📋 Tender Overview
From Saturday dawn train services will return to the entire section of the Vac-Balassagyarmat line meaning that there will be no need to travel by replacement buses between Diosjeno and Balassagyarmat. After the completion of the works and the geometric measurements carried out before the commissioning we have also confirmed today with test trains that the maintenance was successful and the track is safely passable. Our passengers can thus travel with a more reliable timetable between the two cities on the 75 line starting from dawn tomorrow. We thank our passengers for their patience
As a result of the autumn train derailment at Magyarkut we carried out much more and more complex work on the Vac-Balassagyarmat line than previously planned for the section and almost along the entire length of the track. First we renovated the busier section between Vac and Diosjeno where we started train traffic in January and then we performed elevated maintenance in the area north of Diosjeno to ensure safe transportation. During the works we replaced and renovated the track from Vac to Szokolya and between Diosjeno and Balassagyarmat we eliminated several speed restrictions and track defects with targeted repairs. Despite the harsher winter weather than usual we managed to complete all planned interventions but it is essential to carry out follow-up work for every maintenance of this level. This is expected to happen in the spring. From March 7 trains will operate according to the basic timetable with 7 pairs of trains available daily for our passengers between Vac and Balassagyarmat while services will depart hourly between Vac and Diosjeno. From March 14 to assist in reaching the cycling tourism attractions in Borzsony we are preparing to increase bicycle capacity on most trains operating between Vac and Diosjeno.
