Euskotren

This article is about the company. For the railway service, see Euskotren Trena.
Eusko Trenbideak - Ferrocarriles Vascos S.A.
Company typeGovernment-owned
Industry
Founded24 May 1982
Headquarters
8 Atxuri Street, Bilbao, Biscay
,
Spain
Area served
Basque Country
Key people
Antonio Aiz (President)
OwnerBasque Government
Number of employees
1,163[1] (2019)
Divisions
Websitewww.euskotren.eus/en

Euskotren, formally known as Basque Railways (Basque: Eusko Trenbideak, Spanish: Ferrocarriles Vascos), is a public railway company controlled by the Basque Government and officially established in 1982[2] to operate several 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) narrow gauge railways inside the autonomous community of the Basque Country, under the terms of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country.[3] Originally operating under the commercial brand ET/FV, it took control of the management and operations of the narrow gauge lines formerly operated by the railway company FEVE. The commercial brand eventually changed to Euskotren, as it remains today. Since 2006, the infrastructure on which the company runs its trains has been owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea.[4]

Divisions

Euskotren operates several public transportation services; including commuter rail, inter-city rail, urban rail transit and public bus services as well as freight rail transport. Each of the transport services is operated under a global commercial brand.[5] The company also aims to operate high-speed rail services on the Basque Y.[6]

Aside from its four main divisions, the company also manages the Basque Railway Museum in Azpeitia[7] and the Larreineta funicular in Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran.[8]

Euskotren Trena

Main article: Euskotren Trena

Euskotren Trena is the commercial brand for the railway services operated by Euskotren (including Bilbao metro line 3[9]). Until 2012 the commercial brand for the service was EuskoTren.[5]

Euskotren Tranbia

Main article: Euskotren Tranbia

Euskotren Tranbia (tranbia being the Basque word for tram) is the commercial brand for the urban tram services operated by Euskotren. From the opening of the first line in Bilbao in 2002 until 2012 the commercial brand for these services was EuskoTran.[10]

Euskotren Autobusa

Euskotren Autobusa (autobusa being the Basque word for bus) is the commercial brand for the operator of several bus lines in the provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa. Euskotren Autobusa serves as an operator for the services among other companies; the commercial brand for the services is Bizkaibus in Biscay and Lurraldebus in Gipuzkoa.[11]

Euskotren Kargo

Euskotren Kargo is the commercial brand for the freight rail transport services operated by Euskotren. Euskotren Kargo operated only during nighttime, sharing the railtracks of Euskotren Trena. Until 2012 the commercial brand for the service was EuskoKargo.[citation needed]

Rolling stock

Main article: Euskotren rolling stock

As of 2021, the Euskotren Trena service is operated with a fleet of 58 electric multiple units (EMU), all built by CAF. The Euskotren Tranbia tramway services in Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz are operated using a fleet of 26 CAF Urbos trams, distributed between both networks. Additionally, Euskotren owns several TD2000 series locomotives, intended for freight transport.[12]

References

  1. ^ Cuentas anuales e informe de gestión del ejercicio 2019, junto con el informe de auditoría emitido por un auditor independiente (PDF). euskotren.eus (Report) (in Spanish). 25 March 2020. p. 41. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "DECRETO 48/2007, de 20 de marzo, de cuarta modificación del Decreto de creación de la sociedad pública Eusko Trenbideak - Ferrocarriles Vascos, S.A. y de aprobación de sus estatutos" (PDF). BOPV (in Spanish). No. 66. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country. Article 10.32" (PDF). BOE (in Spanish). Madrid. 18 December 1979. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ Euskal Trenbide Sarea - Memoria 2019 (PDF). euskadi.eus (Report) (in Spanish). p. 138. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Euskotren rediseña su imagen de marca". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 25 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ Echeazarra, Saioa (21 December 2021). ""No tenemos nada que envidiar a Renfe y otras firmas para explotar la Alta Velocidad"". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Home". Museo del Ferrocarril. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Tourist information". euskotren.eus. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Entra en vigor el horario de invierno de las líneas de tren y metro de Euskotren". El Diario Vasco. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. ^ "What is Euskotren?". euskotren.eus. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Bus". euskotren.eus. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ^ González de Uriarte, Natalia (22 February 2015). "Euskotren malgastó 22 millones en locomotoras sin tener adaptadas las vías". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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