On Sunday evening, five carriages of the InterCity Claudiopolis from Cluj-Napoca in Romania derailed near the tracks to Keleti station in Budapest. Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident, according to an official statement from the Hungarian railway company MÁV.
Traffic at Keleti Station has come to a standstill
Due to the derailment, access to the tracks leading to Keleti Station is completely blocked, forcing the station to suspend all departures and arrivals for the rest of Sunday evening. Authorities have warned that the investigation and recovery operations could take a long time.
Reports from readers of telex suggest that passengers on stopped trains were not informed of the situation. Many began walking to the station. “After waiting for 10-15 minutes, passengers began to get off and walk along the tracks. We were not kept informed. After about 20 minutes, we too got off and left the area through the nearest exit, a gate in the soundproof fence. There was no panic, just impatient people,” wrote one reader.
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Keleti train station, Hungary. Source: MÁV
Source: MTI
Source: MTI
Source: MTI
MÁV’s Facebook page There were further details on the disruptions to train traffic:
- Trains on the Budapest–Hatvan–Miskolc route only run as far as Kőbánya felső and return from there to Hatvan.
- The trains on the Budapest–Újszász–Szolnok–Békéscsaba route end in Rákos and from there return to Újszász.
- Trains on the Budapest–Pécs and Budapest–Győr–Hegyeshalom routes turn around at Kelenföld station.
In addition, train tickets are also valid for travel on other public transport, including the M2 metro line between Keleti and Déli stations, the entire M4 metro line, tram 37A and buses 161 and 168E.
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