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Open-access operator
Rail company running on third party-owned infrastructure / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In rail transport, an open-access operator is an operator that takes full commercial risk, running on infrastructure owned by a third party and buying paths on a chosen route and, in countries where rail services run under franchises, are not subject to franchising.[1]
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