All Track Authority articles – Page 10
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Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH (HSB)
The lines of the former Nordhausen-Wernigeroder Eisenbahn and Gernrode-Harzgeroder Eisenbahn (first line opened 1887) were taken over from the former DR in 1993. The former standard gauge branch from Quedlinburg, on the Halberstadt–Thale line, to the former HSB eastern terminus at Gernrode was rebuilt as metre gauge and incorporated into ...
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Getlink
Getlink is holder of the concession, granted by the UK and French governments, to operate the Channel Tunnel originally until 2052, and later extended by 34 years. At 49·6 km, it is Europe’s second longest conventional tunnel (after the Gotthard Base Tunnel, with the Brenner and Mont Cenis base tunnels ...
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Ferrovie Luganesi SA (FLP)
Opened in 1912. Operates passenger service on the line from Lugano west to Ponte Tresa in Canton Ticino. The fleet of Be4/12 EMUs is being replaced by nine Stadler Tramlink tram-trains between June and November 2021. A cut-off between Bioggio Molinazzo and Lugano station and city centre was approved on ...
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Fels Netz GmbH
In 2006 Fels Netz GmbH took over the Rübelandbahn from DB. It links Blankenburg (Harz) to Elbingerode, providing access to several industrial sites, including limestone works, quarries and opencast mines. Freight trains are operated by Havelländische Eisenbahn. AddressHornberg 638875 ElbingerodeGermanyEmailinfo@fels.deWebsitewww.fels.de Network data Gauge1435 mmLength19 km
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AS EVR Infra
Set up in January 2009 as a wholly-owned business of the renationalised holding company Eesti Raudtee. AddressToompuiestee 3515073 TallinnEstoniaPhone+372 615 8501Fax+372 615 8519Emailinfra@evr.eeWebsitewww.evr.ee Company size Employees815 Network data Gauge1520 mmLength695 km
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EVS Euregio Verkehrsschienennetz mbH
DB Regio NRW GmbH operates the Euregiobahn network of regional lines around Aachen under contract from Nahverkehr Rheinland GmbH; includes cross-border route to Heerlen (Netherlands). AddressRhenaniastraße 152222 StolbergGermanyPhone+49 2402 9743 0Fax+49 2402 9743 215Emailinfo@evs-online.comWebsitewww.evs-online.com Company size Employees12 Network data Gauge1435 mmLength59 kmRolling stock34 DMU cars
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Eisenbahn Köln-Mülheim Leverkusen (EKML)
Owns the connection from DB Netz to the Bayer chemical plant in Leverkusen as well as the industrial railways inside the plant. The infrastructure is the responsibility of Currenta GmbH & Co OHG, and its major user is Chemion Logistik GmbH. AddressCHEMPARKGebäude L 751368 Leverkusen-ChemparkGermanyPhone+49 214 303 2958Fax+49 214 306 ...
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Hrvatske Željeznice (HŽ) Infrastruktura doo
Hrvatske Željeznice was established in 1991 with the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. In 2005 it was restructured into a holding company, with passenger and freight operating divisions, a traction power owner, and HŽ Infrastruktura to manage the railway infrastructure. AddressAntuna Mihanovića 12 ZagrebCroatiaPhone+385 1 378 3154Fax+385 1 457 2133Emailivana.zanki@hzinfra.hrWebsitewww.hzinfra.hr ...
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Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn GmbH (DRE)
DRE was set up by the German Rail Users’ Association (Deutscher Bahnkunden-Verband eV, then known as Pro Bahn) in 1992 to work with rail users (local authorities, freight users) to study the viability of local railways, undertake negotiations with DB Netz, operate trains, provide ancilliary services and maintain rail infrastructure. ...
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Dessauer Verkehrs- und Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (DVE)
Dessau’s urban transport operator Dessauer Verkehrs GmbH (DVV) took over the Dessau–Wörlitz-line from DB; services are operated by Anhaltische Bahn Gesellschaft mbH. AddressPO Box 120206844 DessauGermanyPhone+49 340 8990Fax+49 340 899 1099Emailstadtwerke@dvv-dessau.de Network data Gauge1435 mmLength19 km
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Infraestruturas de Portugal SA (IP)
In June 2015 Portugal’s railway infrastructure manager REFER was merged with the national road agency to create IP. REFER had been set up in 1997 to manage the national railway infrastructure, including building, installing and renewing railway infrastructure; capacity management; train traffic command and control; safety; and infrastructure conservation and ...
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Döllnitzbahn GmbH (DBG)
The Oschatz–Mügeln–Kemmlitz/Glossen route was taken over by DBG in 1993. This former-DR narrow-gauge line lies 50 km east of Leipzig and is the remaining section of a once extensive network opened in 1884. It is operated by Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn GmbH. AddressBahnhofstraße 2A04769 MügelnGermanyPhone+49 34362 32343Fax+49 34362 32447Emailinfo@doellnitzbahn.deWebsitewww.doellnitzbahn.de Traffic ...
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Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec SA de CV (FIT)
This line from Medias Aguas to Salina Cruz provides a link between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, and has not been privatised because of its strategic importance. It is administered by the Secretariat of Communications & Transport. From August 2007 it was temporarily running the Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab ...
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Kenya Railways Corp (KRC)
The original line in Kenya opened from Mombasa to Kisumu on Lake Victoria in 1901. East African Railways & Harbours Administration was set up in 1948; it was divided into national railways for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in 1977. Rift Valley Railways won the concession to operate the Kampala-Mombasa metre-gauge ...
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Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India Ltd (DFCCIL)
This special-purpose vehicle was created by Indian Railways in 2006 to plan, develop, finance, construct, maintain and operate two initial freight trunk lines. The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor runs from Mumbai to Delhi via Vadodara – Ahmedabad – Palanpur – Phulera – Rewari (1520 km), alongside existing lines except the ...