We are an Estonian railway company – we transport goods, maintain and repair rolling stock, and build locomotives.
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Our focus and strength is the railway sector – we have been operating in this industry for almost 150 years.
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We have long-term experience with the transportation of various groups of goods on Estonian railways. We service the Estonian import, export, and domestic trade, as well as transit trade through Estonia. We also offer our customers a multimodal door-to-door service.
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We inspect, maintain, and repair all our wagons and locomotives and also offer this service to our customers. We are skilled in our work, know the requirements related to the repair of railway vehicles, and offer high-quality services. We also maintain other metal parts, equipment, and vehicles in our wash and paint plant.
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We revived the tradition of locomotive building in Estonia. We modernise C30-M universal locomotives at the Tapa depot and have completed the construction of the first LNG line locomotive in the Baltic States.
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We are an Estonian railway company whose main business activities are freight transport, rolling stock maintenance and repair, and locomotive construction. We service the Estonian import, export, and domestic trade, as well as transit trade through Estonia. We maintain and repair our own rolling stock and build locomotives for our own use, but we also offer these services to our customers.
Operail is wholly owned by the Estonian state. The management board, which is appointed by the supervisory board, is responsible for the executive management of the company. We employ nearly 350 people across Estonia. Our people work 24 hours a day, seven days a week to ensure that goods are transported safely.
The history of Operail is closely interlinked with the history of the Estonian railway. The beginning of rail transport in Estonia can be traced to an event that took place on 24 October 1870, with the opening of the first rail connection in Estonia, the Paldiski–Tallinn–Narva–Gatchina line. On 15 November 1918, the Northwest Railway (Looderaudtee), the First Approach Track Association (Esimese Juurdeveoteede Selts), and the field railway sections of the army and maritime fortress provided the basis for the formation of an independent company, Republic of Estonia Railway (Eesti Vabariigi Raudtee), which also offered freight services.
