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Acronym of Helyiérdekű Vasút(“Railway of Local Interest”), coined in 1887 as part of the name Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasutak Rt. Today it is officially named Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút, from budapesti(“of/from Budapest”) + helyi(“local”) + érdekű(“of …… interest”) + vasút(“railway”).
The suburban railway network in and around Budapest, running mostly overground, partially integrated into the underground network; line H5 towards the north, H6 and H7 towards the south, and H8 and H9 towards the northeast.
