Feature: Hungarian section of Budapest-Belgrade railway fast-tracked to completion

BUDAPEST, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Braving the cold November rain in Hungary, workers at the construction site of Taksony Station were installing platform canopies and overhead contact wires on Wednesday, completing the final stages of the Hungarian segment of the Budapest-Belgrade Railway.

Spanning approximately 350 km, the Budapest-Belgrade railway stands as a flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative. With the completion of major structural components such as embankments, bridges, and tracks, the project has now entered its final stages, focusing on electrification, communication, and signaling systems, with the Hungarian section set to be completed by 2025.