Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway

Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway
Overview
Other name(s)Hatvan–Fülek railway line
StatusOperational
OwnerMÁV & ŽSR
Line number81 in Hungary
164 in Slovakia
LocaleInternational
Termini
Stations12 stations & 9 stops
WebsiteTimetable in Hungary
Service
Operator(s)MÁV
Depot(s)Hatvan
Daily ridership10
Ridership15 (on workdays)
History
Opened19 May 1867
Technical
Line length77.973 km (48.450 mi)
Number of tracks2 from Hatvan to Selyp
1 from Selyp to Fiľakovo
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph) HatvanKisterenye
90 km/h (56 mph) KisterenyeSomoskőújfalu
80 km/h (50 mph) SomoskőújfaluFiľakovo
Route map

Line 82
Line 80
0.00
Hatvan
Line 80
6.37
Mátravidék Power Plant
8.43
Lőrinci
10.7
Selyp
14.33
Apc-Zagyvaszántó
Border of Nógrád and Heves Counties
18.73
Jobbágyi
Factory in Jobbágyi
21.30
Szurdokpüspöki
29.38
Pásztó
32.13
Mátraszőlős-Hasznos
33.11
Warehouse of Pásztó
35.46
Tar
38.63
Mátraverebély
42.01
Nagybátony
Line 84
45.45
Kisterenye
47.21
Kisterenye-Bányatelep (mine settlement)
Vizslás
53.63
Zagyvapálfalva
56.15
Salgótarján külső (Salgótarján outer)
58.25
Salgótarján
Steel Factory of Salgótarján
64.73
Somoskőújfalu
66.21
Border of Hungary and Slovakia
68.32
Šiatorská Bukovinka
Main road 71
Radzovce
Belina
Line 160
77.97
Fiľakovo
Line 160

Hatvan– Fiľakovo railway is a non-electrified railway connecting Hatvan, Hungary with Fiľakovo, Slovakia. Once a major connecting railway, the line currently sees only local Regionalbahn service and local goods traffic. It is double tracked from Hatvan to Selyp, then single tracked for the remainder of the distance to Fiľakovo. It is a class 3 passenger and goods line from Hatvan to Salgótarján, then becomes a class 4 line from there to Fiľakovo. The line has utilized clock-face scheduling operation since 2008, when direct express train connecting service with Budapest ended. The Hungarian portion is designated as line 81 and the Slovakian portion is line 164.