Ferrovie Emilia Romagna (FER) is railway company serving the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. The company also operates buses.
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| Company type | Public benefit corporation, Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Bologna , Italy |
Area served | Emilia-Romagna |
| Products | Rail transport Bus transport |
Number of employees | 840[1] |
| Website | Official website |
The company was formed in 1997 by acquisition by the Emilia-Romagna region of four previous state-owned railway companies:
- the Ferrovie Padane (FP, which managed the Ferrara–Codigoro railway);
- the Ferrovia Suzzara–Ferrara SpA (FSF);
- the Gestione Commissariale Governativa delle Ferrovie Venete - Ferrovia Bologna-Portomaggiore (FBP);
- the Gestione Commissariale Governativa delle Ferrovie Venete - Ferrovia Parma-Suzzara (FPS).
On 1 January 2008, it also acquired the railway branch of the ATCM of Modena, and, on 1 February 2009, Reggio Emilia's ACT, as well as FBV, becoming the only railway company in Emilia-Romagna.
Emilia-Romagna currently owns 59.44% of FER, the rest belonging to the provinces of Bologna, Mantua, Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia and Rimini.
Services edit
Ferrovie Emilia Romagna is the infrastructure manager for the following railway lines:
- Parma–Suzzara
- Suzzara–Ferrara
- Ferrara–Codigoro–Pomposa
- Bologna–Portomaggiore–Dogato
- Modena–Sassuolo
- Reggio Emilia-Guastalla
- Reggio Emilia-Ciano d'Enza
- Reggio Emilia-Sassuolo
- Casalecchio–Vignola railway
In the past, FER also used to operate passenger services on the formerly listed lines as well as the following lines, owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI):
- Bologna–Ferrara
- Poggio Rusco–Bologna
- Modena–Mantua
- Ferrara–Rimini
- Parma–Fornovo
- Fornovo–Fidenza
- Bologna–Rimini–Pesaro
- Parma–Bologna
Railway transport is now carried out by a separate company, Trenitalia Tper.
FER also operates goods transports on its network and on the RFI one.
Road transport edit
FER includes a road transport division, with buses connecting several cities in the provinces of Ferrara, Bologna and Rimini.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ As of 2009
External links edit
- Official website (in Italian)