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: the Ferrovie Padane (FP, which managed the Ferrara–Codigoro railway); the Ferrovia Suzzara–Ferrara SpA (FSF); the Gestione Commissariale Governativa delle Ferrovie Venete - Ferrovia Bologna-Portomaggiore (FBP); the Gestione Commissariale Governativa delle Ferrovie Venete - Ferrovia Parma-Suzzara (FPS).
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.
Services Ferrovie Emilia Romagna is the infrastructure manager for the following railway lines: Parma–Suzzara Suzzara–Ferrara Ferrara–Codigoro–Pomposa Bologna–Portomaggiore–Dogato Modena–Sassuolo Reggio Emilia-Guastalla Reggio Emilia-Ciano d'Enza Reggio Emilia-Sassuolo Casalecchio–Vignola railway
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): Bologna–Ferrara Poggio Rusco–Bologna Modena–Mantua Ferrara–Rimini Parma–Fornovo Fornovo–Fidenza Bologna–Rimini–Pesaro Parma–Bologna
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.
Road transport FER includes a road transport division, with buses connecting several cities in the provinces of Ferrara, Bologna and Rimini.
See also Transportation in Italy
References
External links Official website