Lehár (train)
ÖBB 1014 007 with EC41 LEHÁR in Hegyeshalom, Hungary in 2002. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | EuroCity (EC) (1988–2008, 2014–present) |
| Status | Replaced by Railjet，but reinstated in 2014 |
| Locale | Hungary Austria |
| First service | 1979 |
| Last service | December 2008 |
| Successor | RJ 42/41 |
| Former operator(s) | MÁV ÖBB |
| Route | |
| Termini | Budapest Déli / (1979–1996) Budapest Keleti (1996–2008) Wien Südbahnhof |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | EC 40/41 (1988–2008) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz (Hungary) 15 kV AC, 50 Hz (Austria) |
The Lehár is an express train between Budapest, Hungary, and Vienna, Austria. Introduced in 1979, it was the first eastern European train to become a EuroCity service, in 1988.
The train is operated by the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) and the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), and is named after Franz Lehár (1870–1948), an Austro-Hungarian composer. It was replaced by a Railjet service in 2008, but reinstated in 2014.