As the water level is increasing day by day, it is flood effects they also affect land traffic on the parallel sections. Rail and road traffic is affected not only by flooding rivers, but also by rainy weather: disruptions are to be expected due to tree falls and damage to overhead lines caused by strong winds.
The railway company’s specialists are in constant consultation with the organizations and authorities involved in flood protection. In case of railway disruptions, replacement buses are on standby. Attention was drawn to the fact that railway traffic in several countries to the west of Hungary is interrupted and suspended in several areas. The train service between Hegyeshalom and Vienna has also stopped to Austria, and according to the information provided by ÖBB, train traffic to the west of Vienna will be suspended until at least Monday noon, so traveling by train to Austria is not recommended or possible until Tuesday. In the event of a cancellation of international trains on the Budapest-Vienna route a MÁV-START trains are replaced domestically by motor trains.
The Kámán Imre EuroNight (EN 462, EN 463) departing from Budapest via Austria to Germany and Switzerland on Sunday evening and arriving from there on Monday morning only operates on its Hungarian-Russian section, between Keleti pályaudvar and Hegyeshalom. According to the information, passengers going to Austria who bought their tickets before September 12 will be able to travel on September 13-15. they can use their tickets for the period between September 12 and 18.
Those planning a later trip can get their existing ticket back or exchange it without handling costs. During the above period, you can travel on any flight to Austria with a valid ticket, without being tied to a flight. If you choose another train, you must exchange a new seat ticket, which is issued by the railway company free of charge.
From Sunday afternoon, replacement buses will be running on the Komárom-Esztergom line instead of the S74 trains, as the railway line runs along the coast for a section and is part of the water protection structure. This section is thus handed over to the authorities so that they can take the necessary precautions for flood preparation.
Ferries and ferries to Szentendre Island (Szigetmonostor) will stop on Tuesday, Volánbusz will replace them with a bus across the Tahi bridge, i.e. instead of the 894 Tahitótfalu – Pócsmegyer – Tahitótfalu route, with the 896 route, Tahitótfalu – Pócsmegyer – Szigetmonostor – Pócsmegyer – Buses run on the Tahitótfalu route, with operating hours extended according to the bus schedule. The damming of the Danube in Esztergom may restrict the traffic of roads 111, 10 and 11, and may affect the bus routes that run there. In Győr, local services are already running on a diversion route due to the closure of the wharf.
Source: www.vezess.hu
