Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) brings together 75 railway undertakings and infrastructure companies from the European Union, the candidate countries (North Macedonia and Turkey) as well as from the Western Balkan countries, Norway, and Switzerland.[1]

Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
Formation1988 (1988)
TypeSector association
PurposeTo represent the common interests of the railway companies and infrastructure managers at European level
Headquarters53 Avenue des Arts
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Location
Region served
Europe
Membership
Railway and infrastructure companies
Official language
English
President
Andreas Matthä (ÖBB)
Executive Director
Alberto Mazzola
Websitewww.cer.be

The CER is also a member of the Group of Representative Bodies.[2]

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

CountryCompanyAcronym
AlbaniaHekurudha ShqiptareHS
AustriaÖsterreichische BundesbahnenÖBB
Salzburger LokalbahnSLB
Wiener LokalbahnenWLC
BelgiumNationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen/
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges
NMBS
SNCB
SNCB Holding / NMBS Holding
Bosnia and HerzegovinaŽeljeznice Federacije Bosne i HercegovineŽFBH
Željeznice Republike SrpskeŽRS
BulgariaBalgarski daržavni železnitsiBDŽ
Balgarska Schelesnopatna KompaniaBRC
National Railway Infrastructure Company
CroatiaHrvatske Željeznice
Czech RepublicČeské dráhyČD
Správa železnični dopravní cestySŽDC
DenmarkDanske StatsbanerDSB
Railion Danmark
EstoniaAktsiaselts Eesti RaudteeAER
FinlandVR-Yhtymä OyVR
FranceSociété nationale des chemins de fer françaisSNCF
Thalys
Veolia Transport
GermanyDeutsche Bahn AGDB
TX Logistik
GreeceOrganismos Sidirodromon ElladosOSE
IrelandIarnród ÉireannCIE
ItalyFerrovie dello Stato SpAFS
HungaryCentral European Railway Transport, Trading and Service Co.CER
Magyar ÁllamvasutakMÁV
MÁV Cargo
MÁV-START
Magyar Vasúti Egyesülés (Hungarian Railway Association)
Raaberbahn AG / GYSEV Zrt.GySEV
Vasúti Pályakapacitás-elosztó Kft. (EIU)VPE
LatviaBaltijas Ekspresis
Latvijas DzelzceļšLDZ
LithuaniaLietuvos GeležinkeliaiLG
LuxembourgChemins de fer luxembourgeoisCFL
CFL Cargo
MoldovaCalea Ferată din MoldovaCFM
MontenegroŽeljeznica Crne GoreŽCG
NetherlandsNederlandse SpoorwegenNS
Railion Nederland
North MacedoniaMakedonski Železnici Infrastructure (EIU)RFYMI
Makedonski Železnici Transport (EVU)RFYMT
NorwayVyVY
PolandCTL LogisticsCTL
Polskie Koleje PaństwowePKP
Rail Polska
PortugalComboios de PortugalCP
RomaniaCFR CalatoriCFR
CFR MarfaCFR
Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate SACFR
Grup Feroviar RomânGFR
S.C. RegiotransRT
Servtrans Invest
SwedenBranschföreningen Tågoperatörerna
SwitzerlandBLS AGBLS
Eurofima
Schweizerische BundesbahnenSBB
Swiss capacity allocation bodyTVS
SerbiaŽeleznice Srbije
SlovakiaBratislavská regionálna koľajová spoločnosťBRKS
Železnice Slovenskej Republiky (EIU)ŽSR
Železničná spoločnosť SlovenskoŽSSK
Železničná spoločnosť Cargo SlovakiaŽSSK Cargo
SloveniaSlovenske železnice
SpainAdministrador de Infraestructuras FerroviariasADIF
Renfe OperadoraRENFE
TurkeyTürkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet DemiryollarıTCDD
United KingdomAlpha Trains
Rail Delivery GroupRDG
DB Cargo UK
Eurostar International

See also

References

  1. CER, retrieved 2009-10-03
  2. "Representative Bodies". Stakeholder Relations. European Union Agency for Railways. 15 June 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2022.


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