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How the European Union rail and metro market works

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EU rail is national systems under a common rulebook. The Commission (DG MOVE, CINEA) sets policy and co-funds through CEF and TEN-T; the ERA authorises vehicles and ERTMS; Europe's Rail funds R&D. Each member state has a state-owned infrastructure manager (DB InfraGO, SNCF Réseau, RFI, Adif, PKP PLK) separated from state and private operators, a national regulator (ART in France) and regional or municipal authorities that own metros, trams and regional lines. Above-threshold notices go to TED; the OEMs are European (Alstom, Siemens, Stadler, CAF, Talgo, Škoda, PESA, Newag) with plants across the bloc.

Tender floor: notices below €5 million do not enter the Atlas or the feed.

The layers of the market

EU institutions

DG MOVE, CINEA, ERA, Europe's Rail

BuyerTypeDetail
Europe's Rail Joint UndertakingEU institutionEU research and innovation partnership (Horizon Europe)
European Commission — Directorate-General for Mobility and TransportEU institutionpolicy and funding; TEN-T, ERTMS work plans, high-speed plan
European Union Agency for RailwaysEU institutionEU agency; system authority for ERTMS, vehicle authorisation and safety certification

National regulators

Access and charging regulators

BuyerTypeDetail
Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency)Regulator / standardssafety and licensing authority for rail, and since 2026 the competent authority for state-purchased passenger rail
Administration des chemins de ferRegulator / standardsA State administration under the Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, seated at 1 Porte de France, L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette. It holds three separate mandates that are elsewhere split between two or three organisations: national safety authority for rail, independent allocation and charging body for the national infrastructure, and safety authority for tramways. It is NOT the rail regulatory body — that function belongs to the Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation
Agencija za komunikacijska omrežja in storitve Republike SlovenijeRegulator / standardsindependent agency; the Slovenian rail market regulatory body sits inside it as the Sektor za regulacijo trga železniških storitev, alongside its electronic communications, broadcasting and postal functions
Agencija za sigurnost željezničkog prometaRegulator / standardslegal person with public authority; founder the Republic of Croatia, founding rights exercised by the Government; the Croatian national safety authority (NSA-HR) for rail
Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos TransportesRegulator / standardsindependent administrative entity under public law, with its own management, financial and asset autonomy; statutes approved by Decreto-Lei n.º 78/2014
Autoritatea Feroviară Română (AFER)Regulator / standardsthe Romanian Railway Authority; it houses the Romanian Railway Safety Authority (ASFR) and the Romanian Railway Licensing Body (OLFR) as independent bodies, and the Romanian Railway Notified Body (ONFR)
Autorité de régulation des transportsRegulator / standardsindependent regulator
Commission for Railway RegulationRegulator / standardsindependent statutory regulator for railway safety and economic regulation, and the competent authority for cableways
Consiliul Național de Supraveghere din Domeniul FeroviarRegulator / standardsthe National Railway Supervision Council — an independent rail regulatory body established under Law 202/2016 and housed with the Competition Council at Piața Presei Libere 1, Bucharest
Department of ContractsRegulator / standardscentral public procurement authority; operator of Malta's Electronic Public Procurement System
Dopravný úradRegulator / standardsstate authority (Transport Authority); its Divízia dráh a dopravy na dráhach is the national safety authority, licensing body and rail market regulator; seat Letisko M. R. Štefánika, Bratislava
Eisenbahn-BundesamtRegulator / standardsfederal railway authority (Bundesoberbehörde) under BMV supervision; sixteen locations
Hrvatska regulatorna agencija za mrežne djelatnostiRegulator / standardsnational regulatory agency for network industries; the rail market regulatory body for Croatia alongside its electronic communications and postal mandates
Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation — Service FerroviaireRegulator / standardsThe multi-sector Luxembourg regulator; its rail service is the independent national regulatory body for the railway sector. Seated at 17 rue du Fossé, L-1536 Luxembourg
Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, I.P.Regulator / standardspublic institute; licensing and technical authority for land transport, including rail
Javna agencija za železniški promet Republike SlovenijeRegulator / standardspublic agency with legal personality under public law, established 28 June 2003 under the Zakon o železniškem prometu and the decision establishing it; the national safety authority, certification, assessment, licensing, inspection and misdemeanour body — but not the rail market regulator, which is AKOS. Seated in Maribor, not Ljubljana
KonkurentsiametRegulator / standardsgovernment agency in the governing area of the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs; the rail regulatory body within the meaning of Directive 2012/34/EU and the licensing authority for infrastructure managers and for passenger and freight railway undertakings; Tatari 39, 10134 Tallinn
Lietuvos Respublikos ryšių reguliavimo tarnybaRegulator / standardsthe rail transport market regulatory body under the Lithuanian Railway Transport Code, alongside its electronic communications, digital space and postal functions; the Network Statement refers to it as the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA)
Lietuvos transporto saugos administracijaRegulator / standardsnational safety authority for rail: licensing of railway undertakings and safety certification of infrastructure managers, railway undertakings and repair companies
Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve AmetRegulator / standardsgovernment agency in the governing area of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications; the national safety authority for rail, and in Estonia also the body that sets infrastructure charges; Endla 10A, 10122 Tallinn
TrafikstyrelsenRegulator / standardsnational safety and regulatory authority for railways under By-, Land- og Transportministeriet
TranspordiametRegulator / standardsgovernment agency in the governing area of the Ministry of Climate; the state road, maritime and aviation administration, whose rail competence under the Railway Act is narrow; Valge 4/1, 11413 Tallinn, registry code 70001490
Valsts dzelzceļa administrācijaRegulator / standardsdirect administration authority under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport, operating under the independence requirements for a rail regulatory body
Valsts dzelzceļa tehniskā inspekcijaRegulator / standardsstate inspectorate; the national safety authority for rail in Latvia
Úrad pre verejné obstarávanieRegulator / standardscentral state administration body for public procurement; IČO 31797903, Bratislava — runs the contracting-authority profiles and is the eSender for Slovak TED notices
Ενιαία Αρχή Δημοσίων Συμβάσεων (Single Public Procurement Authority)Regulator / standardsthe public procurement authority and pre-contractual review body named on every Greek rail contract and award notice, successor to the Authority for the Examination of Preliminary Appeals (ΑΕΠΠ)
Ρυθμιστική Αρχή Σιδηροδρόμων (Regulatory Authority for Railways)Regulator / standardsindependent administrative authority; Stadiou 33, 105 59 Athens. Designated national safety authority since October 2013 under Article 85 of Law 4199/2013
Изпълнителна агенция „Железопътна администрация“Regulator / standardsexecutive agency; national safety authority, authorising entity for vehicles and subsystems, and the rail regulatory body

Infrastructure managers

State-owned network companies

BuyerTypeDetail
Iarnród Éireann — Irish RailInfrastructure managersubsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann; both the infrastructure manager and the railway undertaking for the national 1,600 mm gauge network, and the buyer for DART+
HŽ INFRASTRUKTURA d.o.o. za upravljanje, održavanje i izgradnju željezničke infrastruktureInfrastructure managerlimited liability company wholly owned by the Republic of Croatia; manager of the Croatian rail infrastructure, designated by a government decision of 16 February 2023, with the minister responsible for transport as its general assembly
DB InfraGO AGInfrastructure managerDeutsche Bahn's public-benefit infrastructure company (network + stations) since 2024
Železnice Slovenskej republikyInfrastructure managerother legal entity (iná právnická osoba) established 1 January 1993 by Act No. 258/1993 Coll.; manager of the Slovak national rail network, seat Klemensova 8, Bratislava, IČO 31364501
Държавно предприятие „Национална компания Железопътна инфраструктура“Infrastructure managerstate enterprise; sole manager of the Bulgarian national rail network since 1 January 2002, under a long-term contract with the State
Compania Națională de Căi Ferate “CFR” – SAInfrastructure managernational company under the authority of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure; the public railway infrastructure is awarded to it in concession without royalty under GD 581/1998, and it is the only national company authorised to manage the public railway infrastructure
Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A.Infrastructure managerstate-owned infrastructure manager for both the national rail network (RFN) and the national road network, successor to REFER and Estradas de Portugal, whose records it keeps under its own Histórico section; registered office at Praça da Portagem, Almada, as printed on its own notices
Akcinė bendrovė „LTG Infra“Infrastructure managerpublic railway infrastructure manager, a subsidiary established by AB Lietuvos geležinkeliai to discharge the infrastructure-manager functions set out in Article 23(1) of the Lithuanian Railway Transport Code; company code 305202934, registered at Geležinkelio g. 2, LT-02100 Vilnius
Správa železnic, státní organizaceInfrastructure managerstate organisation; infrastructure manager of the Czech national rail network, founder's rights with the Ministry of Transport
ÖBB-Infrastruktur AGInfrastructure managerstate infrastructure manager; 100% ÖBB-Holding AG (Republic of Austria)
CFL — Direction Gestion InfrastructureInfrastructure managerThe infrastructure-management direction inside CFL, not a separate company. It is nonetheless a distinct certified entity: the ACF's 2025 activity report lists 'CFL Gestionnaire Infrastructure' as the holder of the Luxembourg safety authorisation, valid to 16 April 2028, separately from 'CFL Entreprise ferroviaire'. Its services are Gestion Infrastructure (GI), Ingénierie Infrastructure (II), Projets Infrastructure (PI), Maintenance Infrastructure (MI) and Exploitation Infrastructure (EI). On TED its notices appear under the buyer string 'Service Gestion Infrastructure. Division Planification Ressources' as well as under the CFL company name
SNCF Réseau SAInfrastructure managerstate-owned infrastructure manager (SNCF group)
Aktsiaselts Eesti RaudteeInfrastructure managerstate-owned joint-stock company and manager of the main Estonian public railway; registry code 11575838, VAT number EE101273859, registered at Telliskivi 60/2, 15073 Tallinn; a state-owned company in its present form since 2009
ProRail B.V.Infrastructure managerstate infrastructure manager; sole shareholder the Dutch State via Railinfratrust bv, under the Ministry of I&W
Infrabel SA/NVInfrastructure managerstate-owned infrastructure manager, public limited company under public law; builds, maintains and modernises the network and directs all traffic
TrafikverketInfrastructure managerstate agency; infrastructure manager, national plan author and buyer of procured night-train and long-distance services and fleet
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.Infrastructure managerstate infrastructure manager (PKP Group)
BanedanmarkInfrastructure managerstate agency under By-, Land- og Transportministeriet; infrastructure manager for the state network, and client for the Signalling Programme and the Electrification Programme
Slovenske železnice - Infrastruktura, družba za upravljanje in vzdrževanje železniške infrastrukture ter vodenje železniškega prometa, d.o.o.Infrastructure managerwholly owned subsidiary of Slovenske železnice d.o.o.; manager of the Slovenian public railway infrastructure and controller of railway traffic under the Pogodba o opravljanju storitev upravljavca JŽI za obdobje 2021–2030, holding the infrastructure manager's safety authorisation issued by AŽP
Valsts akciju sabiedrība "Latvijas dzelzceļš"Infrastructure managerstate joint stock company, registration number 40003032065; manager of the Latvian public-use railway infrastructure, with the Ministry of Transport holding the state shares and the essential functions carried out by its group company AS LatRailNet
Väylävirasto (Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency)Infrastructure managerstate agency; infrastructure manager for the state rail network and client for the ERTMS programme
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana S.p.A.Infrastructure managerFS Group infrastructure manager
Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος Μ.Α.Ε. / Hellenic Railways Single-Member Société Anonyme (HR S-M S.A.), formerly Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος Α.Ε. (OSE)Infrastructure managerstate-owned manager of the national railway infrastructure and the body responsible for executing infrastructure development works; registered at Karolou 1-3, 104 37 Athens. The 2026 Network Statement is published in the name of the Hellenic Railways Single-Member Société Anonyme (HR S-M S.A.) and the company's own contact directory is headed 'ΣΕ ΜΑΕ / Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος' with @hellenicrailways.gr mailboxes, but the buyer string on TED is not uniform: notice 577354-2026 of 20 August 2026 prints ΣΙΔΗΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΙ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΜΑΕ while notice 144923-2026 of 2 March 2026 still prints ΟΣΕ Α.Ε., and other 2026 procedures carry ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΣΙΔΗΡΟΔΡΟΜΩΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Α.Ε., so some procedures carry the new name and others still print the old one; the website remains ose.gr and hellenicrailways.gr redirects to it
MÁV Pályaműködtetési Zrt.Infrastructure managerstate-owned infrastructure manager; created on 1 January 2025 by demerger from MÁV Magyar Államvasutak Zrt., and since 1 July 2025 it also absorbs the former MÁV Központi Felépítményvizsgáló Kft. as its track-inspection directorate
Adif / Adif Alta VelocidadInfrastructure managerstate infrastructure managers for the conventional and high-speed networks
Edelaraudtee aktsiaseltsInfrastructure managerprivately owned joint-stock company and manager of the public railway on the south-western network; registry code 10786958, share capital EUR 274,820, registered at Kaare 25, Türi; entered in the business register on 25 July 2001. The registered business name is Edelaraudtee aktsiaselts, the invalid earlier name being Edelaraudtee Infrastruktuuri AS; the articles carrying the present name were confirmed on 13 March 2020 and are in force from 19 March 2020. The company's own key-figures page writes the same change as 'Edelaraudtee AS', and TTJA, the Government's action plan and the regulator use that form too, so both spellings appear on the public record and this file uses the register's. The business register records sole ownership through the holder account of AS GO GROUP
Hamburg Port Authority AöRInfrastructure managerport authority; operates the Hamburger Hafenbahn, the port's own railway network
Société Publique Locale Grand Est InfrastructuresInfrastructure managerpublic local company controlled by Région Grand Est; manages the regional railway infrastructure transferred to it
Inlandsbanan ABInfrastructure managercompany managing the Inlandsbanan under agreement with the state; Östersund seat

National operators

Incumbent state operators

BuyerTypeDetail
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s.National operatorstate-owned joint-stock company, the national passenger carrier; IČO 35914939, seat Rožňavská 1, Bratislava
DSB (Danske Statsbaner)National operatorselvstændig offentlig virksomhed (independent public corporation) wholly owned by the state through the transport ministry; passenger operator and fleet buyer
MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt.National operatorstate-owned passenger operator; formed when Volánbusz Zrt. and MÁV-HÉV Zrt. merged into MÁV-START Zrt.; seat 1091 Budapest, Üllői út 131
České dráhy, a.s.National operatorstate-owned incumbent passenger operator; parent of the ČD Group (ČD Cargo, ČD Telematika, ŠKODA-serviced depots)
HŽ Putnički prijevoz, društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću za prijevoz putnikaNational operatorlimited liability company; founder and sole member the Republic of Croatia, with the minister responsible for transport as its general assembly; share capital EUR 115,783,038.03
NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen — NS Reizigers B.V. / NS Groep N.V.)National operatorstate passenger operator; main-network concession 2025–2033 from I&W
ÖBB-Personenverkehr AGNational operatorstate passenger operator; ÖBB-Holding AG subsidiary
SNCB / NMBS (Societe nationale des chemins de fer belges / Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen)National operatorstate-owned incumbent passenger operator and fleet owner; centenary in 2026
„БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООДNational operatorstate passenger operator; holder of the Western-region lot of the 2026 rail public service contract
Akcinė bendrovė „LTG Cargo“National operatorfreight railway undertaking of the LTG group, company code 304977594, registered at Geležinkelio g. 12, LT-02100 Vilnius; parent of LTG Cargo Polska and LTG Cargo Ukraina
CP – Comboios de Portugal, E.P.E.National operatorstate-owned public business entity (entidade pública empresarial) operating national passenger rail services
Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút Zrt.National operatorHungarian-Austrian railway company; both infrastructure manager and operator on its own network, seat in Sopron
Slovenske železnice - Potniški promet, družba za opravljanje prevoza potnikov v notranjem in mednarodnem železniškem prometu, d.o.o.National operatorwholly owned subsidiary of Slovenske železnice d.o.o., founded 1 September 2011 under the Zakon o družbi Slovenske železnice; the national passenger operator, holding a rail carrier licence and single safety certificate issued by AŽP
Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „LTG Link“National operatorpassenger railway undertaking of the LTG group, registered 28 February 2019, company code 305052228, wholly owned by AB Lietuvos geležinkeliai; registered at Geležinkelio g. 16, LT-02100 Vilnius
Akciju sabiedrība "Pasažieru vilciens"National operatorjoint stock company, registration number 40003567907, wholly owned by the Republic of Latvia with the shares held by the Ministry of Transport; trades as Vivi
Trenitalia S.p.A.National operatorFS Group train operator
VR-Yhtymä Oyj (VR Group)National operatorstate-owned operator group; passenger rail, VR Transpoint freight and logistics, VR FleetCare maintenance
"PKP Intercity" Spółka AkcyjnaNational operatorstate long-distance passenger operator; PKP Group
DB Regio AGNational operatorDeutsche Bahn's regional passenger operator; 100% owned by Deutsche Bahn AG
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak Zrt.National operatorstate-owned group holding — the MÁV Group's csoportirányító központ (group directing centre); seat 1097 Budapest, Könyves Kálmán krt. 36
POLREGIO S.A.National operatornationwide regional passenger operator; Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu S.A. holds 50% plus one share
Rail Cargo Austria AG (Rail Cargo Group)National operatorÖBB-Holding freight subsidiary; Rail Cargo Group in 18 countries
SNCF VoyageursNational operatorstate passenger operator; société anonyme, capital €157,789,960 (SNCF group)
Slovenske železnice - Tovorni promet, družba za opravljanje prevoza blaga v notranjem in mednarodnem železniškem prometu, d.o.o.National operatorthe national freight operator, holding a rail carrier licence and single safety certificate issued by AŽP. It is not a direct subsidiary of the holding: the group's 2025 annual report records that SŽ-Tovorni promet is 100 per cent owned by SŽ EP Logistika d.o.o., which is in turn 51 per cent owned by Slovenske železnice d.o.o. The report names the strategic partner only by the abbreviation EPLI, glossed in its own list of abbreviations as EP Logistics International, and dates its entry to January 2022; it nowhere states a 49 per cent holding and nowhere attributes a stake to a named party — the 49 per cent is derivable only from the non-controlling-interest note, where the EPL group's total equity of €200,942,436 at 31 December 2025 carries a non-controlling interest of €98,461,794. The variant name “SŽ – EP Logistika” does not appear in the report
Societatea Națională de Transport Feroviar de Călători “CFR Călători” SANational operatorstate-owned incumbent passenger operator under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure; head office at B-dul Dinicu Golescu nr. 38, Bucharest, with regional passenger branches (SRTFC) in București, Craiova, Timișoara, Cluj, Brașov, Iași, Galați and Constanța
Société Nationale SNCF (SNCF SA)National operatorparent company of the SNCF group; buys group-wide station equipment jointly with SNCF Gares & Connexions, the station manager
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer LuxembourgeoisNational operatorThe integrated national railway. Created in 1946; its published shareholders are the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (94 per cent), Belgium (4 per cent) and France (2 per cent). CFL is at once the passenger and bus operator, the parent of the freight and logistics companies, and — through its Direction Gestion Infrastructure — the infrastructure manager for the State. On TED it advertises under several buyer strings: 'Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois', 'Service Gestion Infrastructure. Division Planification Ressources', 'Service Coordination Achats' and, in one notice, 'Société Nationales des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois'
AS Eesti LiinirongidNational operatorstate-owned joint-stock company and the Estonian passenger railway undertaking, trading as Elron; registry code 10520953, registered at Vabaduse pst 176, 10917 Tallinn; licensed for passenger carriage on the public railway by Konkurentsiamet. Its own annual report states that it is a public transport company owned 100 per cent by the Estonian state and that the company falls within the administrative area of the Regionaal- ja Põllumajandusministeerium — not the transport ministry
DB Fernverkehr AGNational operatorDeutsche Bahn's long-distance passenger operator
Renfe ViajerosNational operatorstate passenger operator
SJ ABNational operatorstate-owned passenger operator (regeringen.se lists SJ under companies with state ownership); competes for regional contracts and runs commercial long-distance services
Slovenske železnice, d.o.o.National operatorstate-owned holding company; the Republic of Slovenia is the sole member and, under the first paragraph of Article 2 of the Zakon o družbi Slovenske železnice, cannot divide or transfer its holding; Slovenski državni holding performs the founder's function. Share capital €589,529,921.23 after an €80 million increase in October 2025
ČD Cargo, a.s.National operatorfreight arm of the ČD Group; state-owned via České dráhy
CFL cargo S.A.National operatorThe group's conventional-freight railway undertaking, born of the merger of CFL's freight division with the internal transport department of ArcelorMittal's Luxembourg production sites. It holds a single safety certificate for freight on the national network, valid to 28 October 2026, and operates through ten companies in four countries with its sister company CFL multimodal
Córas Iompair ÉireannNational operatorstatutory holding company founded 1 January 1945 under the Transport Act 1944; parent of Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus
HŽ Cargo d.o.o. za prijevoz teretaNational operatorlimited liability company; founder and sole member the Republic of Croatia, with the Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure as its general assembly; independent since 1 January 2007 after the split of HŽ Hrvatske željeznice; share capital EUR 22,796,204.13
Operail OÜNational operatorprivately owned freight railway undertaking, registry code 17093388, registered at Peterburi tee 2f, 11415 Tallinn, share capital EUR 1,000; it was entered in the business register on 17 October 2024 and its invalid earlier business names are RailProject OÜ and ViroState OÜ. It is the company that took over the freight and repair business of the state company AS Operail — that legal entity, registry code 11575850, survives under the name AS Raudtee Varad — the business passing to the new owner on 10 December 2024, and it describes itself as a company based on Estonian ownership continuing on the railway as a private company from December 2024. Its register status as the business register published it on 14 September 2026 is 'Registrisse kantud', entered in the register. The same record carries the register's flag that the legal person has unfiled annual reports: the report for the period 17 October 2024 to 31 December 2025 is shown as 'Esitamata', not filed, against a deadline of 30 June 2026. The record also prints the line 'Juriidilise isiku kohta on avaldatud väljaandes Ametlikud Teadaanded teade kustutamise kohta' — a notice concerning deletion has been published about the legal person — but the same register view prints that line on the records of AS Eesti Raudtee and Edelaraudtee aktsiaselts as well, the record's own Ametlikud Teadaanded panel is empty under the line 'Ametlike Teadaannete kontroll ebaõnnestus' (the Ametlikud Teadaanded check failed), and a search of Ametlikud Teadaanded for registry code 17093388 on the same day returns two 2024 merger-control notices from Konkurentsiamet and no notice of deletion
PKP CARGO S.A. w restrukturyzacjiNational operatorstate rail freight operator in restructuring; PKP Group
SIA LDZ CARGONational operatorlimited liability company wholly owned by VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš; the incumbent rail freight operator, into which two sister companies were merged in October 2025
SŽ - Vleka in tehnika, d.o.o.National operatorwholly owned subsidiary of Slovenske železnice d.o.o., founded 1995, share capital €26,068,145.42; the group's traction and rolling-stock maintenance company and the buyer of workshop plant and vehicle components
VelvetNational operatorIndependent open-access high-speed operator (not state-owned), first of its kind in France; obtained its railway operator licence in September 2026
Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a.s.National operatorstate-owned joint-stock company, founded 1 January 2005; the Slovak Republic is founder and sole shareholder
ΤΡΑΙΝΟΣΕ Α.Ε., trading as Hellenic TrainNational operatorthe incumbent passenger and freight operator: ΤΡΑΙΝΟΣΕ Α.Ε., founded on 19 December 2005 as a wholly owned subsidiary of OSE, trading as Hellenic Train, GEMI 001037501000, at Petmeza 13, 11743 Athens. The contract to sell 100% of TRAINOSE to the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group for a total consideration of EUR 45 million was signed on 18 January 2017 and the transaction completed on 14 September 2017. It is also a certified entity in charge of rolling-stock maintenance
„БДЖ — Товарни превози“ ЕООДNational operatorstate freight operator inside Holding BDZ
„Холдинг Български държавни железници“ ЕАДNational operatorstate holding company; parent of the passenger and freight operating companies

Regional, urban and municipal

Regions, cities and their companies

BuyerTypeDetail
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΡΟ ΜΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ Α.Ε. (Elliniko Metro S.A.), formerly ΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΡΟ Α.Ε. (Attiko Metro S.A.)Metro corporationstate-owned single-member société anonyme, GEMI 1060001000, that builds the metro in both Athens and Thessaloniki; Leof. Mesogeion 191-193, 115 25 Athens, with a Thessaloniki office at Poseidonos 40-60 & Erythrou Stavrou 20-24, Pylaia. Its notices were published under the ΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΡΟ name into January 2024 and under ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΡΟ ΜΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ Α.Ε. from October 2023, so the two names overlap in the record, and the corporate domain moved from ametro.gr to emetro.gr
Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy, akciová společnostMetro corporationCity of Prague transport company; metro, tram, bus, trolleybus and funicular operator and the client for metro line D
Metro do Porto, S.A.Metro corporationpublic company owning and expanding the Porto metropolitan light metro; operation is subconcessioned
Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy (Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd)Metro corporationlimited company whose primary owner is the City of Helsinki; operates the metro and the trams and builds urban rail infrastructure
Metroselskabet I/SMetro corporationinteressentskab owned by the City of Copenhagen (50 per cent), the Danish state (41.7 per cent) and Frederiksberg Municipality (8.3 per cent); owns the Copenhagen Metro and builds its extensions
Dopravný podnik Bratislava, akciová spoločnosťTransit authoritymunicipal transport operator, IČO 00492736, seat Olejkárska 1, Bratislava; runs the 1,000 mm tram network, the trolleybus network and the city buses
Rīgas pašvaldības sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību "Rīgas satiksme"Transit authoritymunicipal limited liability company, registration number 40003619950, wholly owned by the Riga city municipality; operator of the Riga tram, trolleybus and bus network and the contracting authority for the city's tram infrastructure
Zagrebački električni tramvaj d.o.o.Transit authoritycity transport company; operator of Zagreb's trams, buses, funicular and cable car, and joint contracting authority with the City of Zagreb for tram vehicles and rolling-stock maintenance
„Метрополитен“ ЕАДMetro corporationcompany owned by Sofia Municipality; investor, builder and operator of the Sofia metro
GVB (GVB Holding NV — GVB Exploitatie, GVB Infra, GVB Activa)Metro corporationmunicipal metro, tram, bus and ferry operator; shareholders gemeente Amsterdam and Vervoerregio Amsterdam (priority share)
RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens)Metro corporationétablissement public à caractère industriel et commercial; operator of the Paris metro, tram and RER A/B under contract to Île-de-France Mobilités
Tramwaje Śląskie S.A.Transit authorityUpper Silesian tram operator and infrastructure owner; share capital PLN 149,885,310; operates under contract to the GZM transport authority (ZTM)
„Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАДTransit authoritymunicipal sole-owner joint-stock company; Sofia's tram and trolleybus operator and the buyer of its vehicles
Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft mbHTransit authorityBavaria's regional rail ordering authority (Aufgabenträger)
Helsingin kaupungin liikenneliikelaitos (HKL)Metro corporationCity of Helsinki public utility; contracting authority for the metro's rolling stock and train control
Luxtram S.A.Metro corporationA société anonyme with public capital that, in its own words, 'assure la conception, la réalisation et l'exploitation du réseau de tramway'. It is both the builder and the operator of the Luxembourg City tram and, for the purposes of the law of 13 June 2017 on tram safety, both a tram undertaking and a tram infrastructure manager — the ACF renewed both its safety documents in 2022 for five years to 28 November 2027. Its offices are at the 'neien Tramsschapp' depot on the Kirchberg, 61 Circuit de la Foire Internationale, L-1347 Luxembourg
Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.Metro corporationentidade pública empresarial, wholly state-owned, operating the Lisbon metro under a concession granted by the State
Region Stockholm — Trafikförvaltningen (SL)Transit authorityregional public transport authority; owns the metro, commuter-rail, light-rail and tram assets under the SL brand
Tramwaje Warszawskie sp. z o.o.Transit authorityCity of Warsaw tram operator and owner of the tram infrastructure
Turun Raitiotie OyMetro corporationCity of Turku tramway company; client for the 12 km first line and its depot
ΣΤΑΘΕΡΕΣ ΣΥΓΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΕΣ ΜΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ Α.Ε. (STASY S.A. — Urban Rail Transport)Metro corporationthe Athens urban rail operator: a public railway undertaking within the state holding company (Υπερταμείο), holding a single safety certificate and providing passenger services only, on the authority of the national safety authority's 2024 report
„Koleje Mazowieckie – KM” sp. z o.o.Regional rail SPVregional passenger operator wholly owned by the Mazowieckie voivodeship since 13 January 2011; share capital PLN 481,909,000
Aktsiaselts Tallinna LinnatransportTransit authoritymunicipal joint-stock company of the City of Tallinn operating the city's trams, trolleybuses and buses; registry code 10312960, registered at Kadaka tee 62a, 12618 Tallinn; the company dates its public transport operation in Tallinn to 1888
Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AGMetro corporationCologne's Stadtbahn and bus operator
METROREX S.A.Metro corporationBucharest metro operator and investment client under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure; contact data published in its own TED notices (contact@metrorex.ro, +40 213193601, www.metrorex.ro)
Municipiul Cluj-NapocaTransit authoritycity administration acting, in association with the neighbouring communes Apahida, Baciu, Bonțida, Gârbău and Jucu, as the contracting authority for the Tren Metropolitan Cluj rolling stock and infrastructure
Métropole Européenne de LilleTransit authoritymetropolitan authority and transport organising authority; the network is operated by ilévia under a public service concession
National Transport AuthorityTransit authoritystatutory non-commercial body under the aegis of the Department of Transport; approving authority for public transport capital projects and the funder of rail investment and fleet
Operateur de Transport de Wallonie (trading as TEC)Transit authorityWalloon public transport operator, single legal entity since 2019, trading as TEC; bus network plus the Liege tram
SYTRAL MobilitésTransit authorityétablissement public local; mobility authority for the Lyon area, governed by a 39-member board
Västtrafik ABTransit authorityregional public transport company of Västra Götalandsregionen; procures trains and trams for the region and the City of Gothenburg
Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KGMetro corporationVienna's metro, tram and bus operator; Wiener Stadtwerke group, City of Vienna as indirect owner
Aarhus Letbane I/SMetro corporationinteressentskab owned 50/50 by Aarhus Kommune and Region Midtjylland (the state left the ownership on 1 April 2015); owner and infrastructure manager of the Aarhus light rail and the Odder and Grenaa lines
BKK Budapesti Közlekedési Központ Zrt.Transit authorityBudapest's transport organising company; Cg. 01-10-046840, seat 1075 Budapest, Rumbach Sebestyén utca 19-21
Commissario Straordinario – Linea 2 della Metropolitana di TorinoDevelopment authorityspecial commissioner for the Turin Metro Line 2 works
Dopravní podnik Ostrava a.s.Transit authorityCity of Ostrava transport company; tram, trolleybus and bus operator
Dopravný podnik mesta Košice, akciová spoločnosťTransit authoritymunicipal transport operator, IČO 31701914; runs the Košice tram, trolleybus and bus network
Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.Regional rail SPVCampania region's rail and metro operator/infrastructure owner
Grad ZagrebTransit authoritycity government; contracting authority for Zagreb's tram infrastructure and, jointly with Zagrebački električni tramvaj d.o.o., for tram vehicles and their maintenance
Hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky BratislavaTransit authoritycapital city; IČO 00603481 — the contracting authority for the tram infrastructure that Dopravný podnik Bratislava operates
Mesto KošiceTransit authoritycity; IČO 00691135, Magistrát mesta Košice, Tr. SNP 48/A — the contracting authority for the Košice tram-track modernisation programme (MET)
Nya tunnelbanan — Region Stockholm, förvaltning för utbyggd tunnelbanaMetro corporationRegion Stockholm administration building the metro extension; state, region and four municipalities co-fund
Provincie OverijsselTransit authorityprovince — regional rail concession authority (with Drenthe and Gelderland for shared lines)
RET N.V.Metro corporationRotterdam metro, tram and bus operator; shareholders gemeente Rotterdam and MRDH; rail concession from MRDH to 15 December 2030
Région Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéTransit authorityregional authority and rail public service authority; owns regional rolling stock and maintenance facilities
Région NormandieTransit authorityregional authority and rail public service authority
Salzburg AG — Salzburg Linien Verkehrsbetriebe GmbHTransit authorityregional utility (Land Salzburg 42.56%, City of Salzburg 31.31%, Energie AG Oberösterreich 26.13%); its 100% subsidiary Salzburg Linien Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH runs the Salzburger Lokalbahn and the trolleybus network
Tisséo VoyageursMetro corporationoperator of the Toulouse network within the Tisséo group: metro, tram, bus and cable car
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr AöRTransit authorityregional transport authority for the Rhine-Ruhr; orders regional rail services
Województwo MałopolskieTransit authorityvoivodeship government: orders regional rail services and owns rolling stock it leases to the operator
Île-de-France MobilitésTransit authorityParis-region transport authority; owns the region's rolling stock
AB TransitioRegional rail SPVrail-vehicle procurement, financing and asset-management company owned by 20 Swedish regions and PTAs
Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa, E.M., S.A.Transit authoritymunicipal transport company of the city of Lisbon, operating the tram, funicular and lift network alongside the bus network
Dopravní podnik města Brna, a.s.Transit authorityCity of Brno transport company; tram, trolleybus, bus and boat operator
FerrovieNord S.p.A.Regional rail SPVFNM Group; Lombardy regional infrastructure and fleet owner
Gdańskie Autobusy i Tramwaje Sp. z o.o.Transit authoritymunicipal tram and bus operator; share capital PLN 154,171,000
Gestione Governativa Ferrovia CircumetneaRegional rail SPVstate-managed Catania railway and metro
Gradski prijevoz putnika d.o.o. OsijekTransit authoritycity transport company of Osijek; operator of Croatia's second tram system and of the city bus network, and the contracting authority for its tram infrastructure
Görlitzer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbHTransit authoritymunicipal tram and bus operator
HTM Personenvervoer N.V.Metro corporationThe Hague tram, light-rail (RandstadRail) and bus operator; over 2,000 staff; rail concession from MRDH to 14 December 2031
Koleje Dolnośląskie S.A.Regional rail SPVregional passenger operator created by resolution of the Dolnośląskie voivodeship assembly of 28 December 2007; share capital PLN 137,060,000
Koleje Małopolskie Sp. z o.o.Regional rail SPVregional passenger operator owned by the Małopolska voivodeship
METRO WARSZAWSKIE Sp. z o.o.Metro corporationWarsaw metro operator and investment agent for network extensions; owned by the City of Warsaw, a commercial company since January 2003
Mestna občina LjubljanaDevelopment authoritycapital city municipality; a rail buyer only where a city project crosses the railway, and then jointly with DRSI
Metro de Madrid, S.A.Metro corporationregional government metro company
Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne w Poznaniu Spółka z o.o.Transit authoritymunicipal tram and bus operator running services to the order of the Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Poznaniu
Municipiul București (Primăria Municipiului București)Development authoritythe City of Bucharest as contracting authority, through its Direcția Generală Achiziții Publice; the owner and investor for the city's tram infrastructure and depots
Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbHMetro corporationMunich's U-Bahn, tram and bus operator; wholly owned subsidiary of Stadtwerke München, responsible for all three modes since 2002
Odense Letbane P/SMetro corporationpartnerselskab wholly owned by Odense Kommune, founded 16 January 2015; general partner Odense Letbane Komplementar ApS
RV Kalusto ja Varikko OyMetro corporationHelsinki urban rail group company for tram rolling stock and depots; buys in its own name from 2026
Régie des Transports MétropolitainsMetro corporationétablissement public local à caractère industriel et commercial; operator for the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, which has been the mobility authority since 1 January 2016
Région Grand EstTransit authorityregional authority; has taken the infrastructure-manager role for its local lines through a public company it controls
Région Hauts-de-FranceTransit authorityregional authority; runs the Hauts-de-France Mobilités brand and lets the regional rail concession
Région Nouvelle-AquitaineTransit authorityregional authority and mobility organising authority; owns the regional rail fleet
Skånetrafiken (Region Skåne)Transit authorityRegion Skåne's public transport administration; procures Pågatåg operations and, with five other regions, the next-generation Öresundståg
Tampereen Raitiotie Oy (Tampere Tramway Ltd)Metro corporationcompany owned by the City of Tampere with Kangasala, Pirkkala and Ylöjärvi; owns and develops the Tampere tramway
Thüringer Landesamt für Bau und VerkehrTransit authorityThuringia's state office for construction and transport; orders the state's regional rail services
Valsts sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību "Autotransporta direkcija"Transit authoritystate limited liability company under the Ministry of Transport; the public transport authority that orders and administers regional public transport services, rail among them
Wiener Lokalbahnen GmbHRegional rail SPVWiener Stadtwerke group; operator of the Badner Bahn (Vienna–Baden)
Województwo Wielkopolskie z siedzibą Urzędu Marszałkowskiego Województwa Wielkopolskiego w PoznaniuTransit authorityvoivodeship government: orders regional rail services and buys rolling stock
Comune di PalermoDevelopment authoritymunicipality; tram network promoter
Euskal Trenbide SareaRegional rail SPVBasque government rail infrastructure company
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaRegional rail SPVCatalan government railway
Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska MetropoliaTransit authoritymetropolitan authority of 41 municipalities in Upper Silesia; its Zarząd Transportu Metropolitalnego organises public transport
Helsingin seudun liikenne -kuntayhtymä (HSL Helsinki Region Transport)Transit authorityjoint municipal authority; orders commuter rail, metro, tram, bus and ferry services in the Helsinki region
Hovedstadens Letbane I/SMetro corporationinteressentskab owned by Region Hovedstaden (43.0 per cent) and eleven municipalities along Ring 3; the state withdrew as owner on 1 January 2019 and its contribution became a grant
Județul Bihor (Consiliul Județean Bihor)Transit authoritycounty council acting as contracting authority for the Oradea metropolitan tram-train network
Land Sachsen-Anhalt, vertreten durch das Ministerium für Infrastruktur und Digitales, vertreten durch die Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbHTransit authoritythe State of Saxony-Anhalt's rail ordering authority, acting through Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH
Lokaltog A/SRegional rail SPVpublic limited company; Movia holds just over 75 per cent, fourteen municipalities and private investors the rest; both operator and infrastructure manager of the Zealand and Lolland-Falster local railways
MM S.p.A. (Metropolitana Milanese)Metro corporationCity of Milan engineering company; metro designer/builder
MN Metropolitana di Napoli S.p.A.Metro corporationNaples metro construction company
Moravskoslezský krajTransit authorityregion (kraj) — ordering authority for regional rail public service contracts in Moravia-Silesia
Municipiul IașiTransit authoritycity administration, Serviciul Achiziții Publice; buyer for the rehabilitation of the Iași tram network
Municipiul TimișoaraTransit authoritycity administration, Serviciul Achiziții Publice, B-dul C.D. Loga nr. 1, 300030 Timișoara; buyer for the city's trams and tram lines
Mälardalstrafik MÄLAB ABRegional rail SPVregional train company owned by six regions (Stockholm, Sörmland, Uppsala, Västmanland, Örebro, Östergötland); Mälartåg brand
Norrtåg ABRegional rail SPVregional train company of the four northern regions
Plzeňský krajTransit authorityregion (kraj) — ordering authority for regional rail public service contracts in west Bohemia; buys through Centrální nákup, its central purchasing organisation
Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto OyRegional rail SPVrolling-stock company owned by four cities; owns and finances the Helsinki region commuter fleet
Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund GmbHTransit authorityregional transport authority for the Rhine-Main area; orders regional rail services
Rheinbahn AGTransit authorityDüsseldorf-area Stadtbahn, tram and bus operator, founded 25 March 1896
Roma CapitaleDevelopment authoritymunicipality; tram network promoter
Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesTransit authorityregional authority; sits on the SYTRAL Mobilités board and holds its own regional rail fleet
STIB-MIVB (Societe des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles / Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel)Metro corporationBrussels-Capital Region public transport operator - metro, tram and bus; pilot of Metro 3 phase 1
Sectorul 4 al Municipiului București (Primăria Sectorului 4)Development authoritydistrict administration of Bucharest's Sector 4, acting as contracting authority for the Magistrala 4 metro extension
Societatea de Transport București STB SATransit authorityBucharest's municipal surface transport company, head office Bd. Dinicu Golescu nr. 1, Sector 1; it operates the tram, trolleybus and bus network and modernises its own tram fleet
VVM De LijnTransit authorityFlemish public transport company (Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij), owned by the Flemish Region; three tram networks plus bus, roughly half of bus services contracted out
Verband Region Stuttgart, Körperschaft des öffentlichen RechtsTransit authoritythe Stuttgart regional association; ordering authority for the S-Bahn Stuttgart
Zlínský krajTransit authorityregion (kraj) — ordering authority for regional rail public service contracts in south-east Moravia
go.Rheinland GmbH (for the Zweckverband go.Rheinland)Transit authorityRhineland regional rail ordering authority; the Zweckverband is sole shareholder of the GmbH and uses it as its own office
Öresundståg ABRegional rail SPVjoint company of six regional owners (Blekinge, Halland, Kronoberg, Skåne, Kalmar län and Västtrafik) coordinating the Öresundståg system
Ústecký krajTransit authorityregion (kraj) — ordering authority for regional rail public service contracts in north-west Bohemia
Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Αθηνών Μ.Α.Ε. (OASA — Athens Urban Transport Organisation)Transit authoritythe planning, coordinating and fare authority for public transport in the Athens metropolitan area, above the operating companies
Τμήμα Δημοσίων Έργων (Public Works Department)Development authoritythe ministry's works department for roads and government buildings; buyer of the 2026 rail pre-feasibility study
BelirisDevelopment authorityfederal delivery vehicle for Brussels infrastructure under the federal-Brussels cooperation agreement; pilot of the Metro 3 northern section
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) - AöR -Metro corporationBerlin's U-Bahn, tram and bus operator; Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts
Budapesti Közlekedési Zrt.Metro corporationCity of Budapest transport company; operator of the Budapest metro, tram, trolleybus and bus networks, the cog railway, the Buda Castle funicular and the chairlift
Hamburger Hochbahn AGMetro corporationHamburg's U-Bahn and bus operator; client for the U5
Holding Graz — Graz LinienTransit authoritytram and bus division of Holding Graz, the City of Graz's municipal services company
Infrastructure MaltaDevelopment authoritynational works agency; road, tunnel and civil-infrastructure buyer
Innsbrucker Verkehrsbetriebe und Stubaitalbahn GmbHTransit authorityInnsbruck's tram, regional tram and bus operator and transport coordinator; IKB 51%, City of Innsbruck 45%, Land Tirol 4%
LINZ AG LINIENTransit authoritytram, trolleybus and bus division of the City of Linz's utility LINZ AG (LINZ LINIEN GmbH on TED)
Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen mbHTransit authorityLower Saxony's regional rail ordering authority and owner of a leased vehicle pool
Lučka uprava RijekaDevelopment authorityport authority; the public body for the Port of Rijeka and the client for the Rijeka Gateway programme, with the rail access works into the port let by HŽ Infrastruktura
Länsimetro OyMetro corporationmutual limited company of the cities of Espoo and Helsinki; owns the western metro infrastructure
Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den HaagTransit authoritystatutory transport authority of 21 municipalities; grants the RET and HTM rail concessions and funds their fleets
Ministerstvo investícií, regionálneho rozvoja a informatizácie Slovenskej republikyDevelopment authorityministry; managing authority for Program Slovensko 2021–2027, the EU cohesion programme that carries the Slovak rail modernisation envelope
NVBW – Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg mbHTransit authorityLand company acting for the Baden-Württemberg transport ministry in all public-transport matters since 1995
OKK Országos Közlekedési Központ Zrt.Transit authorityNational transport organiser (országos közlekedésszervező) founded under Government Resolution 1208/2026 within the framework of Act XXXVII of 2026; 100% state-owned closed joint-stock company, reported registered at the company court on 6 August 2026
Plzeňské městské dopravní podniky, a.s.Transit authorityCity of Plzeň transport company; tram, trolleybus and bus operator
Provincie UtrechtTransit authorityprovince — owner of the Utrecht regional tram network and its concession authority; trams operated by Transdev (U-OV)
Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību "Daugavpils satiksme"Transit authoritymunicipal limited liability company, registration number 41503002269, owned by the Daugavpils city municipality; operator of Latvia's second tram network
Tisséo CollectivitésTransit authoritysyndicat mixte and mobility authority for the Toulouse conurbation; contracting authority, with SPL Tisséo Ingénierie as its delegated client
Trafikselskabet MoviaTransit authoritystatutory regional transport company for the Capital Region and Region Zealand and 45 municipalities; majority shareholder in Lokaltog A/S and the contracting authority for its train services
Transport MaltaTransit authoritynational transport authority and regulator; the body that published the Malta Metro proposal
Vervoerregio AmsterdamTransit authorityregional transport authority for Greater Amsterdam; concession grantor and rail-infrastructure client; co-shareholder in GVB
Οργανισμός Συγκοινωνιακού Έργου Θεσσαλονίκης Α.Ε. (OSETH — Thessaloniki Transport Authority)Transit authoritythe transport authority for Thessaloniki; Agrotemachio 51, Building B1 Ganas & Ganas, 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki
Столична общинаDevelopment authoritycapital municipality; owner of the metro and of the tram and trolleybus operator, and the source of their capital

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