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More improvements to come at Balaton railway stations

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2025. 05. 08. 10:53
The aim of the projects is to provide passengers with more comfortable, modern and accessible stations on the Hungarian coast.

The Építési és Közlekedési Minisztérium would continue its massive project to modernise railway stations and stops in Hungary. As we previously reported, the development of the Balatonfenyves railway station and the Balatonszéplak upper stop will be completed by the summer of 2024.

The ministry is now looking for a contractor for the construction of additional railway stations and stops in North and South Balaton through conditional tenders.

The railway line to the southern shore of Lake Balaton has undergone extensive renovation in several projects since 2010. In 2014-2015, the railway line between Lepsény - Szántód-Kőröshegy was rebuilt as the first phase of the reconstruction of the Székesfehérvár-Keszthely railway line, phase I. As a continuation of the project, the next 53 km section between Szántód-Kőröshegy and Balatonszentgyörgy was rebuilt between 2016 and 2018, and the 53 km section between Kaposvár and Fonyód was also reconstructed.

As part of the overall upgrade, the railway infrastructure will be renewed, as will the environment around the stations, with different content for each station. The reconstruction of the reception buildings and their lobbies will be carried out, together with the associated water engineering, utility replacement and other construction and demolition works. The projects are planned to include accessibility improvements, P+R parking, bicycle storage, modernisation of the passenger information system, pedestrian areas and green areas.

 

The affected South Balaton railway stations:

The electrification of the Szabadbattyán – Balatonfüred section of the North Balaton railway line electrification of the section of the North Balaton railway line between Szabadbattyán and Balatonfüred was completed in 2021. The investment involved the electrification of the 55-kilometre section of the line and the reconstruction and expansion of the Szabadbattyán substation.

According to the information in the recently published public procurement notice, the projects aim to renovate, rebuild and make accessible the reception buildings and station platforms along the northern shore of Lake Balaton, as well as to reconstruct the immediate surroundings of stations and stops to improve passenger comfort.

The passenger information system will be upgraded, bicycle and car parking facilities will be created, and the station environment will be tidied up. The local cables for telecommunications networks will be installed, as well as the associated telecommunications and security cables.

The affected North Balaton railway stations:

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