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Railways Hungary, in 36 editions.
The entry for Hungary published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 26 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 26
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Railroads”
- 7,770 km total;
- 7,513 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge (mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.524-meter broad gauge;
- 1,138 km double track, 2,088 km electrified;
- all government owned (1987)
7,770 km total; 7,513 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge (mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.524-meter broad gauge; 1,138 km double track, 2,088 km electrified; all government owned (1987)
Published as “Railroads”
- 7,765 km total;
- 7,508 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge (mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.520-meter broad gauge;
- 1,147 km double track, 2,161 km electrified;
- all government owned (1988)
7,770 7,765 km total; 7,513 7,508 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge (mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.524-meter 1.520-meter broad gauge; 1,138 1,147 km double track, 2,088 2,161 km electrified; all government owned (1987) (1988)
Published as “Railroads”
- 7,765 km total;
- 7,508 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge (mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.520-meter broad gauge;
- 1,147 km double track, 2,161 km electrified;
- all government owned (1991)
7,765 km total; 7,508 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge
(mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.520-meter broad gauge; 1,147 km double track,
2,161 km electrified; all government owned (1988) (1991)
Published as “Railroads”
- 7,765 km total;
- 7,508 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge (mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.520-meter broad gauge;
- 1,236 km double track, 2,249 km electrified;
- all government owned (1990)
7,765 km total; 7,508 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge
(mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.520-meter broad gauge; 1,147 1,236 km double track,2,161 2,249 km electrified; all government owned (1991) (1990)
Published as “Railroads”
- 7,765 km total;
- 7,508 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge (mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.520-meter broad gauge;
- 1,236 km double track, 2,249 km electrified;
- all government owned (1990)
7,765 km total; 7,508 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 222 km narrow gauge
gauge (mostly 0.760-meter), 35 km 1.520-meter broad gauge; 1,236 km
double track,
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 7,785 km
- broad gauge:
- 35 km 1.520-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,574 km 1.435-m gauge (2,277 km electrified; 1,236 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 176 km mostly 0.760-m gauge (1994)
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 7,785 km
broad gauge: 35 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,574 km 1.435-m gauge (2,277 km electrified; 1,236 km
double track)
narrow gauge: 176 km mostly 0.760-m gauge (1994)
- total:
- 7,685 km
- broad gauge:
- 35 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,474 km 1.435-m gauge (2,162 km electrified; 1,236 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 176 km mostly 0.760-m gauge (1995)
note: Hungry and Austria jointly manage the cross-border standard-gauge railway between Gyor, Sopron, Ebenfurti, and Vasut, a distance of about 100 km
total: 7,785 7,685 km
broad gauge: 35 km 1.520-m 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,574 7,474 km 1.435-m gauge (2,277 (2,162 km electrified; 1,236 km
km double track)
narrow gauge: 176 km mostly 0.760-m gauge (1994) (1995)
note: Hungry and Austria jointly manage the cross-border
standard-gauge railway between Gyor, Sopron, Ebenfurti, and Vasut, a
distance of about 100 km
- total:
- 7,619 km
- broad gauge:
- 35 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,408 km 1.435-m gauge (2,216 km electrified; 1,236 km double track)
- narrow gauge :
- 176 km 0.760-m gauge (1995)
note: Hungry and Austria jointly manage the cross-border standard-gauge railway between Gyor, Sopron, Ebenfurti, and Vasut, a distance of about 100 km
total: 7,685 7,619 km
broad gauge: 35 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,474 7,408 km 1.435-m gauge (2,162 (2,216 km electrified; 1,236
double track)
narrow gauge: gauge : 176 km mostly 0.760-m gauge (1995)
note: Hungry and Austria jointly manage the cross-border
standard-gauge railway between Gyor, Sopron, Ebenfurti, and Vasut, a
distance of about 100 km
- total:
- 7,606 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,394 km 1.435-m gauge (2,207 km electrified; 1,236 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 176 km 0.760-m gauge (1996)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border standard-gauge railway between Gyor, Sopron, Ebenfurt (Gyor-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Rt) a distance of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria
total: 7,619 7,606 km
broad gauge: 35 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,408 7,394 km 1.435-m gauge (2,216 (2,207 km electrified; 1,236 km
double track)
narrow gauge : gauge: 176 km 0.760-m gauge (1995) (1996)
note: Hungry Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border
standard-gauge railway between Gyor, Sopron, Ebenfurti, and Vasut, a Ebenfurt
(Gyor-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Rt) a distance of about 100 101 km in Hungary
and 65 km in Austria
- total:
- 7,606 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,394 km 1.435-m gauge (2,207 km electrified; 1,236 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 176 km 0.760-m gauge (1996)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border standard-gauge railway between Gyor, Sopron, Ebenfurt (Gyor-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Rt) a distance of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria
total: 7,606 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,394 km 1.435-m gauge (2,207 km electrified; 1,236 km
km double track)
narrow gauge: 176 km 0.760-m gauge (1996)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border
standard-gauge railway between Gyor, Sopron, Ebenfurt
(Gyor-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Rt) a distance of about 101 km in Hungary
Hungary and 65 km in Austria
- total:
- 7,606 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,394 km 1.435-m gauge (2,270 km electrified; 1,236 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 176 km 0.760-m gauge (1998)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border standard-gauge railway between Gyor, Sopron, Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) a distance of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria
total: 7,606 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,394 km 1.435-m gauge (2,207 (2,270 km electrified; 1,236
narrow gauge: 176 km 0.760-m gauge (1996) (1998)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border
(Gyor-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Rt)
- total:
- 7,606 km broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 7,394 km 1.435-m gauge (2,270 km electrified; 1,236 km double track) narrow gauge: 176 km 0.760-m gauge (1998) note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) a distance of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria
total: 7,606 kmbetween connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) a distance of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria
- total:
- 7,869 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,614 km 1.435-m gauge (2,423 km electrified; 1,236 km double-tracked)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border, standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) which has a route length of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria (2001)
total: 7,606 7,869 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,394 7,614 km 1.435-m gauge (2,270 (2,423 km electrified; 1,236 km double track) narrow gauge: 176 km 0.760-m gauge (1998) double-tracked)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border cross-border, standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) which has a distance route length of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria (2001)
- total:
- 7,875 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,620 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage a cross-border, standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) with a route length of 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria; 156 km of this line is electrified (2002)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge
total: 7,869 7,875 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gaugenarrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gaugestandard gauge: 7,614 7,620 km 1.435-m gauge (2,423 km electrified; 1,236 (2,628 km double-tracked) electrified)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the a cross-border, standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) which has with a route length of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria (2001) Austria; 156 km of this line is electrified (2002)
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge
- total:
- 7,937 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,682 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2003)
total: 7,875 7,937 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,620 7,682 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage a cross-border, standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) with a route length of 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria; 156 km of this line is electrified (2002)narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2003)
- total:
- 7,937 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,682 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2004)
total: 7,937 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,682 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 7,937 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,682 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2005)
total: 7,937 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,682 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 8,057 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2006)
total: 7,937 8,057 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,682 7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2005) (2006)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 8,057 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 27
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2008)
total:
8,057 km
country comparison to the world:
27
broad gauge:
36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge:
7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
219 km 0.760-m gauge (2006) (2008)
- total:
- 9,208 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 23
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,911 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2009)
total:8,057 9,208 km
country comparison to the world:27 23
broad gauge:
36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge:
7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 (2,911 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
219 km 0.760-m gauge (2008) (2009)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 8,057 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 26
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,911 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2009)
total:9,208 8,057 km
country comparison to the world:23 26
broad gauge:
36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge:
7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,911 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
219 km 0.760-m gauge (2009)
- total:
- 8,049 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,794 km 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 26
total:
8,057country comparison to the world:broad gauge:
26
standard gauge:
7,802(2,911 (2,889 km electrified)
narrow gauge:(2009) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 26
- total:
- 8,049 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,794 km 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 27
total: 8,049 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,794 km 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 26 27
- total:
- 8,049 km
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,794 km 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 28
total: 8,049 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,794 km 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 27 28
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- total:
- 8,049 km (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 7,794 km 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified) (2014)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)
- broad gauge:
- 36 km 1.524-m gauge (2014)
total: 8,049 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,794 km 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified) (2014)
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)country comparison to the world: 28 broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge (2014)
- total:
- 8,049 km (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 7,794 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 219 km (2014) 0.760-m gauge
- broad gauge:
- 36 km (2014) 1.524-m gauge
total: 8,049 km (2014)
standard gauge: 7,794 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified) (2014)
narrow gauge: 219 km (2014) 0.760-m gauge (2014)
broad gauge: 36 km (2014) 1.524-m gauge (2014)
The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.
- total:
- 7,687 km (2020) 3,111 km electrified
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 7,687 km (2020) 3,111 km electrified
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Hungary: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/hungary/railways.