Cegléd–Szeged railway
Szeged állomás
Overview
Line number	140
Technical
Line length	118 km
Track gauge	1435 mm
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	120 (100) max.
Route map 0 Cegléd Line 100a 3 Ceglédi szállások 11 Nyársapát 18 Nagykőrös Border of Pest and Bács-Kiskun Counties Fekete 27 Katonatelep 33 Kecskemét 142, 152 146 Parasztfőiskola[1] Kiskunfélegyházi út 45 Városföld 49 Kunszállás 542-es főút 145 58 Kiskunfélegyháza 155 / 147 542-es főút 66 Selymes 71 Petőfiszállás 74 Petőfiszállási tanyák Bács-Kiskun megye / Csongrád megye 80 Csengele 83 Kisteleki szőlők 89 Kistelek 93 Kapitányság 96 Balástya[2] 98 Őszeszék 101 Vilmaszállás 104 Szatymaz 105 Jánosszállás M43 motorway Kettőshatár 113 Kiskundorozsma 136 / 135 116 Szeged-Rendező 118 Szeged disruptive Szeged Tisza bridge Újszeged[3] 121

Cegléd–Szeged railway line is the number 140 line of the MÁV. It is a simple/double track, electrified track. It goes on as Line number 100, which connects Budapest or Szolnok, Debrecen, Nyíregyháza. The line from Cegléd to Szeged is 118 km long.

History

After Pest had been connected with the railway northwards, it was also considered constructing railways in the southeastern direction. In 1846, a private company was founded in Szeged, associating itself with the Hungarian Central Railway, for the purpose of building a new railway from Cegléd via Kecskemét, Szeged to Temesvár. At the end of 1847, the most plan was once complete with the estimated budget. In May 1850, the company sent a deputation to Vienna in order to request the national financial support. The trade minister guaranteed the construction of the railway at the public expense and assigned Ghega to examine the plan and the financial report. Through the resolution of 5 May 1851, the section Cegléd–Szeged was arranged to be constructed at the public expense. On 3 September 1853, the section Cegléd–Félegyháza, and on 4 March 1854, the section Félegyháza–Szeged was respectively opened for traffic. For connection with the Banat, the railway bridge had to be built on the Tisa.^[4]

With the acquisition of the State Railway Company (StEG) in 1855, the railway became part of it. On the other hand, the section Szeged–Temesvár was then on the construction. According to the document of the concession, the state was under the duty to construct the rest section to the end.^[5]

Pictures

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  The line
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  The old line before renovation
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  Near Kunszállás with double track

Railway stations

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  Cegléd railway station
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  Cegléd railway station before renovation
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  Katonatelep railway station (winter picture)
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  Kecskemét railway station
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  Kiskunfélegyháza railway station
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  Kunszállás train stop
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  Szeged railway station

References

• Heinersdorff, Richard (1975). Die k. und k. previlegierten Eisenbahnen der österreichisch-ungarischen Mobarchie 1828-1918 (in German). Wien u. a.: Molden. ISBN 3-217-00571-6.
• Strach, Hermann (1898). Geschichte der Eisenbahnen Oesterreich-Ungarns von den ersten Anfängen bis zum Jahre 1867. Geschichte der Eisenbahnen der Oesterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie (in German). Vol. Band 1.1. Wien / Teschen / Leipzig: Karl Prochaska. pp. 73–503.