AS Eesti Raudtee (') known as Eesti Raudtee or EVR''' is the national railway infrastructure management authority of Estonia. It owns a network of 1191 km of broad gauge railway throughout the country, including the 192 km used by the Elron commuter trains around Tallinn. It is wholly owned by the Government of Estonia.
History
Establishment and early operations
Shortly following the Estonian Restoration of Independence, the state-owned company Eesti Raudtee was established as the national railway company of Estonia on 1 January 1992. The company's activities primarily involved the movement of rail freight, particularly that of Russian oil products to the ice-free Estonian ports on the Baltic Sea; passenger services were typically provided by separate operators that ran upon Eesti Raudtee's infrastructure via a series of track access agreements.
Privatised era
By the mid-2000, it was announced that the Estonian government was seeking to privatize its railway operations.[1]