Arriva signs partnership agreement with Régions de France to assist rail reforms

As part of the French railway reforms, the regions have a crucial role in developing the approach to public transport and helping to unlock the advantages of market liberalisation, delivering benefits for passengers, transport authorities, communities and taxpayers.

At the Régions de France conference in Marseille, Manfred Rudhart, Chief Executive Office of Arriva Group, signed a partnership agreement with Hervé Morin, President of Regions de France.

Through the partnership, Arriva, which is one of the largest providers of multi-modal passenger transport in Europe, delivering more than 2billion passenger journeys across 14 European countries, will work with the association of French regions to input its expertise and experience as plans are explored to reform the regional railways.

Manfred Rudhart, Chief Executive Arriva Group, said: “We are pleased to sign this partnership agreement with Régions de France. We look forward to working with the French regions and sharing our insights as plans to reform the regional railways are developed”.

Arriva brings a wealth of knowledge in supporting the transition to open rail markets, with the company bringing extensive expertise across transport modes.

Part of Deutsche Bahn (DB), Arriva is responsible for DB’s regional passenger transport services outside Germany and draws on DB’s engineering excellence, technologies and expertise to deliver transport services.