Ferrovie Emilia Romagna (FER) is railway company serving the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. The company also operates buses.
Company type | Public benefit corporation, Limited company |
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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
editFerrovie 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
editFER includes a road transport division, with buses connecting several cities in the provinces of Ferrara, Bologna and Rimini.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ As of 2009
External links
edit- Official website (in Italian)