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Keolis
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SNCF's international operating arm.
- Kind
- Operator group
- Headquarters
- France
- Ownership
- Subsidiary
- Parent
- SNCF
- Segments
- Operations, Maintenance
- Present in
- European Union, United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Footprint
European Union
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | France | Paris; SNCF 70% / CDPQ 30%; 70,000 staff, 13 countries |
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United States
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project presence | Keolis Commuter Services operates MBTA commuter rail (Boston) to mid-2027; Virginia Railway Express |
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United Kingdom
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office | England | Keolis UK, London — Govia (35%) ended with GTR's transfer to public ownership on 31 May 2026 |
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Canada
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint venture | Québec, Ontario | Keolis Canada — member of the Cadence consortium for Alto |
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Ownership and structure
- operates for TII — KeolisAmey Luas operates and maintains the Luas light rail system for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (active · since 2026)
- operates for MBTA — Regional Rail operating and maintenance agreement, expiring 30 June 2027; project delivery partner for the Fairmount battery-electric fleet (active · since 2014)
- operates for VRE — Train operations and maintenance services contractor, and the route by which VRE buys track work by task order (active)
- owned by SNCF — 70% (CDPQ 30%) (active)
Positions held
SegmentTechnologyPhase
- advises CHSRA — Momentum Alliance Partners co-development agreement, operations planning (active · since 2026-06-24)
- awarded by CHSRA — CHSRA Momentum Alliance Partners co-development — Keolis (active · since 2026-06)
- awarded by TII — TII400 Luas operations and maintenance contract, concluded 12 March 2026 with Keolis (UK) Limited; TII names KeolisAmey Luas as the operator (active · since 2026-03-12)
- awarded by Alto — Cadence consortium — private development partner for the Toronto–Québec City high-speed rail (development contract 21 March 2025) (active · since 2025-03-21)
- awarded by Aarhus Letbane — Operation of the Aarhus light rail; Keolis Letbaner A/S was the operator as at September 2026 (active)
- awarded by Odense Letbane — Operation and maintenance of Odense Letbane by Keolis Letbaner A/S; operating and maintenance cost in 2025 (active)
- awarded by MBTA — South Coast Rail Operations and Maintenance — Keolis Commuter Services (active)
- awarded by VRE — Seminary Yard midday storage replacement facility — Keolis Rail Services Virginia, LLC (active)
- Contract detail and values (4)$500m–1bn · $5–25mIn the Canada, European Union, United Kingdom, United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (18)
- ● Aarhus Letbane I/S · Vores organisation — ejerforhold og lovgrundlag (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● AtkinsRéalis · AtkinsRéalis, part of Cadence, to deliver Canada's first high-speed train (published 2025-03-21 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● By-, Land- og Transportministeriet · Togkontrakter — de seks statslige og regionale togkontrakter (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● California High-Speed Rail Authority · News release: Global infrastructure and investment consortium joins California High-Speed Rail to advance future expansion through private investment (published 2026-06-24 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Railway-News · Private investment consortium joins California High-Speed Rail expansion plans (published 2026-06-24 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Cadence · About us (CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, Keolis, SYSTRA, SNCF Voyageurs, Air Canada) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Luas Operations (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Keolis UK · About Keolis UK (SNCF 70% / CDPQ 30%) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · FY27-31 Capital Investment Plan (CIP), Final - July 2026 (128-page book and project list) (published 2026-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · MBTA Announces Three Qualified Teams Shortlisted for Opportunity to Operate Its Commuter Rail Network, Issues Regional Rail Operating Contract RFP to Short List (full page title as served) (published 2025-12-18 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Board of Directors) · Fairmount Line Zero Emissions Project - contract framework and board action, 11 June 2026 (published 2026-06-11 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Board of Directors) · Memorandum: South Coast Rail O&M Costs - Keolis service change, 26 March 2026 (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Odense Letbane P/S · Årsrapport 2025 (ejerforhold, bidragsydere, operatør, passagertal, etape 2) (published 2026-04-17 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● SNCF Group · SNCF Group companies (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII400 Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract (contract award notice) (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Executive Director's Report, August 2026 — project-by-project cost, contractor, status and grant tables (61 pages) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2027 (Budget Book) — operating and capital budget and the FY2027-FY2032 Capital Improvement Program with a project sheet and total project budget for each of the 22 projects (79 pages) (published 2026-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board · Operations Board Meeting agenda package, 17 July 2026 — agenda item reports and resolutions 26-07-9A to 26-07-9G with contract amounts (55 pages) (published 2026-07-17 · checked 2026-09-14)
Competes with
Other operator group players present in the same markets.
| Player | HQ | Markets | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | Germany | European Union, United Kingdom, India, Canada | 12 |
| SNCF | France | European Union, Canada | 8 |
| Transdev | France | European Union, United States, Canada | 4 |
| ÖBB | Austria | European Union | 3 |
| FS Group | Italy | European Union, United Kingdom | 1 |
| RATP | France | European Union | 2 |
| Go-Ahead | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 2 |
| Arriva | United Kingdom | European Union, United Kingdom | 1 |
1 source · primary
- ● Keolis UK · About Keolis UK (SNCF 70% / CDPQ 30%) (checked 2026-09-06)
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