Minister Navracsics regrets that due to the condition of the railway, the travel time between Tapolca and Budapest is the same as it was a hundred years ago

Planning for the electrification of the Balaton circular railway and the Balatonfüred–Tapolca–Keszthely railway line may begin soon, with 7.5 billion forints available for the project, Tibor Navracsics announced on InfoRádio. On the northern shore, electric locomotives currently only run as far as Balatonfüred, from there diesel trains pull the trains to Tapolca and Keszthely. The end of the locomotive changes at Balatonfüred would shorten the j…