FerrocarrilSur

 SA (lit. South Railway) is a major company in southwestern Ventora. It owns 2911 km of Ventoran guage track and has operating rights to another 223 km of track owned by other concerns. The company was founded in 1875 in Plenas where it maintains its head offices. It provides passenger and freight rail services and the company is traded on the Ascara Exchange under the symbol FCS. It operates in the duchies of Alpunte el Oeste, Arava, and Ocoa and has connections with other rail networks, including the Carril Marino rail ferry to Haksarad at Málid.

Structure
The company has four subsidiaries. All operate out of the head offices in Plenas.


 * Cercanías Sur SA operates commuter rail services under contract with various in southwest Ventora
 * Servicios FerrocarrilSur SA provides administrative, purchasing, bookkeeping, and reservations services to the company and its subsidiaries
 * Infraestructura FerrocarrilSur SA provides signalling and railway maintenance of way services
 * Mantenimiento FerrocarrilSur SA provides maintenance services for locomotives and rolling stock

FCS has marketed its track and rolling stock maintenance services with only limited success despite its record of successful contracted commuter rail services.

Passenger services
FerrocarrilSur offers regional and long-distance passenger service coordinated with other railway companies. Its trains offer the typical first and second class service levels. Within its system, FCS has complete control over scheduling, pricing, and service levels. FerrocarrilSur is a member of the Consorcio Ferroviario de Ventora (CFV), so long distance train service operates as part of a network. Passengers purchase their tickets on the originating rail service to their final destination. Changes in operating companies are, generally, transparent to the customer, with changes of locomotives normally the only interruptions of through service. CFV arranges for schedule coordination and cost allocations between operators and equipment and infrastructure owners.

service, including short-distance regional rail in or close to municipalities, is a significant business sector for FerrocarrilSur. Most of these services are operated under contract or concession with municipal governments. The various networks have an annual patronage of over 228 million passengers.