Budapest-Belgrade high-speed railway: Passenger transport will possibly be launched as early as this winter

The construction phase as of February 2024; Photo: MGSI

The technical handover of the Hungarian part of the Budapest-Belgrade high-speed railway could take place already this fall, while passenger traffic could also start during the winter, said Hungary's Minister of Construction and Transport Janos Lazar.

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He told RTV Panon that Hungarian State Railways plans to run three pairs of trains a day between Budapest and Belgrade - three in each direction.

"We will provide a high quality service, with high speeds and fast connection between the two capitals. The railway is of great importance for the economy, because a large part of the goods entering Europe will be transported to Western Europe via this railway," Lazar said in Palic, where he attended a celebration organized by the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians.

Lazar pointed out that the Budapest-Belgrade high-speed railway is a symbol and a sign of "the goal that Serbia, with the help and unreserved support of Hungary, becomes a member of the European Union, that Serbs, the Serbian economy and Serbian commodity exchange enter the EU via (Hungary)."

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)