GySEV Secures 5-Year Contract For 1,195 Km Hungarian Rail Network

GySEV finalized a 5-year contract for 1,195 km of Hungarian railway infrastructure maintenance and operation from 2026.

GySEV Secures 5-Year Contract For 1,195 Km Hungarian Rail Network
January 22, 2026 5:39 pm | Last Update: March 11, 2026 7:46 pm
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The Hungarian Ministry of Construction and Transport has finalized a public service contract with Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurth Zrt. (GySEV) for railway infrastructure maintenance and operation. The agreement is effective from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030, and pertains to a network of 1,195 km within Hungary.

The contractual framework includes provisions for the state to cover justified operational costs that are not met by company revenue. The total network managed by GySEV, which includes sections in Austria, spans 1,261 km. Financial terms of the five-year agreement were not disclosed.

A significant portion of the network covered by this contract, totaling 752 km, was transferred from the management of Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) to GySEV in July 2025. This segment of the infrastructure serves approximately 40 different railway companies.

The lines previously operated by MÁV record an annual freight volume of 754 million tonne-kilometers. Daily operations on this part of the network involve an average of 420 train movements.