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Arriva in Portugal: a tale of two companies

Issue 4 2009, Past issues / 20 September 2009 / Manuel Oliveira, Managing Director, Arriva Portugal and António Corrêa Sampaio, Managing Director, Transportes Sul Do Tejo, S.A (TST)

With almost nine years’ experience in the Portuguese transport market, Arriva looks at how its operations in the country have contributed to Arriva’s development from a relative unknown to one of Europe’s leading transport groups with bus, rail and coach operations in 12 countries.

When Arriva entered the Portuguese transport market in November 2000, it was seen as a predominantly UK transport group which was venturing out into Europe. With bus operations in Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden in their first few years of operation it was still early days, however, the group’s strategy was clear – to grow the business with acquisitions and contract wins.

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