BHÉV

Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút (BHÉV)

Overview
Owner	MÁV-HÉV Zrt. (public ownership)
Locale	Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary
Transit type	Commuter rail/rapid transit
Number of lines	4 (+1 side line)
Number of stations	81
Operation
Operator(s)	MÁV-HÉV Zrt.
Technical
System length	103.7 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
BHÉV-lines

BHÉV (Budapest Helyiérdekű Vasút, "Budapest Railway of Local Interest") 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 MÁV-HÉV Zrt., yet are not part of the Budapest Metro. Inside Budapest, standard BKK tickets and passes are valid on the BHÉV. Outside Budapest, a separate ticket must be validated.

Lines and developments

Line	Name	Route		Date of opening	Length (km)	Number of stations	Ride time (end stn. to end stn.)
		Base station (Budapest)	End station
	Szentendrei HÉV	Batthyány tér	Szentendre	17 August 1888	20.9	17	39 minutes
	Ráckevei HÉV	Közvágóhíd	Ráckeve	7 August 1887	40.1	24	74 minutes
	Csepeli HÉV	Boráros tér	Csepel	29 April 1951	6.7	6	13 minutes
	Gödöllői HÉV Csömöri HÉV	Örs vezér tere	Gödöllő Csömör	20 July 1888	25.6 10.7	20 12	46 minutes 23 minutes
Total:					103.7	71

Network

HÉV terminus under Batthyány Square

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).

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)

See also

• List of Budapest HÉV stations

External links

Media related to BHÉV at Wikimedia Commons

• Schedule at BKK site
• UrbanRail.Net map
• Budapest HÉV railway photos
• Commuter service around Budapest: The BHEV
• Map of BHÉV lines
• Map of old BHÉV lines

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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

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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