Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút
 |
HÉV Budapest |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
The Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút ( BHÉV ), also often referred to as Helyiérdekű Vasút ( HÉV ) for short , is a S-Bahn -like transport system in Hungary . It connects the capital Budapest with its suburbs in the surrounding area. Until 2016 it was in the municipal Budapest public transport company BKV Zrt. integrated, since then it has belonged to MÁV-HÉV Zrt, which is part of the Hungarian State Railways.
The route network, which covers a total of 103.7 kilometers, consists of four operationally separate routes, all of which begin in Budapest. They lead to Szentendre in the north, Gödöllő in the east, Ráckeve and the island of Csepel in the south. One route branches out further on, so that the network is served by a total of five lines . They are designated as H5 to H9 following the four lines of the Budapest Metró (M1 to M4).
The suburban trains do not go to the city center, but rather end on the outskirts, from where underground, tram , trolleybus or bus lines continue to the center. The line from Gödöllő ends at Örs vezér tere in eastern Budapest, where there is a transition to the M2 underground line. The closest train station to the city center is Batthyány tér.
Originally, these were lines licensed as local railways, which also carried out freight traffic . On the route to Szentendre, for example, this was the case until 1997. For this purpose, the four suburban railway lines are linked at four points with the railway network of the Hungarian state railway Magyar Államvasutak (MÁV), where the freight wagons were previously handed over:
- H5: Kaszásdűlő (HÉV) <> Óbuda (MÁV)
- H6: Kén utca (HÉV) <> Soroksári út (MÁV)
- H7: Szabadkikötő (HÉV) <> Soroksári út (MÁV)
- H8 / H9: Örs vezér tere (HÉV) <> Kőbánya-Teher (MÁV)
The connecting tracks, which are not electrified due to the different power systems, still serve to exchange vehicles between the four operating parts and are bridged by diesel locomotives . Furthermore, there was a direct track connection between the H5 and Line 1 of the Budapest tram network at the Filatorigát freight station until the 1990s.
history
The BHÉV was founded before the Second World War as a merger of several transport companies. During the socialist era, it became state property and was merged with the state railway MÁV for a short time in the 1950s. Since the 1960s it has been part of the BKV, which also operates all other local transport in Budapest.
stretch
| logo | Surname | Line route | length | Hold | Travel time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 
|
Szentendrei HÉV | Batthyány tér ↔ Szentendre | 20.9 km | 17th | 39 min |
|
Ráckevei HÉV | Közvágóhíd ↔ Ráckeve | 40.1 km | 22nd | 73 min |
|
Csepeli HÉV | Boráros tér ↔ Csepel | 6.7 km | 6th | 13 min |
|
Gödöllői HÉV | Örs vezér tere ↔ Gödöllő | 25.6 km | 20th | 48 min |
|
Csömöri HÉV | Örs vezér tere ↔ Csömör | 10.7 km | 12 | 24 min |
Békásmegyeri / szentendrei HÉV
The only line leading north to Szentendre has a length of 21 kilometers and a journey time of 38 minutes. At Batthyány tér there is a transition to the metro line , as well as to the tram lines 19 and 41, which run along the Buda bank of the Danube .
Route : Batthyány tér - Margit híd, budai hídfő - Szépvölgyi út - Tímár utca - Szentlélek Square - Filatorigát - Kaszásdűlő - Aquincum - Rómaifürdő - Csillaghegy - Békásmegyer - Budakalász - Budakalász, Lenfonó - Szentistvántelep - Pomáz - Pannóniatelep - Szentendre
Ráckevei HÉV
With a length of 40 kilometers and a journey time of 73 minutes, this line, which leads south-west to Ráckeve, is the longest of all suburban railways and begins southeast of the Csepeli HÉV . The terminus Közvágóhíd can be reached with the tram ring line 1, the Danube bank line 2 and the line 24 from Keleti pályaudvar (Ostbahnhof) .
Route : Közvágóhíd - Kén utca - Pesterzsébet felső - Torontál utca - Soroksár felső - Soroksár, Hősök tere - Szent István utca - Millenniumtelep - Dunaharaszti felső - Dunaharaszti külsóets - Dunaharaszti külsóets - Szigetsóet - Szigetsószti külsztóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsószti külszig - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóets - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Szigetsóet - Torontál utca - Torontál utca - Torontál utca alsó - Tököl - Szigetcsép - Szigetszentmárton-Szigetújfalu - Horgásztanyák * - Angyalisziget * - Ráckeve
Note: * = depending on the season
Csepeli HÉV
With a length of only seven kilometers and a journey time of 13 minutes, this line leading south to the Danube island of Csepel is the shortest of all suburban railways. The inner city terminal can be reached by tram line 2 (along the Pest bank of the Danube) or the ring lines 4 and 6. The Corvin-negyed station on the metro line is half a kilometer away.
Route : Boráros tér - Közvágóhíd - Szabadkikötő - Szent Imre tér - Karácsony Sándor utca - Csepel
Gödöllői HÉV
This line heading east to Gödöllő takes 46 minutes and covers a distance of 26 kilometers. The metro line , which just ends at Örs vezér tere, provides a quick and efficient connection to the city center. It is the only route that is still operated in left-hand traffic. This route also connects some sights, including the Gödöllő Castle and the water park in Mogyoród .
Course of the route : Örs vezér tere - Rákosfalva - Nagyicce - Sashalom - Mátyásföld, repülőtér - Mátyásföld, Imre utca - Mátyásföld alsó - Cinkota - Ilonatelep - Kistarcsa, kórhorház - Kistarcsa - Szilasödébetófial - Szilyorház - Kistarcsa - Szilasórház - Parkasórhófial - Szilasórház - Szilasojdőfialpes , Szabadság tér - Gödöllő, Palotakert - Gödöllő
Csömöri HÉV
This line runs to Cinkota on the same route as Gödöllői HÉV . The length is only eleven kilometers, the journey time only 23 to 24 minutes.
Route : Örs vezér tere - Rákosfalva - Nagyicce - Sashalom - Mátyásföld, repülőtér - Mátyásföld, Imre utca - Mátyásföld alsó - Cinkota - Cinkota alsó - Árpádföld - Szabadságtelep - Csömör
technology
All HÉV lines are electrified and run on 1000 volts direct current. The tracks are standard gauge (1435 millimeters). Several types of railcars are in use, most of which come from the GDR , but some vehicles are still in use that are manufactured in Hungary. Lines H8 and H9 run on the left , all others on the right.
Web links
- Official homepage of the BKV (Hungarian, English and German)
- Picture gallery on www.railfaneurope.net
- Map of the current HÉV lines
- Map of the current and disused HÉV lines
