Euskotren
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Euskotren, formally known as Basque Railways (, ), is a public railway company controlled by the Basque Government and officially established in 1982 to operate several narrow gauge railways inside the autonomous community of the Basque Country, under the terms of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country. 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 wh
Key facts
- Company.name
- Eusko Trenbideak - Ferrocarriles Vascos S.A.
- Company.logo
- Euskotren logo 2012.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 300px
- Company.type
- Government-owned
- Company.foundation
- 24 May 1982
- Company.location_city
- 8 Atxuri Street, Bilbao, Biscay
- Company.location_country
- Spain
- Company.area_served
- Basque Country
- Company.key_people
- Antonio Aiz (President)
- Company.owner
- Basque Government
- Company.num_employees
- 1,163
- Company.num_employees_year
- 2019
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Divisions
- Euskotren Trena
- Euskotren Tranbia
- Euskotren Autobusa
- Euskotren Kargo
- Rolling stock
- References
- External links
Euskotren, formally known as Basque Railways (, ), is a public railway company controlled by the Basque Government and officially established in 1982 to operate several narrow gauge railways inside the autonomous community of the Basque Country, under the terms of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country. 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.
== Divisions ==
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