Classic route

Vác–Balassagyarmat railway

Balassagyarmat → Vác · Hungary

Distance: 68 km
Fastest time: 2 h 5 min
Average speed: 33 km/h
Operator: MÁV-Start
Train: R 32249
Countries: Hungary
In service since: 1909

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Two railways meet at Drégelypalánk: the Ipoly valley line reached Balassagyarmat on 15 August 1891, and the line south through the Börzsöny to Vác carried its first train on 11 July 1909.

How this line was checked

Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 4522196 — 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 R 32249
Wikipedia has an article for this line

How long is the Vác–Balassagyarmat railway?

The Vác–Balassagyarmat railway runs 68 km from Balassagyarmat to Vác.

How long does the Vác–Balassagyarmat railway take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 5 min for the 68 km. That is an average of 33 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Vác–Balassagyarmat railway?

MÁV-Start, with R 32249.

How old is the Vác–Balassagyarmat railway?

The line has been in service since 1909. 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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