📋 Tender Overview
The data from February truly shows how significant an impact the winter weather which has not been experienced for decades and characterized the first month of the year has had on the transportation of trains and VOLAN buses primarily due to the large amount of snow and the prolonged severe sub-zero temperatures.
Although it was possible to maintain public transport services everywhere even on the most severe weather days some services could only operate with significant delays during certain periods which affected the punctuality statistics for January. However in February the punctuality data improved by 9% even with winter returning unexpectedly on some days. On February 3 due to a wind and snowstorm fallen trees between Komarom and Acs as well as significant technical incidents affecting several points of the network slowed down or completely obstructed traffic. On February 20 heavy snowfall that paralyzed the western Transdanubia region negatively impacted the operation of trains and to a greater extent this time buses. In this context it is an important achievement that we recorded daily averages around 86-88% not only on weekends which traditionally produce better punctuality data but also on weekdays. The punctuality of rail passenger transport thus stood around 83.96% which is a 9% improvement compared to the previous month. Regarding the punctuality of main lines it can be stated that the accuracy of the Vaci Esztergomi Veresegyhaz Balaton Bekescsaba and Lajosmizse railway lines shows consistently high values while the average for the Miskolc line is around the average and the punctuality of the Pecs main line and especially the Szeged IC trains continues to be affected by speed restrictions on several sections of the track. The proportion of delays exceeding 20 minutes which are covered by delay insurance was around 2.5% this time; however it is worth noting that most compensation was paid to passengers of the incoming Vienna Bratislava railjet and EC trains - largely after delays that were brought in. (In domestic traffic the Tokaj Mecsek and Napfeny IC trains most frequently had insurance that meant a refund of half the ticket price.) The punctuality of buses - especially around Budapest - was several percentage points worse than average due to the aforementioned wintery slippery road conditions and the significant traffic jams that resulted. However the HEV (suburban railway) remained unshakeable: it operated with a punctuality of 99.6% even under the harsh February conditions. The number of premium IC seat reservations showed an increase of about 25% compared to last February and the number of transported groups has almost doubled since last year: group travel with MAV Group services is becoming increasingly popular even in winter as the integration of companies allows for much greater flexibility in choosing the mode of transport. The full monthly report can be viewed here. MAV Zrt. Communications Directorate
