US EditionRail Transport Towards Lake Balaton Collapses on First Day of Long Weekend
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According to the CEO of MÁV, this line was completely renovated 10 years ago, and the barriers and safety equipment were supplied by Siemens for more than 15 billion forints.
Rail transport towards Lake Balaton collapses on first day of long weekend
Thousands of passengers heading to Lake Balaton and Lake Velence from Budapest faced major disruptions on the first day of the Pentecost long weekend, as Hungary’s rail and road systems struggled to handle the increased traffic. Balaton main lines collapse According to MÁV (Hungarian State Railways), trains on the main lines to Balaton were delayed by 30 to 90 minutes due to a series of technical problems. On the roads, heavy traffic caused sign…
Zsolt Hegyi's post revealed that they had encountered a similar error this week, but they did nothing.
Trains on Lake Balaton are running with significant delays after a faulty barrier in Tárnok and between Martonvásár and Kápolnásnyék, according to MÁV, is slowing down traffic. The CEO of MÁV said he had ordered an immediate investigation because it is unacceptable that thousands of families are again suffering from a barrier fault on a railway track that was renovated "from the basement to the attic" 10 years ago.
A barrier failure caused significant disruptions to rail traffic on Lake Balaton, causing several trains to not run or to only partially complete their routes.
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