Open-access operator
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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]
Passenger open-access operators by country
[edit | edit source]Austria
[edit | edit source]In development
[edit | edit source]- Silverstar Railways[2]
Czech Republic
[edit | edit source]Belgium
[edit | edit source]France
[edit | edit source]In development
[edit | edit source]Germany
[edit | edit source]Former operators
[edit | edit source]- Hamburg-Köln-Express taken over by Flixtrain
- Locomore Stuttgart-Berlin route taken over by Leo Express
Hungary
[edit | edit source]Italy
[edit | edit source]Netherlands
[edit | edit source]- European Sleeper[3]
- Arriva night services[8]
In development
[edit | edit source]Poland
[edit | edit source]In development
[edit | edit source]Romania
[edit | edit source]Slovakia
[edit | edit source]- RegioJet (all services except those on Bratislava — Komárno mainline, which are franchised)
Slovenia
[edit | edit source]Spain
[edit | edit source]Sweden
[edit | edit source]- VR Snabbtåg Sverige (formerly MTRX)[13]
- Snälltåget (Transdev) (Malmö–Stockholm–Åre)
- TÅGAB
- SJ AB[note 1][14]
Former operators
[edit | edit source]United Kingdom
[edit | edit source]In development
[edit | edit source]- Go-op
- Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway
- Virgin Trains
- Gemini Trains
- Evolyn
- FS Italiane
- Alliance Rail (Marchwood-Southampton)
Former operators
[edit | edit source]- Wrexham & Shropshire (ceased trading January 2011)
Former proposals
[edit | edit source]- Alliance Rail Holdings (company dissolved) [17]
- First Harrogate Trains
- Grand Union (purchased by FirstGroup)
- Glasgow Trains
- Platinum Trains
References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Most services run open-access with the exception of Stockholm - Duved, Stockholm - Hamburg and services run by subsidiaries.
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