Who owns EFE Central?
EFE Central is owned by EFE (Chile).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Memoria Anual 2024 EFE Central, EFE Central S.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Origin
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Category
- Travel & transport › Railways
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About EFE Central
EFE Central S.A. is a Chilean company, 100% owned by the state railway EFE, that runs passenger trains in the centre-south of the country. Its 2024 annual report lists four services (Nos-Estación Central, San Fernando-Rancagua-Estación Central, Chillán-Estación Central and the Talca-Constitución branch), 486 km of network, 52 trains and more than 28 million passengers in 2024.
Ownership timeline of EFE Central
Where EFE Central sits in EFE
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in railways, and who owns them
The 91 brands in railways on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is DfT Operator, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| c2c | DfT Operator | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Avanti West Coast | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Eurostar | SNCF | 🇫🇷 France |
| CPKC | CPKC | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Linha 4 do Metrô de São Paulo | Motiva | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Hellenic Train | FS Italiane | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Transtar | FTAI Infrastructure | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KAI Commuter | KAI | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
About the owner: EFE
EFE is a state-owned company headquartered in Chile. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) is the Chilean state railway company. The 2024 annual report of its subsidiary EFE Central says that company is 100% owned by EFE, whose final ownership rests with the State of Chile, and that EFE owns the track infrastructure it uses. The report describes EFE's 140th anniversary in 2024.
🇨🇱 EFE Central and other Chilean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 58 brands that began in Chile. 7 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; EFE Central is not one of them.
- Aerovías DAP — DAP 🇨🇱
- JetSMART — JetSMART 🇨🇱
- LATAM Airlines Chile — LATAM 🇨🇱
- SAAM Towage — SAAM 🇨🇱
- SKY Airline — SKY Airline 🇨🇱
- Almaviva — Concha y Toro 🇨🇱
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of EFE Central?
The parent company of EFE Central is EFE, a state-owned company headquartered in Chile.
Is EFE Central Chilean?
Yes. EFE Central originated in Chile and its owner, EFE, is also headquartered in Chile.
Is EFE Central still owned by EFE?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, EFE Central is still owned by EFE. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Memoria Anual 2024 EFE Central — EFE Central S.A., Annual report; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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