MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Austrian Federal Railways suspended all rail traffic to and from Hungary on Thursday amid massive traffic congestion as thousands of refugees attempt to reach Western Europe via the route from Budapest, the railroad said in a statement.
“Austrian Federal Railways has to adjust to the massive congestion of the train traffic coming from Hungary," the statement said.
It added that all trains between Budapest and Vienna would be suspended until further notice while bus service was enhanced to replace train traffic for those who travel to Austrian towns close to the Hungarian border.
10 September 2015, 09:27 GMT
Hungary is experiencing an unprecedented influx of undocumented immigrants as the country is used as a gateway to wealthier EU nations by hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said Thursday that the number of refugees crossing into Hungary from outside the European Union since the beginning of the year had reached 172,000.
