BHÉV

Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút (BHÉV)

Overview

Owner

BKV (public ownership)

Locale

Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary

Transit type

Commuter rail/rapid transit

Number of lines

4 (+1 side line)

Number of stations

Operation

Operator(s)

BKV

Technical

System length

103.7 km

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

BHÉV-lines

BHÉV (Budapest Helyiérdekű Vasút), is a system of four commuter rail lines (Szentendre HÉV, Gödöllő HÉV, Csömör HÉV and Ráckeve HÉV) and rapid transit (Csepel HÉV and Békásmegyer HÉV (part of the Szentendre HÉV)) lines in and around Budapest, Hungary. The BHÉV operates on standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) ), and is electrified at 1000 V DC.

The BHÉV lines were constructed as branch lines of the Hungarian State Railways. Helyiérdekű vasút (HÉV), literally "railway of local interest", is a general term in Hungarian traffic. Therefore, like internationally with the term metro, the stations are only marked with H or HÉV, though this is not the full name of the system. The four BHÉV lines are operated by the public transport company BKV, yet are not part of the Budapest Metro. Inside Budapest, standard BKV tickets and passes are valid on the BHÉV. Outside Budapest, a separate ticket must be validated.

Network

HÉV terminus under Batthyány Square (direct transfer to M2)

Lágymányosi Bridge station on the Csepel HÉV line

The BHÉV connects Csepel (south), Ráckeve (far south), Gödöllő (northeast), and Szentendre (north) with various points of central Budapest. The four BHÉV lines are not connected directly, each originating from a different terminus, but their railway are still connected to the MÁV lines. The BHÉV is a hybrid between a commuter rail and a rapid transit. Although most of its stations are above ground and outdoor, some are underground (for example the city centre terminus at Batthyány tér).

Logo	Name	Termini
	Szentendrei HÉV	Batthyány tér M - Szentendre
	Ráckevei HÉV	Közvágóhíd - Ráckeve
	Csepeli HÉV	Boráros tér - Csepel
	Gödöllői HÉV	Örs vezér tére M - Gödöllő
	Csömöri HÉV	Örs vezér tére M - Csömör

Future

The BHÉV lines are planned to become integrated into the metro network. The Szentendre, Ráckeve and Csepel lines are slated to be merged into what is called the metro line 5 (North-South Regional rapid railway). The connection will be made by an underground line between the Kaszásdűlő and Lágymányosi bridge stations, and extended in order to reach the center of Pesterzsébet. The Urban and Suburban Transit Association (Városi és Elővárosi Közlekedési Egyesület) has presented a plan to merge line 2 with the HÉV from Gödöllő. The city government did not totally accept the plan, but it still may be built after 2015.

Former lines

Logo used between 2011 and 2014

Today there are four (plus one branch line to Csömör) BHÉV lines in and around Budapest, although other HÉV lines around Budapest have existed in the past.

Now integrated to MÁV's (Hungarian State Railways) network:

Esztergom HÉV (today suburban railway, since 1931 owned by Hungarian State Railways)
Lajosmizse HÉV (suburban railway, a.k.a. Budapest-Tiszai HÉV, 1909)
Vác–Budapest–Veresegyház–Gödöllő HÉV (partially abandoned, but the Vác–Veresegyház–Budapest line is still in operation)

Owned by the local tramway operators and abandoned or integrated to the actual tramway network:

Budafok HÉV (today tram route 47; branch of Budapest-Budafok HÉV, owned by BKVT)
Törökbálint HÉV (mostly demolished), the remaining line is tram no. 41
Nagytétény HÉV line (from Budafok to Budatétény and Nagytétény; converted to tram line 43 in 1963, later withdrawn)

Withdrawn BHÉV lines:

Pesterzsébet (converted to tramway and radically reduced)
Rákosszentmihály (a line connected to Budapest-Gödöllő branch, replaced by bus)
The BVKV (Budapestvidéki Közúti vasút – Budapest Suburban Tramway, owned by BKVT) is almost totally withdrawn and has been replaced by bus service, although the first stop has been converted to a tram stop.

Branch of Budapest-Szentlőrinci HÉV (owned by BLVV):

Pestszentlőrinc line (now tram line 50)
Kispest line (now tram line 42)

External links

Media related to BHÉV at Wikimedia Commons

Budapest

Landmarks

Bridges	Árpád Bridge Elisabeth Bridge Liberty Bridge Margaret Bridge Megyeri Bridge Petőfi Bridge Rákóczi Bridge Széchenyi Chain Bridge

Castles and palaces	Buda Castle Danube Palace Gresham Palace Hotel Astoria Hotel Gellért Labyrinth of Buda Castle Nagytétény Castle New York Palace Vajdahunyad Castle

Government	Budapest City Hall Hungarian National Bank Hungarian Parliament Building House of Magnates Sándor Palace

Memorials	Holocaust Memorial Center Kossuth Memorial Liberty Statue Little Princess Statue Matthias Fountain Shoes on Danube Bank

Museums and galleries	Aquincum Museum Ethnographic Museum Geological Museum Kunsthalle Hospital in the Rock House of Terror National Gallery National Museum Natural History Museum Railway History Park Koller Gallery Memento Park Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library Palace of Arts Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Fine Arts National Széchényi Library Transportation Museum Southeast Asian Gold Museum

Parks and gardens	Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden City Park City Park Ice Rink Gellért Hill Haller Park Fiume Road National Graveyard Margaret Island Népliget Normafa Óbuda Island

Places of worship	Dohány Street Synagogue Gellért Hill Cave Lutheran Church of Budavár Matthias Church Palace Chapel Rumbach Street Synagogue Szilágyi Dezső Square Reformed Church St. Stephen's Basilica Tomb of Gül Baba

Squares and Streets	Andrássy Avenue Citadella Danube Promenade Deák Ferenc Square Ferenciek Square Grand Boulevard Heroes' Square Hungary Boulevard Kossuth Square Liberty Square Oktogon Small Boulevard Váci Street Vörösmarty Square

Theaters and opera	Comedy Theatre Court Theatre of Buda Erkel Theatre Hungarian State Opera House Magyar Theatre National Theatre Vigadó Concert Hall

Thermal spas	Gellért Baths Király Baths Lukács Baths Rudas Baths Rácz Thermal Bath Széchenyi Medicinal Bath

Other	Café Gerbeaud Elizabeth Lookout Fisherman's Bastion Great Market Hall Gundel Restaurant House of Hungarian Wines Hungarian Academy of Sciences Millennium Underground Railway F-4 Object

Districts

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Category

BHÉV (Budapest Suburban Train)

	Batthyány tér Margit híd, budai hídfő Szépvölgyi út Tímár utca Szentlélek tér Filatorigát Kaszásdűlő Aquincum Rómaifürdő Csillaghegy Békásmegyer Budakalász Budakalász, Lenfonó Szentistvántelep Pomáz Pannóniatelep Szentendre

	Közvágóhíd Beöthy utca Kén utca Timót utca Pesterzsébet felső Torontál utca Soroksár felső Soroksár, Hősök tere Szent István utca Milleniumtelep Dunaharaszti felső Dunaharaszti külső Szigetszentmiklós József Attila-telep Szigetszentmiklós alsó Szigetszentmiklós, Gyártelep Szigethalom Szigethalom alsó Tököl Szigetcsép Szigetszentmárton-Szigetújfalu Horgásztanyák Angyalisziget Ráckeve

	Boráros tér Közvágóhíd Szabadkikötő Szent Imre tér Karácsony Sándor utca Csepel

	Örs vezér tere Rákosfalva Nagyicce Sashalom Mátyásföld, repülőtér Mátyásföld, Imre utca Mátyásföld alsó Cinkota Ilonatelep Kistarcsa, kórház Kistarcsa Zsófialiget Kerepes Szilasliget Mogyoród Szentjakab Gödöllő, Erzsébet park Gödöllő, Szabadság tér Gödöllő, Palotakert Gödöllő

	Örs vezér tere Rákosfalva Nagyicce Sashalom Mátyásföld, repültőtér Mátyásföld, Imre utca Mátyásföld alsó Cinkota Cinkota alsó Árpádföld Szabadságtelep Csömör

Public transport in Budapest

Metro

HÉV

Ship

Tram	1 2 3 4 6 12 14 17 19 24 28 37 37A 41 42 47 47B 48 49 50 51 51A 52 56 56A 59 59A 59B 60 61 62 62A 69

Trolleybus	70 72 73 74 74A 75 76 77 78 79 80 80A 81 82 83

Bus	BKV bus Nocturnal lines (Éjszakai járatok)

Special	Gyermekvasút Budavári Sikló Libegő Fogaskerekű

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BHÉV

Network

Future

Former lines

See also

External links