All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 12
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AB ÖstgötaTrafiken
ÖstgötaTrafiken operates regional services on the lines from Linköping to Västervik (115 km, Tjustbanan) and to Kalmer (Stångådalsbanan) on behalf of Kalmar Länstrafik. DB Regio Sverige operated the network under a 10-year contract running until December 2020. AddressBox 1550581 15 LinköpingSwedenPhone+46 771 211010Emailinfo@ostgotatrafiken.seWebsitewww.ostgotatrafiken.se Traffic Passenger journeys3·9 millionInformation year2017 ...
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Appenzeller Bahnen AG (AB)
Comprises the former Appenzeller Bahn (Gossau—Appenzell—Wasserauen), and St Gallen—Gais—Appenzell and Gais—Altstätten routes serving the Appenzell mountains in northeast Switzerland. In 2021 the Frauenfeld-Wil Bahn was formally merged with AB, having been managed by the company since 2003. AB operates two types of rack railway: Strub – Stoss to Altstätten ...
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Green Cargo AB
Green Cargo is the freight operator established in 2001 from the freight division of Swedish State Railways (SJ). It is an independent public limited company, in which the Swedish state has a 100% controlling interest. It runs over lines controlled by the infrastructure authority Trafikverket. It has a 45% shareholding ...
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Hector Rail AB
Operates freight trains in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany, and provides motive power for some Swedish open access passenger services. In September 2014 the company was bought from the Norwegian Høegh family by EQT Infrastructure II of Sweden. In June 2020 EQT agreed to sell Hector Rail to Ancala Partners ...
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Göteborgs Spårvägar AB (GS)
First line opened 1879; network electrified 1902. Tramway/light rail network comprises 12 lines. See Göteborg network map. A 1·1 km link from Järntorget to Lilla Torget via the city waterfront at Stenpiren opened on August 16 2015. A branch from Frihamnen to Lindholmen is due to open on December 14 ...
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Abellio Group
This subsidiary of Netherlands Railways (NS) was set up in 2001 to bid for pubic transport operating concessions and passenger rail franchises across Europe. It currently operates Germany (see separate listing). The former Abellio UK business was subject to a management buy-out that concluded on March 1 2023, and renamed ...
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Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland
Abellio Deutschland subsidiary operates two networks of regional services: the Saale-Thuringia-Südharz electric network on 15-year contract from December 2015:10 routes around Halle (to Erfurt, Eisenach and Kassel) and Leipzig (to Erfurt and Saalfeld). Sachsen-Anhalt diesel network of 12 routes from December 2018. AddressFriedrichstraße 6910117 BerlinGermanyPhone+49 30 2130013 0Emailinfo@abellio.deWebsitewww.abellio.de ...
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Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co (AR)
Runs from CSX at Aberdeen, North Carolina, east to Raeford (Laurinburg & Southern Railroad connection), Fayetteville (CSX and NS connections) and River Terminal. Principal commodities are chemicals, forest products, coal, scrap metal, paper and fertiliser. Also operates the Pee Dee River Railway. AddressPO Box 917Aberdeen, NC 28315USAPhone+1 910 944 2341Fax+1 ...
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Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railway Co (ACWR)
Founded in 1987, ACWR leases and operates the 170 km Charlotte–Star–Gulf line from NS, linking with its own 55 km short line from Star to Aberdeen, North Carolina, carrying mainly grain, wood pulp, fertiliser and chemicals. ACWR is a dual served short line connecting with both CSX and NS, and ...
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Abidjan Metro
Single metro line under construction. See Abidjan network map. Abidjan’s Line 1 is being built from Anyama in the north via the city centre to Port-Bouët in the southeast (37·9 km, 20 stations). The standard gauge elevated route will mostly parallel Sitarail’s metre-gauge main line from Ouagadougou, with a short ...
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Associação Brasileira da Industria Ferroviaria (Abifer)
Created in 1977, Abifer represents manufacturers and suppliers across all railway disciplines, and liaises with operators, government, financial institutions and other bodies. AddressAv Paulista 13139 andar conj 91201311-923 São PauloBrazilPhone+55 11 3289 1667Emailabifer@abifer.org.brWebsiteabifer.org.br
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Abu Dhabi Metro
Metro and light rail network in planning. The initial project was intended to open in 2017, but work on the scheme was paused in 2016. This envisaged construction of an 18 km tunnelled metro line running southeast from the city centre to Zayed Sports City; two light rail lines totalling ...
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Abuja Metro Rail
Single route opened 2018; 12 stations. Construction of this diesel-powered light metro network started 2007. On July 12 2018 trial service began on the initial Yellow line between the city centre, the NRC mainline railway station at Idu (for Kaduna, opened in 2016) and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (26·7 km, ...
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Asociación Mexicana de Ferrocarriles AC (AMF)
AMF represents the interests of its members, the privatised railways of Mexico, and various affiliated companies in the manufacturing and services sector. AddressManuel María Contreras 133Cuauhtémoc06500 Mexico City DFMexicoEmailcontacto@amf.org.mxWebsitewww.amf.org.mx