List of railway companies |
This is a list of the world's railway operating companies listed
alphabetically by continent and country. This list includes companies operating both now and in the past.
See also Rail transport by country.
Railway unions:
- Union
of African Railways (UAR)
- Southern African Railway Association (SARA), which represents:
- CFB (Benguela Railway in Angola)
- Botswana Railway
- CFM (Mozambique Railway)
- Malawi Railway
- TransNamib
- Swaziland Railway
- Tazara (Tanzania/Zambia Railway Authority)
- Zambia Railway
- NRZ (National Railways of Zimbabwe)
- Tanzania Railways Corporation
- Central East African Railway in Malawi
- Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway
- Metrorail of South Africa
- Spoornet (South-Africa)
Railway companies:
- Cameroon
- Cameroon National Railways Authority (REGIFERCAM)
- Ethiopia
- Djibouti to Addis-Abbaba Railway
- Gabon
- Gabon State
Railways (OCTRA)
- Ghana
- Ghana
Railways & Ports (GRP) (Ghana's rail system is largely derelict)
- Liberia
- Bong Mining Co
- Lamgo JV
Operating Co
- Mauritania
- S.N.I.M., see Transportation in
Mauritania
- Morocco
- Moroccan Railways
l'Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) [1] .
- Nigeria
- Nigeria Railway Corporation
- Tunisia
- Tunisian National Railways (SNCFT)
(There are no railways in Central African
Republic, Chad, Niger)
- Afghanistan
- (Afghanistan has only 24.6 km of railwaygauge)
- China
- Railways of the Peoples Republic of China
- Kowloon-Canton Railway
Corporation
- Iran
- Iranian National Railways Company
- Jordan
- Hedjaz - Jordanian railway
- Malaysia
- Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malaysian Railway)
- Nepal
- Nepal
Government Railway
- Janakpur Railway
- Syria
- Syrian Railways
- Hedjaz Railway
- Taiwan
- Taiwan Railway Administration
- Turkey
- Turkish State
Railways (TCDD - Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari)
- Vietnam
- Vietnam
Railway System (RCFVN)
- Australia
- SRA (New South Wales State Rail Authority)
- QR (Queensland Rail)
- VicRail (Victorian Railways)
- Westrail (Western Australia
Railways)
- Albania
- HSh (Albanian Railways - Hekurudha e
Shqiperise)
- Austria
- ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways - Österreichische Bundesbahnen)
- BBÖ (Austrian Federal Railway - Bundesbahn
Österreich (to 1938))
- StLB (Styrian Provincial Railways -
Steiermärkische Landesbahnen)
- MBS (Montafonerbahn Schruns, from Bludenz to Schruns)
- Belarus
- BCh (Belarusan Railway - Belaruskaya
Chyhunka)
- Belgium
- NMBS/SNCB (Belgian National Railways - Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische
Spoorwegen / Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- ŽBH (Railways of Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Željeznice Bosne i Hercegovina)
- ŽRS (Railways of Republika Srpska -
Željeznice Republika Srpske)
- Bulgaria
- BDZh (Bulgarian State Railways - Bâlgarski
Dârzhavni Zheleznitsi)
- Croatia
- HŽ (Croatian Railways - Hrvatske
željeznice)
- Denmark
- DSB (Danish State Railways - De Danske Statsbaner)
- Arriva Danmark
- GDS/HFHJ (Gribskovbanen /
Hillerød-Frederiksværk-Hundested Jernbane)
- HHJ (Odderbanen (Hads-Ning Herreders
Jernbane))
- HL
(Capital City Local Railways - Hovedstadens Lokalbaner)
- HTJ/OHJ (Høng-Tølløse Jernbane /
Odsherreds Jernbane)
- LJ (Lollandsbanen)
- LN (Lille Nord)
- LNJ (Lyngby-Nærum Jernbane)
- NJ (North
Jutland Railways - Nordjyske Jernbaner)
- ØSJS (Eastern Railway - Østbanen
(Østsjællandske Jernbaneselskab))
- VLTJ (Lemvigbanen (Vemb-Lemvig-Thyborøn
Jernbane))
- VNJ (Western Railway - Vestbanen (Varde-Nørre
Nebel Jernbane))
- Estonia
- Raudteeamet Estonian Railway
Administration (regulator) (founded 1999)
- EVR
Estonian Railways - Eesti Raudtee (privatised 2001)
- Edelaraudtee South-West Railway (1996-)
- Elektriraudtee Electric
Railway (Tallinn suburban railway) (1998-)
- France
- CFP (Chemins de Fer de Provence (operating narrow-gauge trains Nice-Digne))
- Eurotunnel
- SNCF (French National Railways - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français)
- RATP (Paris Transport Authority - Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens)
- Germany
- Deutsche Bahn (DB AG - German Railways 1992-)
- Deutsche
Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railways)
- Deutsche
Reichsbahn (DR - East German Railways)
- Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft (DRB - German State Railways 1920-45)
- Greece
- OSE (Greek Railways Organization - Organismós Sidiródromon Éllados)
- SPAP (Peloponnese-Athens-Piraeus
Railway)
- Hungary
- MÁV (Hungarian State Railways - Magyar
Államvasutak)
- GySEV (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway -
Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut)
- Iceland
- Apart from a short line used in the construction of Reykjavik harbour in the early 20th century, there have never been any
railways in Iceland.
- Italy
- Trenitalia (Passenger division of
FS - see below)
- FS (Italian
State Railways - Ferrovie italiane dello stato)
- Latvia
- LDz (Latvian Railway - Latvijas
dzelzceļš)
- Lithuania
- LG (Lithuanian Railways - Lietuvos geležinkeliai)
- Luxembourg
- CFL (Luxembourg Railways - Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois)
- Moldova
- CFM (Moldovan Railway - Calea Ferată din
Moldova)
- Norway
- NSB (Norwegian State Railways - Norges Statsbaner)
- UHB (Urskog-Hølandsbanen - UHB)
- Poland
- PKP (Polish State Railways - Polskie Koleje
Państwowe)
- Portugal
- CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses)
- Romania
- CFR (National Railway Company - Compania
Naţională de Căi Ferate "CFR")
- Russia
- RZhD (Russian Railways - Rossiskiye Zheleznye
Dorogi)
- Serbia and Montenegro
- ŽS (Serbian Railways - Železnice
Srbije)
- ŽCG (Montenegro Railways -
Železnice Crna Gora)
- Beovoz Belgrade Underground railway (not subway)
- Slovakia
- ŽSSK (Railway Company plc -
Železničná spoločnosť, a.s.)
- ŽSR (Slovak Republic Railways -
Železnice Slovenskej Republiky)
- Slovenia
- SŽ
(Slovenian Railways - Slovenske železnice)
- Spain
- RENFE (Spanish National Railway Network - Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles
Españoles)
- FEVE (Narrow Gauge Railways - Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha)
- EuskoTren (Basque Railways - Eusko Trenbideak)
- FGC (Catalonian Government Railways - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya)
- FGV (Valencian Government Railways - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana)
- FS (Sóller Railway - Ferrocarril de Sóller)
- SFM (Majorcan Railway Services - Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca)
- Switzerland - See also: Swiss railroads, de:Liste
der Schweizer Eisenbahnen
- AB (Appenzeller
Bahn)
- AL (Aigle-Leysin
Bahn (see TPC))
- AOMC (Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champery (see
TPC))
- ASD (Aigle-Sepey-Diablerets (see
TPC))
- ASm (Aare-Seeland Mobil)
- BAM (Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges)
- BC (Blonay-Chamby)
- BD (Bremgarten-Dietikon Bahn)
- BLM (Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren)
- BLS (Bern - Lötschberg - Simplon bahn)
- BLT (Baselland Transport)
- BOB (Berner Oberland Bahnen)
- BRB (Brienz Rothorn
Bahn)
- BT (Bodensee Toggenburg Bahn)
- BVB (Bex-Villars-Bretaye) (see
TPC))
- BVZ (Brig - Visp - Zermatt bahn) (see
MGB)
- CEV (Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (see MVR))
- CJ (Chemins
de fer du Jura)
- DFB (Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke)
- EBT (Emmental - Burgdorf - Thun Bahn)
- FART (Ferrovie autolinee regionali ticinesi)
- FLP (Ferrovia Lugano-Ponte Tresa)
- FO (Furka-Oberalp
Bahn) (see MGB)
- FW (Frauenfeld-Wil
Bahn)
- GFM (Chemins der fer Fribourgeios
(Gruyére-Friburg-Morat))
- GGB (Gornergrat-Monte Rosa-Bahnen)
- JB (Jungfraubahn)
- LSE (Luzern - Stans - Engelberg Bahn)
- MBG (Montreux-Glion-Rochers de Naye)
- MC (Martigny-Châtelard)
- MGB (Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (merger between FO and BVZ)
- MGN (Montreux-Glion-Rochers de Naye (see MVR))
- MIB (Meiringen-Innertkirchen Bahn)
- MOB (Chemin de fer Montreux - Oberland Bernois)
- MVR (Transport Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (merger
of MGN and CEV)
- PB (Pilatusbahn)
- RB (Rigi-Bahnen)
- RBS (Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn)
- RhB (Rhätische Bahn / Viafier retica)
- RM (Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG)
- SBB-CFF-FFS (Swiss Federal Railways - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen -
Chemins de fer fédéraux - Ferrovie federali svizzere)
- SOB (Schweizerische Südostbahn AG)
- SPB (Schynige Platte-Bahn)
- SVB (Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern)
- SZU (Sihltal-Zürich-Uetliberg-Bahn)
- TB (Trogenerbahn)
- TPC (Transports Publics du Chablais (merger of AL, AOMC, ASD and BVB)
- VBZ (Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich)
- VRB (Vitznau - Rigi Bahn)
- WAB (Wengneralpbahn)
- WB (Waldenburgerbahn)
- Ukraine
- UZ (Ukrainian Railway - Ukrzaliznytsya)
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (National Railways of Mexico)
See list of United States
railroads
- Argentina
- Ferrocarriles Argentinos (FA) (Argentine Railways)
- Rio Gallegos - Rio Turbino Industrial Railway (RFIRT)
- Belize
- (There are no longer any railways in Belize)
- Stann Creek
Railway (closed in the 1950s)
- Bolivia
- Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles (ENFER) (Bolivia National Railways)
- Brazil
- Rede Ferrovairia Federal SA (RFFSA) (Brazilian Federal Railways)
- Vitoria A
Minas Railway
- Chile
- Ferrocarriles del Estado (Chilean State Railways)
- Colombia
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia (National Railways of Colombia)
- Costa Rica
- National Atlantic Railroad
- Pacific Electric Railroad
- Cuba
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba (Cuban national Railways)
- Ecuador
- Empresa de Nacional Ferrocarriles del Estado (Ecuador State Railways)
- Guatemala
- Ferrocarril de Guatemala (FEGUA) (Guatemala Railway)
- Honduras
- Ferrocarril
Nacional
- Vaccaro Railway
- Tela Railroad
- Jamaica
- Jamaica Railway Corporation
- Nicaragua
- Ferrocarril del Pacifico de Nicaragua (Pacific Railway of Nicaragua)
- Paraguay
- Ferrocarril Presidente Carlos Antonio Lopez (President Carlos Antonio Lopez
Railway)
- Peru
- Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Peru (ENAFER) (Peruvian National
Railways)
- El Salvador
- Ferrocarriles Nacional el Salvador (FENADESAL) (National Railways of El Salvador)
- Venezuela
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Venezuela (Venuezuala National Railways)
See also
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