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

In development

Former operators

Germany

Former operators

Hungary

Italy

Former operators

Netherlands

Proposals

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Former operators

United Kingdom

In development

Former operators

Former proposals

Notes

  1. ^ Weekly from Amsterdam / Utrecht to Prague via Dresden.
  2. ^ Operated by GreenCityTrip during winter months. Weekly train from Amsterdam/Utrecht to various destinations in the Austrian alps.

References

  1. ^ Abrams, Martin (July 2015). "Passenger's Guide to Franchising" (PDF). Better Transport. p. 4. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Nachttrein Berlijn - Boek een slaaptrein bij European Sleeper". European Sleeper (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ Preston, Robert (13 June 2023). "Renfe's French subsidiary ready for business". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ "About". www.kevin-rail.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ "WESTbahn". westbahn.at. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Arriva launches national night services in the Netherlands". railjournal.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ^ Vosman, Quintus (8 June 2023). "Arriva Netherlands plans Groningen - Paris train service". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  8. ^ Vosman, Quintus (12 June 2023). "Qbuzz applies to operate Dutch cross-border open-access services". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. ^ Vosman, Quintus (12 May 2023). "FlixTrain applies for cross-border Dutch-German service". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  10. ^ "FlixTrain starts ticket sale in Sweden | RailTech.com". RailTech.com | Online News for the Railway Industry. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ "MTR launches open access inter-city service". Railway Gazette International. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  12. ^ "ON ROUTE LOGISTICS UK LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  13. ^ "RUTLAND RAIL LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".
  14. ^ "ALLIANCE RAIL HOLDINGS LTD". data.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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