 It had a formal monopoly on railroad transportation in Slovakia until 1996, and while other rail transport companies have since been allowed to operate in the countryfor example, RegioJet, a private provider, has been operating passanger rail lines since 2012, it has retained a de facto monopoly.In 2002, the Slovak parliament passed a law dividing the company.ŽSR was tasked with infrastructure maintenance, while passenger and freight transport was moved to Železničná spoločnosť.