The Hódmezővásárhely-Szeged tram-train line is served by Citylink hybrid vehicles supplied by Swiss company Stadler The Hódmezővásárhely-Szeged tram-train is Hungary’s first public tram-train system It links Hódmezővásárhely and Szeged cities in Csongrád county in southern Hungary Providing a transfer-free connection between the two city centres the tram-train system became fully operational in November 2021 Construction began in April 2018 and the system is operated by Hungarian national train operator MÁV-Start The project aims to establish a sustainable and safe alternative to private car transportation The connection between the two downtowns with a direct fixed railway track will reduce the travel time and increase accessibility It will also enhance the competitiveness of public transportation The project involved the construction of a 3.6km-long single-track tram line between the Hódmezővásárhely Népkert railway station and the Hódmezővásárhely railway terminal The line includes two traffic bypasses and a two-track tram-train terminal The tram line passes through five stations including the Hódmezővásárhely Folk Garden and a double-track terminal near Hódmezővásárhely main station The tram-train deviates from the main railway line at the Hódmezővásárhely Népkert junction and switches to tram operation Andrássy út and Bajcsy-Zsilinszky utca before terminating near the Hódmezővásárhely station The tram-train service includes 12 hybrid vehicles capable of operating safely on both urban tram and rail networks. The Citylink bi-directional dual-mode vehicles are designed to meet the latest safety standards The low-floor and barrier-free configuration enables easy accessibility to people with limited mobility The travel time between the two cities has been reduced to less than 40 minutes The Citylink has a lightweight maintenance-free design and its car bodies are made of high-strength stainless steel as well as four double-leaf doors on each side and a ramp system The 37.2m-long and 2.65m-wide diesel-electric hybrid tram-train weighs about 71t and can accommodate 216 passengers of which 16 are foldable and four are wheelchair-accessible The tram-train has two multi-purpose spaces to accommodate wheelchairs Amenities include an advanced passenger information system, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, charging points for mobiles and laptops, and a state-of-the-art onboard security camera system The vehicles are powered by the 600V DC overhead line network in the two cities as well as two low-emission 390kW diesel power-packs on the main railway line connecting the two cities Designed to run at a maximum speed of 100km/h the vehicles can travel at a maximum speed of 50km/h while diesel-powered operation on the open line is expected to increase the speeds up to 80km/h The Hódmezővásárhely-Szeged tram-train project includes the building of tramways The 22km-long Szeged-Rókus Branch-Hódmezővásárhely Népkert station section was renovated to meet the requirements for the existing track speed of 100km/h The construction works also included a new second track between the Szeged Rókus-Baktó Branch and the Sártó Branch-Kopáncs station The Algyő Tisza Bridge over the Tisza River was also repaired as part of the project The Algyo station was renovated with a new passenger platform while the Hódmezővásárhely Nepkert station was entirely rebuilt The central traffic control on the Szeged Rókus Branch-Hódmezővásárhely People’s Garden route had to be constructed Multiple park-and-ride parking lots and 900 bicycle storage spaces were created in Hódmezővásárhely The total investment in the tram-train project is estimated at HUF80bn ($270.64m) The project is supported by funding from Nemzeti Infrastruktúra Fejlesztő (NIF) a state-owned infrastructure development company The European Union also provided funding for the project The Hungarian Ministry of National Development awarded grants worth HUF17.62bn ($53.83bn) for the purchase of eight new hybrid tram-train vehicles The grant also covers funding for other components including the procurement of the underground bicycle lathe equipment for the construction of a tram-train maintenance base in Szeged and Forrás Unió was engaged to prepare a feasibility study for the establishment of public transportation connections between Hódmezővásárhely and Szeged a joint venture between MÁV Hungarian State Railways and voestalpine Railway Systems was selected to provide turnouts for the project in 2018 MÁV-START awarded a contract to Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler for the delivery of eight bi-mode tram-train vehicles in May 2017. The company received another order for the delivery of four additional Citylink tram-trains Hungarian railway construction company Swietelsky Vasúttechnika was awarded the contract for the construction works of the project provided the construction plans for the reconstruction of large railways as part of the project Főmterv was appointed to prepare the construction plan for the urban railway infrastructure was awarded a contract for the construction of a tram-train maintenance facility at the Szeged-Rendező railway station Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: The following is a translation of an article written by Gáspár Kéri Looking at the portraits of 1848 soldiers by József Plohn a photographer from the city of Hódmezővásárhely with the collection creating an extraordinary monument to the Hungarian freedom movement of the 19th century They visited the photo studio of József Plohn in the twilight of their lives to have their faces captured in photosensitive emulsion and become part of collective Hungarian memory forever The antecedent of the story was the nationwide collection of photographs initiated by the Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca Romania) National Museum of Historical Relics with its call for Photographs of the War of Independence for the Millennium In its advertisements published in newspapers the institution encouraged all defence associations and individuals to take photos of the artifacts and not least of the surviving former soldiers Almost the whole country was mobilized and began research to create a large-scale exhibition planned for the Millennium to commemorate the freedom fight in a truly dignified way the youngest medium of image-making at the time and distinctions of the soldiers are revealed as genuine attributes in the photographs’ Recent research suggests that József Plohn took the first group of his photographs in 1894–1895 on behalf of the Hódmezővásárhely Defence Association The photographer was already a respected citizen of the town and had professional and friendly relations with the painters of the Great Plain Plohn also took ethnographic and anthropological photographs of the surrounding local homesteads their material and architectural monuments can not only be found in Hódmezővásárhely but also in the Photographic Collection of the Museum of Ethnography It is a tragedy of Hungarian history that the photographer died in 1944 in a cattle car on his way to Auschwitz Plohn took eighty-four photographs of veteran soldiers in the two years preceding the millennium adding another seventy-two pieces to his collection who had already appeared in earlier photographs so today we have a total of one hundred and fifty-six portraits of this kind Although similar photos of elderly soldiers were taken all over the country at the time nowhere else is such uniform typology and visual appearance to be found and nowhere else is the social stratification of this part of the Great Plain of the time so eloquently illustrated the photographs can be distinguished visually quite clearly according to the date of their creation: in the 1894–1895 portraits we see half-figures sitting in armchairs in front of a homogeneous background the full-length photographs of veterans are often surrounded by studio props—plants The elderly people in the photographs had been mainly recruited from poor peasant backgrounds during the War of Independence and several factors influenced their post-revolutionary fate are revealed in the photographs as genuine attributes Some of them went into hiding after the defeat of the freedom fight some were conscripted into the Austrian army while others joined the Hungarian Legion in Italy after the Austrian–Hungarian Compromise of 1867 almost all of them returned to their native land where they lived in modest or fair financial conditions The political climate of the time is reflected in the fact that most of them wear a Veteran Medal but there are some who had even served in the Austrian army and thus wore the 50th-anniversary badge of Franz Joseph’s coronation as Emperor and former occupations of ninety of the soldiers in Plohn’s photographs are known and in many cases we are familiar with their entire lifepaths This is partly due to the photographer’s precise notes and partly to the careful research of posterity—the publication of this article was also greatly assisted by the work of historian Ferenc Bernátsky head of the Local History Collection of the János Tornyai Museum—which has kept these photographs in the spotlight for decades new descendants have come forward after recognizing their ancestors in the portraits of unknown veterans Click here to read the original article Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective The underground rapid transit lines have been under construction for almost two decades due to various project delays The cross pinnacle on the Tower of Jesus Christ will be ready to receive visitors in 2026 on the centennial of Gaudi’s death Now you can get your wine in Talence by paying directly in Bitcoin That’s because the state has to spend money on updating the railway infrastructure rather than subsidizing the cost of the popular pass Steffen Romstöck said that he would respect the residents’ choice and would take over the helm of the municipality which will come into force from 1 January 2025 Rethinking renewable energy sources for the urban landscape But operating them is still illegal under the country’s legislation can inform and inspire communities and entrepreneurs that still feel trepidation at the prospect of energy transition it has a unique modular design that allows it to be shortened and lengthened like a train that’s the promise made by the mayor of Paris the district has long been known as the hangout spot for the artsy crowds Hostal de Pinós is located in the geographical centre of the autonomous region the ranking considers several distinct but essential factors these quiet areas will now be available on all main routes in the country The academic institution shows a deeper understanding of the well-being of its students Rides will be free of charge until mid-April 2022 The long-awaited Hódmezővásárhely-Szeged tram-train will start regular operation at dawn on 29 November Passengers will be able to travel between the two cities for free until mid-April 2022 Government Commissioner for the National Development Agency "We have successfully passed the tram-train passenger test and accident simulation We are getting closer to getting the scheduled traffic going," Lázár wrote on his Facebook page At a press conference last week the government commissioner said that the launch of the tram-train connecting the two Hungarian cities could only be compared to the handover of the Békéscsaba-Szeged railway line 150 years ago The first tram-train will depart on 29 November from Hódmezővásárhely at 3:31 and back from Szeged at 4:38. During the start-up period trains will follow each other every 20 minutes during peak hours and every 30 minutes thereafter. The tram-train will also run between the two cities during the night on Thursdays Based on the technical and passenger experience gathered during this period said the Fidesz politician who is also a member of parliament from the region János Lázár emphasized that the investment of HUF 80 billion (over EUR 222 million) will pay off if the tram-train proves to be competitive compared to other modes of transport and if passengers can get between the two cities cheaper and faster the journey between the centres of the two settlements takes 50-55 minutes by bus or train - with a transfer from Szeged. During the commissioning period the tram-trains will travel between Kossuth Square in Hódmezővásárhely and Széchenyi Square in Szeged in 40 minutes.  travel times will be reduced by three to four minutes and the goal is to keep them to no more than 35 minutes from mid-March Passengers will be able to use the tram-trains for free until April 15th. After that the ticket between the two cities will cost HUF 465 (EUR 1,29) and the trip within Hódmezővásárhely will cost HUF 250 (EUR 0,69) has made an offer to the local government of Szeged to introduce a single pass for the entire line that includes the tram service in both cities The price of the pass is expected to be between HUF 15,000 (EUR 41,63) and HUF 20,000 (EUR 55) per month The 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) sets the stage for stronger cooperation between the EU national and local level to fast track Europe's transition to climate neutrality Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their 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continue his Fidesz government for a fourth term An unlikely opposition candidate could disrupt these plans He entered the race without any party affiliation beating Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony and European Parliament vice-president Klára Dobrev Dobrev won the first round of primaries and has the support of a major opposition party she is also the wife of former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány – a socialist – which tarred her campaign Her rivals argued that the electorate demanded a new candidate without any association with existing parties and politicians in Hungary Márki-Zay’s victory at the 2018 mayoral byelection in Hódmezővásárhely was a surprise as well A self-described right-wing Christian candidate and an opponent of Orbán’s Fidesz he consolidated the opposition vote to win in Hódmezővásárhely – where Fidesz strongman János Lázár served as mayor from 2002-12 and an MP after 2014 Márki-Zay’s win set the stage for the 2019 local elections in Budapest, where putting forward a joint candidate was a successful tactic for the opposition in defeating Orbán A major fault line in Hungarian politics has been Budapest – representing left-liberal politics – versus the rest of the country Liberal politics resonate in county towns as well Hódmezővásárhely is an interesting town to this extent where former Fidesz parliamentary group leader Lázár is MP – a testament to the popularity of the governing party It is situated in between two major left-liberal centres of power, Budapest and Szeged. Both of these have seen civil action in support of refugees crossing into Hungary, and protests against Orbán’s anti-LGBTQ+ law Szeged is the only town where the left has continuously held control since 2006 but its mayor failed to transform his success in local politics to become a national rival to Orbán Márki-Zay’s biggest success as mayor appears to have been decreasing the debt of the city Opposition mayors tend to portray debt accumulated under their predecessors as a result of endemic corruption but ultimately voters expect investment in infrastructure In a way, having a non-Fidesz but a conservative and Christian mayor has benefited Hódmezővásárhely, even though the mayor himself has not delivered much. To consolidate support for Fidesz, Lázár has promised Hódmezővásárhely the biggest tramline extension for a century in Hungary Rather than focusing on big projects and substantial political goals and slogans, Márki-Zay takes pride in being non-partisan. He is the founder of the Everybody’s Hungary movement which “welcomes every decent Hungarian who is interested in change” Its primary goal is to present joint candidates against Fidesz mayors in mayoral elections but it does not propose any policy platforms to show the electorate why their candidates should be elected over Fidesz ones Its vague platform purports to fight corruption and nepotism with new political faces in county towns The movement echoes earlier dissident reformist circles from the 1980s promoting a clean new beginning that moves away from old politics Yet claiming to not have any politics is still a political position – and not a very promising one Márki-Zay needs to present alternative policies and projects to those of Fidesz and will have to rely on a party machine for campaigning support He has already suggested establishing a new parliamentary faction for his own movement after the election with “civil [society] candidates without any party affiliation” Can having no politics bring political success to Márki-Zay There is a legacy of successful dissidence movements in the region that displaced ex-communists The region’s current politics are much more complex and vague anti-corruption platforms cannot meet the challenges of Europeanisation Márki-Zay attempted to take a stance on the contentious issue of LGBTQ+ rights, with an April 2021 press conference alongside his family. His suggestion that he was ready to stand with gay Hungarians (including those in Fidesz) raised the ire of Orbán’s party but signalled Márki-Zay’s appeal for both conservative and liberal voters Márki-Zay will certainly affect the course of Hungarian politics This ex-manager of an electricity company and avid follower of American politics cannot be underestimated as a political tactician but whether his strategy will be enough to beat Orbán is less certain This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Aquatics GB use cookies on our website to give you the best possible experience Some are strictly necessary for this website to function and cannot be switched off. With your permission, analytics and functional cookies may be set by us or by a third party provider to further improve the user experience and enhance our website. Read our cookies policy The GBR team closed the session with more medal success as the Mixed 4x100m Medley relay team won Bronze David Murphy and Elliot Clogg joined the teams from Russia who took silver and Italy who won gold for the final medal ceremony of the night this week was all about experiencing the atmosphere at this level and executing my race plans as best I can It's been amazing and the support from the British team has been unbelievable" Day four’s medal haul brings the GBR total for the European Junior Swimming Championships so far to 15 including five gold The session also saw a further four athlete’s progress from semi-finials into finals tomorrow: -        Anna Maine – Women’s 100m Backstroke -        Tazmin Pugh – Women’s 100m Backstroke -        Ciara Schlosshan – Women’s 200m IM -        David Murphy – Men’s 100m Breaststroke A 28-strong Aquatics GB team blending Olympic champion experience with future potential will head to Singapore this summer looking to make their mark at the World Aquatics Championships Duncan Scott and James Guy tied for gold in the most dramatic of Men's 200m Freestyle finals to provide a truly unforgettable finale to the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London Ben Proud provided another sprint masterclass to defend his Men's 50m Freestyle crown as Abbie Wood set an eye-catching personal best in the Women's 200m Individual Medley on Saturday night at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed The diesel-electric bidirectional vehicles will switch seamlessly from Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely tram lines to the intercity railroad at speeds reaching 100 km/h train traffic between the Hungarian cities of Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely will resume following a renovation of the intercity railway What makes this event memorable is that the refurbished line will be serviced by Hungary’s first diesel-electric tram-trains The pioneering vehicle is already doing test rides and the next two tram-trains are expected to arrive this spring with another five to be delivered by this summer dual-mode vehicles will cover the distance between Hódmezővásárhely and Szeged in about 37 minutes so they will provide the fastest way to get from one city to the other can be activated to have a vehicle running every 15 minutes 71-ton tram-train has a capacity of 216 passengers and 92 seats (16 of them foldable) And because it is low-floor and barrier-free it is also friendly to persons with reduced mobility There are two multifunctional spaces suitable for wheelchairs City traffic regulations confine the tram-train to a maximum speed of 50 km/h the stainless steel Pitchfork can dart off at up to 100 km/h The comfortable vehicle features a state-of-the-art passenger information system and on-board security camera system.  The reconstruction of the large railway track between the two cities which has been underway since April 2018 The contractor Swietelsky Vasúttechnika Kft The total tram-train investment will cost HUF 80 billion (EUR 224 842 224) TheMayor.EU stands against fake news and disinformation. If you encounter such texts and materials online, contact us at info@themayor.eu By 2021-12-06T04:57:00+00:00 HUNGARY: The country’s first public tram-train service left Hódmezővásárhely for Szeged at 03.31 on November 29 the government’s special commissioner for the project The 32 km route serves the main stations in both Hódmezővásárhely and Szeged with the tram-trains running on street tracks through both central districts; end-to-end journey time is 51 min Services are initially operating on an hourly frequency before being ramped up from January The full timetable will see a 20 min interval service offered in the morning peak with the tram-trains running every 30 min at other times the tram-trains use a 3∙6 km single-track tramway to serve six stops all of which have loops so that vehicles can pass the tram-trains join the unelectrified main line between Hódmezővásárhelyi Népkert and Szeged Rókus where they diverge onto an 800 m long spur to join Szeged’s existing tram route 1 Once the full tram-train timetable is in place the first time that Hungary’s state-owned passenger operator has managed a street-running tram line To facilitate the introduction of the tram-train service the Szeged Rókus – Hódmezővásárhelyi Népkert route has been modernised partially double-tracked and upgraded from 80 km/h to 100 km/h and centralised traffic management implemented Work on the tram-train project began in April 2018 Ticket vending machines have been installed at most stops and stations although the service will be free to use until April 15 Subject to a satisfactory ramp up of the timetable in the new year a 24 h service is expected to be offered on Fridays and Saturdays Rolling stock is being supplied from Stadler’s Valencia plant under a HF17·6bn contract signed in November 2017 This covers the supply of eight hybrid electro-diesel CityLink vehicles with an option for four more that has since been exercised The initial passenger service started with three vehicles The 37 m long tram-train cars weigh 71 tonnes The air-conditioned vehicles are equipped with CCTV including space for four wheelchairs or eight bicycles and prams ROMANIA: Tenders worth €250m are scheduled to be called in the coming weeks covering work to build a 32 km tram-train network around Oradea Feasibility studies for the project were approved by Bihor county council and Oradea municipality in November 2023 EUROPE: Passenger services have restarted on the 45 km line linking Subotica in Serbia with Szeged in Hungary after an eight-year hiatus An inauguration ceremony was held at Palić station in Serbia on November 28 and was attended by Serbian Minister of Construction HUNGARY: Stadler’s Valencia site has delivered the first of 12 Citylink light rail vehicles ordered for the 22 km Szeged – Hódmezővásárhely tram-train line National passenger operator MÁV-Start placed a HF17∙6bn order for an initial eight .. Site powered by Webvision Cloud Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling party suffered an unexpected setback at a local government by-election on Sunday (25 February) when an opposition-backed independent comfortably beat the Fidesz mayoral candidate weeks before a national election Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán called yesterday (18 February) for a global alliance against migration as his right-wing populist Fidesz party began campaigning for an 8 April election in which it is expected to win a third consecutive landslide victory Transparency International’s annual corruption report slams Hungary & PM Orbán’s grip on the country’s state institutions & clamp down on civil society. https://t.co/0w7khgSEVG pic.twitter.com/BnLJF9c7Z9 Úgy tűnik nem található semmi ezen a helyen IMPRESSZUM SZERZŐI JOGOK ADATVÉDELEM FELHASZNÁLÁSI FELTÉTELEK The tram-train between Hódmezővásárhely and Szeged officially made its first trip The vehicle left the station at 3:30 AM on Monday Travelling on the tram-train is free of charge until mid-April The project was financed from EU funds and cost 80 billion forints (EUR 217,789,390) people can travel from one city to the other in 35 minutes Neither László Botka, the mayor of Szeged, nor Péter Márki-Zay, the mayor of Hódmezővásárhely, were invited to the occasion. László Palkovics, the Minister for Innovation and Technology, and János Lázár, the Government Commissioner for Transport Investment, were there, writes HVG The two mayors inaugurated the new means of transport in Szeged Péter Márki-Zay took the tram-train at 9:30 He then handed over the line together with the mayor of Szeged László Palkovics said that the tram-train is Hungary’s most innovative railway development The next line could be developed between Debrecen and Nagyvárad This investment would have a political aspect to it along with Transylvania and the Hungarians in the region The tram-train would connect cities but also Hungarians living in Hungary and Hungarians living as Romania’s official minority group the tram-train would have the symbolic meaning of connecting a nation separated by a border The diesel-electric hybrid CityLink manufactured by Stadler is an innovative vehicle in Hungary The name indicates the function. The vehicle functions as a train and as a tram, depending on the location and the route. People can travel from one city to another without switching vehicles, thus saving time. Telex reported on the first occasion the tram-train was used They reported that the actual time of the commute was 54 minutes and certain circumstances can affect its schedule If another vehicle is late or something happens It could save time if the speed limit at certain places for trains would be 100 km/h instead of the current 80 km/h It can be switched to diesel mode in places where getting electricity is not possible The doors are also custom-made to fit the height of the stations Only the door that matches the station’s height opens at the respective station Passengers were generally satisfied with the tram-train They like the comfort of it and plan to take the tram-train in the future and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved