| Ferrovie Emilia Romagna s.r.l. | |
| Type: | Public benefit corporation, Limited company |
| Foundation: | 2002 |
| Location City: | Bologna |
| Location Country: | Italy |
| Area Served: | Emilia-Romagna |
| Industry: | Transport |
| Products: | Rail transport Bus transport |
| Num Employees: | 840[1] |
Ferrovie Emilia Romagna (FER) is railway company serving the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. The company also operates buses.
The company was formed in 1997 by acquisition by the Emilia-Romagna region of four previous state-owned railway companies:
On 1 January 2008, it also acquired the railway branch of the ATCM of Modena, and, on 1 February 2009, Reggio Emilia's ACT, as well as FBV, becoming the only railway company in Emilia-Romagna.
Emilia-Romagna currently owns 59.44% of FER, the rest belonging to the provinces of Bologna, Mantua, Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia and Rimini.
Ferrovie Emilia Romagna is the infrastructure manager for the following railway lines:
In the past, FER also used to operate passenger services on the formerly listed lines as well as the following lines, owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI):
Railway transport is now carried out by a separate company, Trenitalia Tper.
FER also operates goods transports on its network and on the RFI one.
FER includes a road transport division, with buses connecting several cities in the provinces of Ferrara, Bologna and Rimini.