DSBFirst
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DSBFirst is a railway company that commenced operating the Oresundtrain rail franchise from Helsingør and Nivå in Denmark along the Kystbanen line and over the Øresund Bridge to Malmö, Växjö, Kalmar, Karlskrona and Gothenburg in Sweden in January 2009.[1] It was a joint venture between Danish state railway operator DSB and Scottish transport group FirstGroup. FirstGroup had a 25% shareholding in the Danish business and 20% in the Swedish business.[2] By March 2011 this was 30%.[3]
In December 2011 DSBFirst ceased operating the Swedish part of the operation after difficulties encountered by Danish State Railways over cross subsidies.[4][5][6]
External links[edit]
- Official website
- politiken.dk DSB first might lose its license.
References[edit]
- ^ DSBFirst takes over Øresund operations Railway Gazette 13 January 2009
- ^ FirstGroup starts operations in Scandinavia FirstGroup plc news 12 January 2009
- ^ FirstGroup Annual Report 31 March 2011 FirstGroup plc
- ^ DSB CEO dismissed over accounting irregularities Railway Gazette 1 April 2011
- ^ Veolia takes over Öresund train services thelocal.se 28 June 2011
- ^ Veolia takes over from troubled DSBFirst Railway Gazette 28 June 2011
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