BHÉV

HEV - route network

The designated Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút ( bHEV ), often abbreviated as Helyiérdekű Vasút ( HEV ) is an S -Bahn -like system in Hungary. It connects the capital Budapest with its suburbs in the surrounding areas. The formerly independent operating company is now in the municipal public transport company BKV Budapest Zrt. integrated.

The total of 103.7 km comprehensive route network consisting of four operationally separate routes, all starting in Budapest. They lead to Szentendre in the north, Gödöllő in the east, Ráckeve and Csepel Island in the south. A range of branches in the course, so that the network is served by a total of five lines. They are referred to following the four lines of the Budapest Metro (M1 to M4) as H5 to H9.

Previously, these were to overland trams, which were closely linked with the network of tram Budapest and make shared this part. Today, the suburban trains no longer drive to the city center, but end at the edge of town, continue from where then metro, tramway, trolleybus or bus services to the center. Thus, the distance from Gödöllő at Ors ends vezér in the east of Budapest, where the transition to underground line M2 is. The closest to the town center railway station is Batthyány tér.

History

The bHEV was established before the Second World War as a merger of several suburban railways. In the socialist era, she went into state ownership and was merged in the 1950s for a short time with the state railway company of Magyar Államvasutak ( MÁV ). Since the 1960s, it is part of BKV, which also operates all other local transport in Budapest.

Route network

H5 Békásmegyeri / Szentendre HEV

The only north towards Szentendre leading line has a length of 21 kilometers at a journey time of 38 minutes. On Batthyány tér is transitional way to Metro Line 2, and on the leading along the Buda bank of the Danube tram lines 19 and 41

Route: Batthyány tér - Margit híd - Szépvölgyi út - Tímár utca - Árpád híd - Filatorigát - Kaszásdűlő - Aquincum - Rómaifürdő - Csillaghegy - Békásmegyer - Budakalász - Budakalász, lenfonó - Szent István -telep - Pomáz - Pannóniatelep - Szentendre

H6 Ráckevei HEV

This south- west is to Ráckeve leading line with a length of 40 kilometers and a journey time of 75 minutes, the longest of all suburban trains and begins south- east of Csepeli HEV. The terminus Közvágóhíd can be reached by tram line 1 of the ring, the Danube shore line 2 and line 24 from Keleti railway (eastern ).

Route: Közvágóhíd - Beöthy utca * - Ken utca - Timot utca * - Pesterzsébet felső - Torontál utca - Soroksár felső - Soroksár, Heroes' Square - Szent István utca - Millenniumtelep - Dunaharaszti felső - Dunaharaszti Külső - Szigetszentmiklós - József Attila -telep - Szigetszentmiklós alsó - Szigetszentmiklós, Gyártelep - Szigethalom - Szigethalom alsó - Tököl - Sziget major * - Szigetcsép - Egyetemi Tangazdaság * - Szigetszentmárton - Szigetújfalu - Horgásztanyák * - Angyali - sziget * - Ráckeve

Note: * = seasonal

H7 Csepeli HEV

With a length of only seven kilometers and a journey time of 13 minutes, this leading to the south of the Danube island Csepel line is the shortest of all suburban railways. The downtown terminal is equipped with the tram lines 2 and 2A ( along the Pest bank of the Danube ) or the ring lines 4 and 6 accessible. The station Corvin negyed the metro line 3 is half a kilometer away.

Route: Boráros tér - Lágymányosi híd - Szabadkikötő - Szent Imre tér - Karácsony Sándor utca - Csepel

H8 Gödöllői HEV

This line east to Gödöllő requires a driving time of 46 minutes at a distance of 26 kilometers. About the Metro Line 2, which ends just at Ors vezér, there is a faster and more efficient connection to the city center. It is the only track that is still operated in the left-hand traffic. This route also connects some of the sights together, including the castle to Gödöllő and the water park in Mogyoród.

Route: Ors vezér - Rákosfalva - Nagyicce - Sashalom - Mátyásföld, Repülőtér - Mátyásföld, Imre utca - Mátyásföld alsó - Cinkota - Ilonatelep - Kistarcsa, Kórház - Kistarcsa - Zsófialiget - Kerepes - Szilasliget - Mogyoród - Szentjakab - Gödöllő, Erzsébet park - Gödöllő, Szabadság tér - Gödöllő, Palotakert - Gödöllő

H9 Csömöri HEV

This line runs on the same route as Gödöllői HEV to Cinkota. The length is only 11 km, the journey time only 23 to 24 minutes.

Route: Ors vezér - Rákosfalva - Nagyicce - Sashalom - Mátyásföld, Repülőtér - Mátyásföld, Imre utca - Mátyásföld alsó - Cinkota - Cinkota alsó - Árpádföld - Szabadságtelep - Csömör

Technology

All suburban railway routes are electrified and operated at 1000 volts DC. The tracks are standard gauge ( 1435 mm). Several types of vehicles are used, which are mainly from the German Democratic Republic. But also to vehicles manufactured in Hungary are still in use to some extent.