As opposed to rumours about possible delays it has now been revealed that if all goes well the construction of the Hungarian section of the Budapest–Belgrade railway along with the complete refurbishment of the 150 line All this would mean that the distance between the Serbian and Hungarian capitals could be covered in 2 hours and 40 minutes earlier-than-ever date has emerged regarding the completion of the Hungarian section of the Budapest–Belgrade railway line the source of the fresh date is once again the Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić gave an interview to the Chinese Global Television Network (CGTN) at the end of February Serbia’s leader revealed specifics about the implementation of the Budapest–Belgrade railway line (He discusses the issue from 9:30 in the video below) For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video His country suffered a wave of bombings 25 years ago and learned the hard way to preserve its sovereignty it has formed an ironclad and enduring bond with China CMG’s Wang Guan sits down with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade to take stock of the China-Serbia ties Aleksandar Vučić first spoke about China being a close friend of Serbia and how the Chinese and Serbian people have always maintained good relations He highlighted the free trade agreement signed last October opens up a huge market for Serbian agricultural products—especially Serbian wine—while also allowing for the import of Chinese products at lower prices he also mentioned that Serbia’s three largest export partners are all Chinese companies and that Chinese companies also play a prominent role in infrastructure development He then turned to the Budapest–Belgrade railway line He confirmed that Serbia will complete the construction of the over 180-kilometre Belgrade-Szabadka (Subotica) railway line by the end of 2024 and then stated: ‘We hope that our Hungarian friends will finish on the Hungarian side by the end of 2025 or by February–March 2026 so that they can connect Belgrade with Budapest and Vienna.’ The mentioned date is significant because until now the Serbian President suggested that the Hungarian section of the Budapest–Belgrade line might be completed by the summer of 2026 at the latest This indicates that progress has been made at such a pace over the past half year that the handover by the end of 2025 is no longer ruled out The end of construction was originally projected for 2025 domestic press reports have questioned the feasibility of completion by that deadline The cornerstone of the reconstruction was laid in October 2021 The project is valued at approximately 1.7 billion euros with 85 per cent of the investment being financed with a fixed-interest Chinese loan while the remaining 15 per cent being provided by the Hungarian state as own funds with self-provided financing Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective On 1 February 2022 the renovation of the Budapest-Kelebia railway line 150 will start with the closure of the section between Délegyháza and Kelebia G25 and Z25 trains will run only between Budapest-Keleti and Délegyháza trains will be replaced by buses: in addition to the train replacement buses Train replacement buses Regional bus services ​Where can I buy tickets and passes for Volánbus services? Further information on buying bus tickets and passes Travel on regular buses of Volánbusz Regional bus services in substitution of railway line Budapest–Kunszentmiklós-Tass–Kelebia (click on the image to open the pdf) The MÁV-Start tariff applies for the train replacement buses They can be used with train tickets and rail passes which can be purchased in the usual way at railway ticket offices or in their absence (or when the ticket office is closed) at from the ticket controller MÁV-Start provides information about the stops and timetables of the replacement buses on its website and through its notices on the train schedule Train replacement buses will operate on the following routes: More details about the trains and the bus services can be found on the MÁV website as well as in this pdf the trains will be replaced by regional buses of Volánbusz instead of train replacement buses during the renovation Volánbusz fares are applied on these services New lines between Budapest and Kiskunhalas: every hour between Budapest and Kunszentmiklós and every two hours between Budapest and Kiskunhalas: From Népliget (The first 653 in the morning runs from Népliget to Kiskunhalas.) The bus timetable for the renovation period will come into force 1 day before the start of the renovation period Tickets that show the exact departure time route and number of the bus or coach can only be used for travel on the bus or coach departing on the date and time shown on the ticket Acceptance of rail passes purchased before February on buses Rail passes purchased up to 31 January 2022 will be accepted for travel between the same municipalities on scheduled bus services until the end of their validity period Rail passes that continue to be sold along the railway line will also be accepted for travel between the same municipalities on regular bus services Bus passes sold by Volánbusz will be accepted for travel between the same municipalities on the Délegyháza - Kunszentmiklós and Kiskőrös - Kiskunhalas - Kelebia replacement bus services Rail passes purchased from the Budapest-Keleti - Délegyháza section of the railway line to Kiskunlachaza and Kunszentmiklós-Tass stations will also be accepted for travel on bus lines 653 and 1115 for the same route   Purchasing tickets for transfer journeys: where tickets can be purchased for any route (connection) between two stations on the rail network which may include several trains with a transfer bus tickets can be purchased for a specific route between two stops on a specific service The ticket does not entitle the holder to a transfer you have to buy a separate ticket for each leg: from the origin to the transfer point or from the transfer point to the destination If you have to travel to your destination by train/replacement bus and intercity bus with a transfer you must buy a train ticket for the rail section between the starting point and the destination (train to bus transfer) and a bus ticket for the intercity bus section you can also travel by transfer at the designated transfer point within the route indicated on the ticket it is possible to travel on more than one route between two stops it is important to note that passes in the higher km zone can be used on the same route on shorter journeys but that passes valid for the shorter km zone cannot in principle be used on longer journeys In the case of printed passes and zone passes (passes that do not include a route) a photo pass ID is required for full-fare passes and a valid student ID as well as a route certification for highly discounted passes for students which can be obtained at the Volánbusz ticket offices Intercity bus services may stop at several stops in the same municipality As the price of bus tickets and passes also depends on the distance traveled it is necessary to determine exactly which stop you wish to travel from and to; this will be indicated on the pass or ticket Bus timetables are available on the Volánbusz website or you can plan your journey on menetrendek.hu or on Google Maps which will help you to easily find the start and endpoints of your journey Boarding buses is generally at the front door Passengers who have a pre-booked ticket for the service may board first and finally those who buy a ticket onboard the document justifying the discount must be presented to the driver please take a seat at the back if possible large luggage and suitcases must be stowed in the luggage compartment under the passenger area with the assistance of the driver Buses and coaches shall stop at the stops indicated in the timetable of the service concerned if there are passengers boarding at the stop or if a passenger on bus pressed the stop request button Ez a honlap cookie-kat használ. 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