Abellio (transport company)

Abellio
IndustryPublic transport
Founded2001
Headquarters,
Netherlands
Area served
Current
Germany

Past

Czech Republic
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Key people
Jeff Hoogesteger (CEO)
OwnerNederlandse Spoorwegen
SubsidiariesAbellio Deutschland
WestfalenBahn
Websitewww.abellio.com

Abellio (Dutch pronunciation: [aːˈbɛlioː]) is a Dutch public transport company that operates bus and rail services in Germany, and formerly also in Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It is wholly owned by the Dutch national railway company, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).

Created in 2004 by EVAG, the city council-owned public transit company of Essen, the company initially operated as NedRailways. It promptly expanded into both railway and bus operations in the region. British investment company Star Capital Partners purchased a 75% share in Abellio from the City of Essen in December 2005.[1] In December 2008, both parties sold their stakes in the venture to the Dutch national railway company, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).[2][3] It adopted the current Abellio branding in January 2010.[4]

  1. ^ "Star Capital Partners completes two new German investments". Star Capital Partners. 27 January 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Contracts". Railway Gazette International. 13 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Abellio". Star Capital Partners. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016.
  4. ^ "2010 brings company rebranding". Today's Railways Europe. No. 171. March 2010. p. 7.

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