Classic route
InterCity Pécs
Budapest → Pécs · Hungary
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InterCity to Pécs, a sun-warmed city of Roman tombs and an Ottoman mosque near the Croatian border in southern Hungary.
How this line was checked
- The 222 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 73545 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.9% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IR 18700
- 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 Pécs?
The InterCity Pécs runs 229 km from Budapest to Pécs.
How long does the InterCity Pécs take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 40 min for the 229 km. That is an average of 86 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the InterCity Pécs?
MÁV-START, with Traxx + IC+ coaches.
How old is the InterCity Pécs?
The line has been in service since 1882. 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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