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Hungarian foreign minister, Slovenia PM inaugurate upgraded Pragersko-Hodos railway line
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Murska Subota, Slovenia, June 10 (MTI) – Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó inaugurated the upgraded and electrified Pragersko-Hodos (Orihodos) railway line with Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar in north-eastern Slovenia’s Murska Subota (Muraszombat) on Friday.
The 109km railway line is part of the so-called Mediterranean Corridor and was the only section of the sole railway line connecting Slovenia and Hungary that had yet to be electrified.
Szijjártó said the upgrade will be a big step forward for Hungary’s foreign trade activities as exports en route to the Middle East and Far East will reach the Port of Koper in western Slovenia a lot faster than before. Hungary’s exports to the Arab world and Asia amount to 8 billion dollars and most of it is conducted through the Port of Koper.
About 20 percent of the freight from the port has ties to Hungary, Szijjártó said. Hungarian companies ship or receive 170,000 containers through the port every year, he added.
