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HÉV (Helyi Érdekű Vasút, lit. "Railway of Local Interest") is the name of the four suburban railways in and around Budapest. (It is not to be confused with Budapest Metro.) A classic Belgian multiple unit of type 74 A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...
Szentendre (-Hungarian, in Serbian: Sentandreja/Сентандреја) is a small Hungarian town in Pest county, near the capital city of Budapest, known for its museums, galleries, and artists. ...
A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ...
Budapest (pronounced or ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1. ...
The Budapest Metro is the fastest means of public transport in Budapest. ...
Its lines connect Csepel (south), Ráckeve (south, starting more eastwards), Gödöllő (northeast), and Szentendre (north) with the city center. The lines are not connected, and they start from different termini. Csepel is District XXI of Budapest, in the south. ...
Szentendre (-Hungarian, in Serbian: Sentandreja/Сентандреја) is a small Hungarian town in Pest county, near the capital city of Budapest, known for its museums, galleries, and artists. ...
The word terminus is used in several different contexts including various topics: In transport a terminus is commonly used to describe a bus station/rail station acting as an end destination. ...
It operates on standard gauge (1435 mm), electrified at 1000 V DC. As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...
Direct current (DC or continuous current) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. ...
It is operated by BKV, and standard BKV tickets and passes are valid within the boundaries of Budapest, outside it a separate ticket should be validated. BKV (Budapesti K zleked si Rt. ...
The HÉV is a hybrid between a train and a metro, since while most of its stations are overground (outdoor), some are underground.
See also
The Budapest Metro is the fastest means of public transport in Budapest. ...
External links - Schedule at BKV site (http://www.bkv.hu/angol/hev/index.html)
- UrbanRail.Net map (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/bud/budapest.htm)
- Budapest HÉV railway photos (http://www.michaeltaylor.ca/Ind/bud-hev.shtml)
- Commuter service around Budapest: The BHEV (http://www.railfaneurope.net/misc/bhev.html)
- A page about HÉV in Hungarian (http://bhev.budapest.hu/)
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