Recognised as the voice of European railways for more than 30 years, CER’s role is to represent the interests of its members by actively providing an input to EU policy, in particular to support an improved business and regulatory environment for European railway undertakings and infrastructure managers.
Staffed
by 20
employees of
various nationalities
Founded in
1988
Based in
Brussels
OUR MISSION
Represent the interests of our members on the EU policy- making scene to support an improved business and regulatory environment for European railway undertakings and railway infrastructure companies.
CER is the European association that represents the entire railway system.
71%
of the European rail network length
76%
of the European rail freight business
92%
of rail passenger operations in Europe
CER MEMBERSHIP
CER members and partners come from
EU-27, the
United
Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland, EU candidate
countries (Albania, the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro,
Serbia), as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina. CER also has partners in
Georgia, Israel, Japan, Moldova,
and Ukraine.
Its diverse membership includes railway undertakings and their national associations, infrastructure companies, path allocating bodies and vehicle leasing companies, including long-established companies, new entrants, and both private and public-sector organisations.
