Passengers will be eligible for a 50% refund of the amount they paid for their ticket for train or bus service that is delayed by 20 minutes or more, Lázár said.
Passholders will be eligible for a 10% discount off the next pass they purchase if the train or bus service they use is delayed on five or more occasions, he added.
By January 1, 2026, all WC facilities at train and bus stations will be renovated, he said. From April 1, cleaning staff will work on InterCity trains, he added.
New buses will be purchased and rolling stock will be upgraded, while domestic service of regional railway company GySEV, in which the state now holds a controlling stake, will expand, he said.
Summer train service will be supplemented with buses and passengers will be informed before they travel whether their trains or buses have air conditioning, he added. The MÁV application will be upgraded from April 2025 with “delay insurance”, he said.
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