A modern maintenance base may be built for domestically manufactured super trains

A call for tenders for the design of a motor train maintenance workshop in Szombathely has been published in the EU Public Procurement Bulletin .

GYSEV Zrt. announced last year that it had ordered a fleet of 11 new FLIRT-type InterCity motor trains from the manufacturer Stadler. The current design task is to create the technical background for this fleet development.

A new, modern maintenance base may be built

The designer's task is to design a thermally insulated workshop hall with a net floor area of approximately 5,300 m² and a cornice height of 10 metres. The hall will also include a traditional building section with an office function of approximately 400 m².

The development also includes significant railway infrastructure construction: at least 3,500 linear metres of track will be built, with the following main units:

• three-track maintenance and repair hall;
• single-track washing hall;
• workshops, warehouses, offices and social rooms.

The hall must be capable of servicing at least three electric multiple units, each 106 metres long, at the same time. The planned track network is designed for a speed of 20 km/h and an axle load of 225 kN, with a UIC54 system and a seamless structure. The tracks inside the hall will have a pit and side track design.

The project also includes:

• construction and conversion of overhead line systems;
• creation of a new street lighting network;
• FET system conversion;
• expansion of telecommunications systems;
• the development of the entire public utility connection infrastructure and its replacement as necessary;
• road access, internal road network, paving and parking facilities.

Complex design tasks

The winning designer will be responsible for preparing the approval and implementation plans, as well as obtaining all necessary permits from the authorities, asset managers, public utility companies and public road operators.

Part of the task:

• preparation of preliminary archaeological documentation;
• participation in the public procurement procedure to be launched for the implementation;
• professional support for the customer;
• preparing plan modifications and cover plans, if necessary;
• comprehensive design supervision during the construction period;
• Preparation of railway sector plans, including the necessary NoBo, DeBo, AsBo and system integrity certifications.

Deadline for submitting bids: 16 January 2026.

Fittings that meet the latest international standards are manufactured in our country.

The railway company announced in September 2025 announced that the final exterior and interior design of the vehicles had been completed. The car bodies are being manufactured at the Stadler plant in Szolnok. The first trains are expected to arrive in the last quarter of 2027, and the IC motor train fleet will be complete in the first quarter of 2028. The modern vehicles will be in continuous service on the Sopron-Budapest and Szombathely-Budapest routes from the end of 2027.