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Budapest–Murakeresztúr railway
Budapest–Murakeresztúr railway
	The Balatonlelle section of a Budapest–Székesfehérvár–Nagykanizsa railway line
Overview
Line number	30 (MÁV)
Technical
Line length	235 km (146 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Croatia
	Hungary
	Murakeresztúr–Gyékényes railway
	from Gyékényes
	Zalaszentiván–Nagykanizsa railway
	to Zalaszentiván
	Balatonszentgyörgy–Ukk railway
	from Tapolca
	Balatonszentgyörgy elágazás–Somogyszob rwy
	to Somogyszob
	Kaposvár–Fonyód railway
	to Kaposvár
	Kaposvár–Siófok railway
	to Kaposvár
	Lepsény–Hajmáskér railway
	to Hajmáskér
	Szabadbattyán–Tapolca railway
	from Tapolca
	Székesfehérvár–Szombathely railway
	from Szombathely
	Székesfehérvár–Komárom (Rendező) railway
	from Komárom
	Székesfehérvár–Pusztaszabolcs railway
	to Pusztaszabolcs
	Budapest–Pécs railway
	from Pécs, Pusztaszabolcs

The Budapest–Murakeresztúr railway is a cca. 235-kilometre (146 mi) long railway line in Hungary that connects the Hungarian capital city Budapest with Nagykanizsa and Murakeresztúr. South of Murakeresztúr, the railway connects to the Croatian railway system, specifically the M501 railway serving Čakovec. The M501 connects to the Slovene railways at Središče ob Dravi, extending to Pragersko, while the R201 line branching off in Čakovec serves Varaždin.^[1]

The line is mostly single-tracked and electrified.^[2]

History

In 1856, Concessions for the railways were granted to the private company, the Emperor Franz-Joseph Orient-Railway: from Ofen via Nagykanizsa to Pöltschach (Poljčane) on the mainline of the Austrian Southern Railway Company. The construction began in 1857, and the firm was merged with the Southern Railway Company in the following year.^[3] The building progressed, and trains could run as of 24 April 1860 on the section Pragerhof–Nagykanisza. On 1 April 1861, the section Ofen–Nagykanisza was opened for traffic. The principal artificial structures were the Gellért Hill tunnel in Budapest, railway bridges on the Mur and on the Sárviz waterway. The corporation collaborated with the Lake Balaton Company to lower the level of Lake Balaton in order to protect the railway track and its foundation.^[4]

Gallery

Nagykanizsa railway station
Székesfehérvár railway station
Kelenföld railway station
Tunnel before Budapest-Déli Terminal
Budapest-Déli Railway Terminal

References

^ "Karta pruga" [Railway map] (in Croatian). Croatian Railways. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
^ VPE Rail Capacity Allocation office: Network Statement 2013-2014
^ von Röll, Viktor, ed. (1914). Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens (Eintrag zu "Kaiser-Franz-Joseph-Orientbahn") (in German). Vol. Band 6 (2nd ed.). Berlin / Wien: Urban & Scharzenberg. p. 316.
^ Strach (1898) v1.1, pp. 409, 410

Dietrich, Herbert (1994). Die Südbahn und ihre Vorläufer (in German). Wien: Bohmen Verlag.
Strach, Hermann (1898). Geschichte der Eisenbahnen Oesterreich-Ungarns von den Anfängen bis zum Jahre 1867. Geschichte der Eisenbahnen der Oesterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie (in German). Vol. Band 1.1. Wien / Teschen / Leipzig: Karl Prochaska. pp. 73–503.