How the Budapest-Belgrade Railway Cuts Travel Time by Half

MetroTV, Freight services on the Hungarian section of the Budapest-Belgrade railway officially resumed just after midnight on Friday, with the first train departing from Budapest's Ferencvaros station. The Budapest-Belgrade railway, part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is a significant infrastructure project built jointly by China, Hungary, and Serbia to connect the two capitals. The Hungarian section, spanning 158.6 km, is an electrified line designed for both passenger and freight transport, with a maximum speed of 160 km per hour. Construction of the Hungarian section began in July 2020, with the civil engineering phase starting in February 2022. Levente Horváth, director of the Eurasia Center, highlighted that the journey time between Budapest and Belgrade has been reduced from eight hours to just three and a half hours. The railway is expected to provide a major boost to Hungarian logistics and businesses. In the future, it is planned that the railway will extend to the Port of Piraeus in Greece, strengthening connections across Central and Eastern Europe and promoting regional development. The project is the first instance where Chinese railway technology and equipment meet the European Union's Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI). The Serbian section of the railway became fully operational in October of last year. #BudapestBelgradeRailway #BeltAndRoadInitiative #FreightServices #HungarySerbiaRailway #RailwayConnectivity #InfrastructureProject #ChineseTechnology #EuropeanRailway #LogisticsBoost #HungarySerbia #RegionalDevelopment Source: CCTV+ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow juga sosmed kami untuk mendapatkan update informasi terkini! Website: https://www.metrotvnews.com/ Facebook:   / metrotv   Instagram:   / metrotv   Twitter:   / metro_tv   TikTok:   / metro_tv   Metro Xtend: https://xtend.metrotvnews.com/