History
COMSA Rail Transport was founded in 2002 to provide rail services, including freight, passenger and construction trains, locomotive hire for rail construction and other related services including sidings and terminals.
In September 2005 COMSA became the first private rail company to obtain a license to operate on the Spanish railway network, in 2007 a safety certificate for operations was obtained and the company began operating freight trains in 2007.
The company became part of the COMSA EMTE group on the merger in July 2009 of Grupo COMSA and Emte SA
In 2009 the company operated over 1000 freight trains, including 375 automotive part trains for SEAT in Martorell, and coal trains from sea ports to a power plant in Ponferrada, as well as supply locomotives for the construction of the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail line.
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