plans exist to build a cross-city tunnel linking Déli station with Nyugati station to provide through services between the two.[15]
Between the Budapest-Kelenföld and Ferencváros stations, the construction of the third and in some sections the fourth track will be built, in addition to the complete renovation of the existing tracks.
New stations are being built at Közvágóhíd and Újbuda under the name Nádorkert.