Open access operator
An open access operator is a train operating company that is not subject to franchising, instead purchasing individual slots on the mainline from a railway infrastructure company.
Open access operators in Great Britain
- Eurostar
- Grand Central Railway
- Heathrow Connect
- Heathrow Express
- Hull Trains
- Nexus
- Pre Metro Operations
In development
Reference: Network Rail [1]
- Alliance Rail
- Devon and Cornwall Railways
- Europorte
- Go! Co-operative
- Glasgow Trains
- On Route Logistics
- Rutland Rail
Future open access operators
- East Coast Trains (starts May 2021)
In other countries
Austria
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy
- DB/ÖBB Italia
- Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori
- arenaways (failed in 2012)
Portugal
- Takargo Rail
- Comsa Rail Transport
Slovakia
- RegioJet (Žilina - Czech Republic service only, other services are franchised.)
Sweden
- Veolia (Malmö - Stockholm - Åre)
- Blå Tåget
References
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