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
Austria
In development
- Silverstar Railways[2]
Czech Republic
Belgium
France
- Nightjet (suspended 2025 after end of subsidies)
- Trenitalia France
- Renfe[4]
In development
Germany
Former operators
- Hamburg-Köln-Express taken over by Flixtrain
- Locomore Stuttgart-Berlin route taken over by Leo Express, marketing through Flixtrain
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
In development
Poland
In development
Romania
Slovakia
- RegioJet (all services except those on Bratislava — Komárno mainline, which are franchised)
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
- VR Snabbtåg Sverige (formerly MTRX)[13]
- Snälltåget (Transdev) (Malmö–Stockholm–Åre)
- TÅGAB
- SJ AB[note 1][14]
Former operators
United Kingdom
In development
- Go-op
- Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway
- Virgin Trains
- Gemini Trains
- Evolyn
- FS Italiane
- Alliance Rail (Marchwood-Southampton)
Former operators
- Wrexham & Shropshire (ceased trading January 2011)
Former proposals
- Alliance Rail Holdings (company dissolved) [17]
- First Harrogate Trains
- Grand Union (purchased by FirstGroup)
- Glasgow Trains
- Platinum Trains
References
Notes
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- ^ Most services run open-access with the exception of Stockholm - Duved, Stockholm - Hamburg and services run by subsidiaries.
Citations
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Abrams, Martin (July 2015). "Passenger's Guide to Franchising" (PDF). Better Transport. p. 4. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."[passenger] A new star is born: Silverstar Railways plans domestic and international train services". Railcolor News. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nachttrein Berlijn - Boek een slaaptrein bij European Sleeper". European Sleeper (in Nederlands). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Preston, Robert (13 June 2023). "Renfe's French subsidiary ready for business". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alstom receives an order from Proxima for 12 Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains, including 15 years of maintenance". Alstom. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About". www.kevin-rail.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WESTbahn". westbahn.at. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arriva launches national night services in the Netherlands". railjournal.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vosman, Quintus (7 December 2023). "GoVolta to run day trains from Amsterdam to Paris, Berlin and Basel". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HEURO". www.heurotrain.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Geerts, Esther (12 June 2023). "Arriva and Qbuzz request access for trains between the Netherlands and Paris". RailTech.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wintle, Thomas (15 November 2024). "Poland: FlixTrain gets permission to run Berlin-Warsaw route". RailTech.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MTR launches open access inter-city service". Railway Gazette International. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SJ-koncernen". SJ (in svenska). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FlixTrain starts ticket sale in Sweden | RailTech.com". RailTech.com | Online News for the Railway Industry. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Flixtrain lämnar Sverige – Järnvägar.nu". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ALLIANCE RAIL HOLDINGS LTD". data.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
