- Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
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The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) brings together 70 railway undertakings and infrastructure companies from the European Union, the candidate countries (Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey) as well as from the Western Balkan countries, Norway, and Switzerland[1].
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Purpose
It is based in Brussels and represents its members’ interests vis-à-vis the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council of Ministers as well as other policy makers and transport actors.
The CER’s main focus is promoting the development of rail as essential to the creation of a sustainable transport system which is both efficient and environmentally sound. A key priority in this respect for the CER is the achievement of a more balanced modal split in the transport system, minimising external costs arising to society and improving economic efficiency. In parallel to the railways’ own initiatives for improving the quality of rail services, the CER sees ensuring sufficient investment in infrastructure rail projects as a prerequisite for achieving the desire modal split.
Areas of Interest
All policy areas of significance to railway transport are dealt with by the CER, which offers advice and recommendations to European policy makers. The CER monitors and contributes to railway policy making. Its interests span the whole spectrum of European transport policy: infrastructure planning, passenger and freight services, public service, the environment, research and development and social dialogue.
Members
Country Company Acronym Albania Hekurudha Shqiptare HS Austria Österreichische Bundesbahnen ÖBB Salzburger Lokalbahn SLB Wiener Lokalbahnen AG WLC Belgium Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen/
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer BelgesNMBS
SNCBSNCB Holding / NMBS Holding Bosnia and Herzegovina Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine ŽFBH Željeznice Republike Srpske ŽRS Bulgaria Balgarski daržavni železnitsi BDŽ Balgarska Schelesnopatna Kompania BRC National Railway Infrastructure Company Croatia Hrvatske Željeznice HŽ Czech Republik České dráhy ČD Spáva Železnicni Dopravní Cesty SZDS Denmark Danske Statsbaner DSB Railion Danmark A/S Estonia Aktsiaselts Eesti Raudtee AER Finland VR-Yhtymä Oy VR France Société nationale des chemins de fer français SNCF Thalys Veolia Transport Germany Deutsche Bahn AG DB TX Logistik Greece Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados OSE Irland Iarnród Éireann CIE Italy Ferrovie dello Stato SpA FS Hungary Central European Railway Transport, Trading and Service Co. CER Magyar Államvasutak MÁV MÁV Cargo MÁV-START Magyar Vasúti Egyesülés (Hungarian Railway Association) Raaberbahn AG / GYSEV Zrt. GySEV Vasúti Pályakapacitás-elosztó Kft. (EIU) VPE Lettonia Baltijas Ekspresis Latvijas Dzelzceļš LDZ Litania Lietuvos Geležinkeliai LG Luxemburg Chemins de fer luxembourgeois CFL CFL Cargo Macedonia Makedonski Železnici Infrastructure (EIU) RFYMI Makedonski Železnici Transport (EVU) RFYMT Montenegro Željeznica Crne Gore ŽCG Netherlands Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS Railion Nederland Norvege Norges Statsbaner BA NSB Poland CTL Logistics CTL Polskie Koleje Państwowe PKP Rail Polska Sp.z o.o. Portugal Comboios de Portugal CP Romania CFR Calatori CFR CFR Marfa CFR Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate SA CFR Grup Feroviar Român GFR S.C. Regiotrans s.r.l. RT Servtrans Invest Sweden Branschföreningen Tågoperatörerna Switzerland BLS Lötschbergbahn AG BLS Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB Serbia Železnice Srbije Slovakia Bratislavská regionálna koľajová spoločnosť BRKS Železnice Slovenskej Republiky (EIU) ŽSR Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia ŽSSK Cargo Slovenia Slovenske železnice SŽ Spain Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias ADIF RENFE Operadora RENFE Turkey Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları TCDD United Kingdom Angel Trains International Association of Train Operating Companies ATOC English, Welsh & Scottish Railway EWS Eurostar Group References
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