Railway company

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Railways , historic railroad administration called, are public or privately organized companies , the railway -Verkehrsleistungen provide ( railway companies , power supply companies) or railway infrastructure operate ( railway infrastructure companies , EIU). However, this also includes wagon keepers who do not have their own license to drive on routes (e.g. VTG AG ).

In a broader sense, this also includes companies in the rail industry, for example Bombardier Transportation (Germany) or Stadler Rail (Switzerland).

Definition in EU law

Directive 2001/14 EC defines railway undertakings in Article 2 as follows:

“(J) any public or private company authorized under applicable Community law whose main activity is the provision of rail transport services for the transport of goods and / or people, whereby this company must ensure traction; this also includes companies that only provide traction; "

- European Parliament and Council : Official Journal of the European Communities

The Regulation (EU) no. 1370/2007 extended this concept to the effect that the railway traffic performance is no longer the main activity of the company must.

By continent

In Europe

Individual evidence

  1. Directive 2001/14 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 26, 2001 , accessed on May 17, 2014 . In: Official Journal of the European Communities .
  2. Regulation (EC) No. 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2007 , accessed on May 18, 2014 . In: Official Journal of the European Union .