Keolis in the US
Suburban rail
Keolis Rail Services America is the new operator of Virginia Rail Express, a commuter rail service which transports passengers to Union Station in Washington DC from the state of Virginia, to the south. Keolis was preferred to the national rail operator Amtrak during this bid.
The particularity of passenger services in the USA that commuter services are operated only in the morning and the evening. Outside of these periods the tracks are used exclusively by freight companies.
Operations commenced on 12 July 2010.
Key figures
- 12 trains,
- 145 km of track,
- 19,000 passengers per day,
- 110 employees
More: Keolis successful in Washington commuter rail bid
Website: http://www.keolisamerica.com
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