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Hungarian railways have been struggling with a lack of funding in recent years. This is reflected, for example, in the fact that the only major ongoing project for the purchase of new passenger rail vehicles in Hungary is currently the order for FLIRTs for GYSEV.

In recent years, the Hungarian national operator has been trying to renew its fleet of locomotives.

A new direct service linking the Hungarian and Ukrainian capitals has been introduced with the start of the 2025 timetable.

On 17 January 2025, Stadler celebrated the 15th anniversary of the opening of its bodyshell works in Szolnok.

On 28 September 2023, the MÁV Group signed a contract with Akiem for the lease of 15 Type ES64U2 locomotives in order to cover the growing passenger traffic.

In April 2022, MÁV-START and Siemens Mobility signed a framework agreement for the delivery of 115 Vectron locomotives.

On 1 October 2022, MÁV-START announced that it had taken delivery of the 40th and final Class 815 EMU from Stadler.

On 26 March 2022, MÁV-START announced that the tender for 115 new electric locomotives had been successfully completed. 

Historical step for the railway development in the Budapest metropolitan region.

On 29 November 2021, MÁV-START started a test passenger service on a new train-tram system in southern Hungary, connecting the cities of Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely by using the Szeged - Békéscsaba railway line as a train between them and in Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely working as a tramway, using the local tram lines.

MÁV-START continues renewal of its fleet of long-distance passenger cars.

MÁV-START continues to renew its fleet of long-distance passenger cars.

In May 2017, MÁV-START signed a contract with Stadler for the supply of eight dual-power tram-trains with an option for four more, this being confirmed in July 2020. In early January 2021, the first one left Stadler Valencia works towards Hungary, arriving on the 8th in Szentes.

As we described earlier, during production of the second batch of MÁV-START KISS EMUs, Stadler switched from road to rail transport of these trains.

Stadler at present produces the Class 815 six-car double deck KISS EMUs for MÁV-START.