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Budapest April 13 2026 - The modernization of the railway infrastructure in Southern Great Plain has reached a significant phase: on April 14 passenger traffic will resume at the junction of the Kiskunfelegyhaza-Baja railway lines at the completely rebuilt Kiskunhalas railway station. As a result starting Tuesday the daily 12 pairs of Kiskun InterRegio passengers can again travel by train now without having to transfer to a replacement bus.
The complete renovation of the Kiskunhalas station took place as part of the development of the Budapest-Belgrade (BuBe) railway line. The 160 km/h passenger transport will only start later on the BuBe following the tests of the train control system that are already in progress. From April 14 the Kiskun InterRegios operating between Kecskemet-Kiskunfelegyhaza-Kiskunhalas and Baja-Kiskunhalas will run again on the entire line meaning that from Tuesday residents will no longer need to travel by replacement bus. We ensure direct travel between Baja and Kiskunfelegyhaza with two trains out of the daily 12 train pairs. On Monday test trains will run on the reopened line but they will not carry passengers yet: until April 13 replacement buses will continue to operate between Janoshalma-Kiskunhalas-Kiskunmajsa. However from Tuesday we will again transport our esteemed passengers by train on this route as well. As part of the BuBe development the Kiskunhalas railway station has been completed where not only the track network has been renewed but the station building has also been completely renovated an accessible underpass with a lift has been built waiting passengers are protected from the rain by a platform roof and we have also created a 100-space P+R and a 60-space bicycle B+R parking for commuters. The final touches are nearing completion at the station so transport can resume on the connecting branch lines. On these lines based on official permission passenger and freight trains can operate through Kiskunhalas towards Baja and Kiskunfelegyhaza without the implementation of the unified European train control system (ETCS). As a reminder however the launch of passenger traffic on the 150 line which is built for a speed of 160 km/h and has two tracks that is the Hungarian section of the Budapest-Belgrade line is conditional on the implementation of the ETCS system. Testing of this is already in progress.
