Eusko Trenbideak – Ferrocarriles Vascos
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Eusko Trenbideak – Ferrocarriles Vascos |
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| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | 8 Atxuri Street, Bilbao, Biscay, Spain |
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Basque Country |
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| Owner | Basque Government |
| Website | www |
Eusko Trenbideak (in Basque), Ferrocarriles Vascos (in Spanish), and under the commercial brand Euskotren (in English: Basque Railways), is a public railway company controlled by the Basque Government and officially established in 1982 to operate several 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) narrow gauge railways inside the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in concordance with the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country. Originally operating under the commercial brand "ET/FV" (standing for Eusko Trenbideak/Ferrocarriles Vascos), it took control of the management and operations of the narrow gauge lines formerly operated by the railway company Feve. The commercial brand eventually would change to Euskotren, as remains currently.
Euskotren operates several different 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 different transport services is operated under a global commercial brand.). The company also aims to operate high-speed rail services on the Basque Y.
Euskotren Tranbia (tranbia being the Basque word for tram) is the commercial brand for the urban tram services operated by Euskotren. Currently, it operates two services in two different cities; Bilbao's Tram, in Bilbao and Vitoria's Tram in Vitoria-Gasteiz, while one more line is being constructed in Leioa and another one is planned in Barakaldo, both in the Greater Bilbao area. Since the opening of the first line in Bilbao in 2002 until 2012 the commercial brand for these services was called "Euskotran".
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