Ferrovie Emilia Romagna

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Ferrovie Emilia Romagna s.r.l.
Type Public benefit corporation, Limited company
Industry Transport
Founded2002
Headquarters
Bologna
,
Italy
Area served
Emilia-Romagna
Products Rail transport
Bus transport
Number of employees
840 [1]
Website Official website

Ferrovie Emilia Romagna (FER) is railway company serving the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. The company also operates buses.

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The company was formed in 1997 by acquisition by the Emilia-Romagna region of four previous state-owned railway companies:

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.

FER's railroad network. Rete Ferrovie Emilia-Romagna.png
FER's railroad network.

Services

Ferrovie Emilia Romagna is the infrastructure manager for the following railway lines:

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):

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.

A FER IVECO MyWay in Rimini. Myway.jpg
A FER IVECO MyWay in Rimini.

Road transport

FER includes a road transport division, with buses connecting several cities in the provinces of Ferrara, Bologna and Rimini.

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  1. As of 2009