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Hungary: ETCS deployment makes slow progress

By 2025-09-19T13:00:00

ETCS Level 2 activated on Százhalombatta – Pusztaszabolcs line (image NIF)

The maximum speed on two Hungarian lines has been increased to 160 km/h following the introduction of ETCS Level 2, and officials report progress with its deployment by Chinese contractors on the Budapest – Beograd corridor. Benjámin Zelki investigates.

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