Eesti Raudtee
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| AS Eesti Raudtee | |
|---|---|
| Type | State owned |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters |  Tallinn, Estonia |
| Area served | Estonia |
| Industry | Transport |
| Products | Freight trains |
| Parent | Government of Estonia |
| Website | www.evr.ee |
Eesti Raudtee or EVR is the national railway company of Estonia. It owns a network of 691 km of broad gauge (1520 mm) railway throughout the country, including the 132 km used by the Elektriraudtee commuter trains around Tallinn. Eesti Raudtee operates freight trains domestically and to Russia and Latvia.
[edit] History
After the independence of Estonia, the state-owned company Eesti Raudtee was founded on January 1, 1992, as the national railway company of Estonia. On August 31, 2001, 66% of the stock in the company was sold by the government to Baltic Rail Services (BRS)[1], part-owned by Railroad Development Corporation.[2]
Following an election in 2003, the new government changed the rules on open access rights and capped the level of track charges, which reduced the railway's viability.[3] The railway was bought back by the state in a transaction completed in January 2007.[4]
[edit] Rolling stock
- 26 ChME3 shunters
- 4 2TE116 locomotives
- 56 GE C36-7i locomotives
- 19 GE C30-7Ai locomotives
[edit] References
- ^ About Estonian Railways: Corporate information: History. Eesti Raudtee. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ^ Former RDC operating entity. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ "EVR's private interlude is over", Railway Gazette International, 2007-02-01.
- ^ Hanson, Martin. "Raudtee tagasiost sai heakskiidu", Äripäev, 2006-09-15. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. (Estonian)
