Map of private long-distance passenger rail services in Central Europe
Map of private long-distance passenger rail services in Central Europe

In rail transport, an open-access operator is an operator that takes full commercial risk, running on infrastructure owned by a third party and buying paths on a chosen route and in countries where rail services run under franchises are not subject to franchising.[1]

By country

Austria

Czech Republic

Belgium

France

Germany

Former operators

Italy

Former operators

Netherlands

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Former operators

United Kingdom

In development

Former operators

Former proposals

References

  1. ^ Abrams, Martin (July 2015). "Passenger's Guide to Franchising" (PDF). Better Transport. p. 4. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "WESTbahn". westbahn.at. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Arriva launches national night services in the Netherlands". railjournal.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ "FlixTrain starts ticket sale in Sweden | RailTech.com". RailTech.com | Online News for the Railway Industry. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ^ "MTR launches open access inter-city service". Railway Gazette International. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. ^ "ON ROUTE LOGISTICS UK LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. ^ "RUTLAND RAIL LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".