Specifications - Budapest Border Railway Upgrade, Hungary

Key Data
Ownership	Hungarian State Railways (MAV)
Date opened	1998
Route length	273km
Maximum line speed	160km/h
Gauge	1,435mm
Electrification
Voltage	25kV
Current	AC overhead
Rolling Stock
Locomotive total	18
Builder	SGP/BES
Design	Class 1014
Origins	Austrian Railways
Maximum speed	170km/h
Built	1993
Output	3000kW / 3400kW
Special Characteristics
Railways are biggest employer in Hungary
Vienna-Budapest upgrade crucial
Extensive infrastructure renewal
Old route was life-expired
Part of national MAV 2000 project
Eventual 200km/h line speed
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