Classic route
Baja–Kiskunhalas railway
Baja → Kiskunhalas · Hungary
- Distance
- 76 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 6 min
- Average speed
- 69 km/h
- Operator
- MÁV SZESZA
- Train
- IR 7802
- Countries
- Hungary
- In service since
- 1903
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Trianon cut two branch lines in half and Hungary joined the stumps: the Baja end opened on 8 January 1885, the Kiskunhalas end on 31 October 1903.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 20507235 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IR 7802
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
How long is the Baja–Kiskunhalas railway?
The Baja–Kiskunhalas railway runs 76 km from Baja to Kiskunhalas.
How long does the Baja–Kiskunhalas railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 6 min for the 76 km. That is an average of 69 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Baja–Kiskunhalas railway?
MÁV SZESZA, with IR 7802.
How old is the Baja–Kiskunhalas railway?
The line has been in service since 1903. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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