The government is supporting the investment, which will create 120 jobs, with a HUF 3.9 bln grant, he noted.

The container terminal will be used for deliveries from the ports of Koper, Rijeka, and Trieste, on the Adriatic, bound for Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland, the minister added.

At present, 12-14 Metrans trains pass by Zalaegerszeg every day.

Metrans group chairman-CEO Péter Kiss said the company would work hard to start construction of the terminal this year and projected a multi-phase opening from 2023. Zalaegerszeg will play a "key role" on the Adriatic corridor, he added.

Metrans opened a container terminal in Budapest in 2017.