Classic route
InterCity Debrecen
Budapest → Debrecen · Hungary
Hourly InterCity across the Great Hungarian Plain to Debrecen, the nation’s second city, on the 160 km/h eastern main line.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 4481917 — 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 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IR 6002
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the InterCity Debrecen?
The InterCity Debrecen runs 221 km from Budapest to Debrecen.
How long does the InterCity Debrecen take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 20 min for the 221 km. That is an average of 95 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the InterCity Debrecen?
MÁV-START, with Traxx + IC+ coaches.
How old is the InterCity Debrecen?
The line has been in service since 1857. 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.
How often does the InterCity Debrecen run?
26 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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