📋 Tender Overview
Budapest March 24 2026 - The aim of the development underway with the investment of the Ministry of Construction and Transport is to relieve the overloaded railway lines and main roads of the capital alongside the increasing suburban traffic potentially reducing traffic by up to 60000 cars daily. At the end of February the second new railway bridge on Gubacsi Road in Budapest was installed which was an important milestone in the capacity expansion of the railway line between Kelenfold and Ferencvaros and the second phase of the Southern Ring Railway. The investment has reached another phase so from April 7 it is expected that trains will typically only operate on one track between Budapest-Kelenfold and Ferencvaros until the end of 2027. The restrictions will affect the main lines to Gyor and Pecs at the Eastern Railway Station as well as certain trains on the Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros lines. All information about the transport changes in one place: mavcsoport.hu/delikorvasut
Please check the countrys largest map-based travel information and route planning service the MAVPlusz mobile application and the MAVPlusz website before your journey. Thank you for your patience passengers The investment means faster more predictable access and less waiting for commuters from Erd Szazhalombatta or Budaors. Instead of the current two tracks there will be three and in some sections four tracks available for trains. The expansion allows suburban trains to run more frequently with up to 12 trains per direction and per hour. During the development five railway bridges will be renewed or rebuilt in Buda and two in Pest. During the construction of the Southern Ring Railway the railway track will be completely renewed over nearly 3.8 kilometers: the existing two tracks will be completely rebuilt and a new third track will also be constructed with a fourth track being created in some sections. As a result more than 15 kilometers of railway track will be newly built or renewed. The railway track will be constructed with new rails reinforced concrete sleepers and crushed stone ballast and vibration-reducing solutions will also be integrated in designated areas to reduce environmental impact. Major timetable changes mainly affect travelers on the Gyor and Pecs main lines: on the Gyor main line domestic InterCity trains G10 and fast trains will only operate to Kelenfold instead of Keleti and will also depart from there. International trains will depart earlier from Keleti towards Vienna but typically operate according to their usual timetable from Budapest-Kelenfold. The Tisza-Szamos EuroCity trains do not stop at Keleti station. The Raba InterRegions typically arrive at the Southern station. The timetable for the Pecs Mecsek InterCity trains the Kaposvar ICs and the Dunaujvaros Z42 services will also change. The modifications will have minimal impact on the Szekesfehervar line affecting the Southern station: the weekend Southern-Coast InterRegions the weekday S36 trains as well as some early morning evening S30 and S36 services will have their timetables modified. We recommend that before your journey you check the countrys largest map-based travel information and route planning service the MAVPlusz mobile application the MAVPlusz website or the travel planners at jegy.mav.hu as well as the announcements posted at the stations or the online track schedules which also assist with navigation using maps. Further changes to the timetables are expected during the pre-season and summer months which are still being developed. Additionally there will be 12 special days this year when train traffic on this section must be restricted on both tracks; during these times trains from the affected Transdanubian lines will only operate to Kelenfold instead of Keleti station. (Affected 12 days: May 19 20 21 26 27 28 June 24 25 July 27 August 31 December 1 2.) We will also provide information about these on our usual online station and onboard platforms. MAV Zrt. Communications Directorate
