The Kék Hullám InterCity (19797) traveling from Szombathely to Déli railway station and continuing from Balatonfüred at 11:15 collided with a lorry near the Polgárdi-Ipartelepek station. At the time of the accident, the light barrier was working well, it signaled that it was forbidden, Mávinform reported.
The disaster management says that the accident happened at the railway crossing on road 72302. A person was trapped in the car. Under the guidance of the Fejér county disaster prevention operations service, he was freed with a tension cutter, then lifted out and handed over to the rescuers by the municipal firefighters performing the technical rescue. The professional firefighters from Székesfehérvár also arrived on the scene. The swarms knocked out power to the truck.
As it was written, the passengers of the affected train reach the relief buses sent for them with the help of the municipal fire fighters. About two hundred people were traveling on the train. In cooperation with the police, the swarm accompanies them to the nearby train station.
Traffic between Szabadbattyán and Polgárdi-Ipartelepek station will be interrupted during the investigation and technical rescue, expected until late afternoon, and the railway company will therefore order replacement buses. On the Budapest–Székesfehérvár–Tapolca line, the travel time can increase significantly by 1-2 hours. You can also count on shorter and missed flights.
Mária Sebestyén, the spokesperson of the Fejér County Police Headquarters, told MTI late in the afternoon that the man driving the truck died on the spot.
According to Mávinform’s announcement, the following changes are expected in the afternoon traffic:
- From the northern shore of Lake Balaton towards Budapest: All trains run only to Cjajág instead of Déli pályauudvar. From Csajág, you can travel by replacement bus to Lepsény, from where you can continue to the capital with services running on the southern shore of Lake Balaton. For this reason, all trains on the South-Balaton line stop in Lepsény and Szabadbattyán, and can be used between Lepsény and Déli railway station without a ticket.
- From Budapest to the northern shore of Lake Balaton: Those traveling to the north coast can take the flights to the south coast to Lepsény, from where they can take a replacement bus to Csajág. From Cjajág, you can continue to Lake Balaton by train. For this reason, all trains on the South Balaton line stop in Lepsény and Szabadbattyán, and can be used without a ticket between the Southern Railway Station and Lepsény.
Update: Mávinform informed that the technical rescue following the scene investigation had been completed by 5 p.m., train traffic could start between Szabadbattyán and Polgárdi-Ipartelepek station, there is no longer a need to transfer to a replacement bus. Delays are gradually decreasing, it is expected that the schedule on the North-Balaton line can be restored at night.
Collapsing rail traffic
As we have already reported, the Claudiopolis InterCity, which runs from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest, with more than 50 years old cars, derailed on Sunday evening. One of the passengers reported in a Facebook group that at a switch near Keleti railway station, the front axle of the first car was on one rail, while its rear axle was already on another rail.
MÁV held a press conference on Monday afternoon regarding the derailed InterCity. Zoltán Pafféri, the general manager of MÁV, said that traffic is expected to resume on Tuesday morning, while Réka Németh, the deputy general manager for track operation and investment, said that based on the initial visual inspection, a piece of the switch broke off, but it is not known what the reason is. or the cause.
On Monday morning, another accident occurred: A person was hit by a train traveling between Kassa and Hatvan near Mezőkövesd, the InterCity passengers were transported through Miskolc with the help of emergency responders. There were also problems at the Nyugati railway station, but according to Mávinform, the schedule will probably be restored by early Monday afternoon on the Cegléd line, where until now trains could only run on one track due to a track fault.
According to former candidate for mayor Dávid Vitézy, “Hungarian railway transport is collapsing before our eyes”.
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