List of railway companies

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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.

Note also that in some countries, the railway operating bodies are not companies, but are government departments or authorities.

Historically in some countries, over a period of time, it has gone from Railway Company, then Nationalised to Government Railways, then reverted to Railway Company as operators of the railways.

Particularly in Europe, with privatisations in the 1980s and the separation of the track ownership and management from running the trains, there are now many track-only companies and train-only companies.

See also: Rail transport by country

Contents

[edit] Africa

[edit] Railway unions

[edit]  Algeria

[edit]  Angola

[edit]  Benin

[edit]  Botswana

[edit]  Burkina Faso

[edit]  Côte d'Ivoire

[edit]  Cameroon

[edit]  Republic of the Congo

[edit]  Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)

Due to civil war, a good portion of the railway system of the Dem Rep of Congo is not presently functioning)

[edit]  Djibouti

[edit]  Egypt

[edit]  Ethiopia

[edit]  Eritrea

[edit]  Gabon

[edit]  Ghana

[edit]  Guinea

[edit]  Kenya

[edit]  Lesotho

[edit]  Liberia

[edit]  Libya

[edit]  Madagascar

[edit]  Malawi

[edit]  Mali

[edit]  Mauritania

[edit]  Morocco

[edit]  Mozambique

[edit]  Namibia

[edit]  Nigeria

[edit]  Senegal

[edit]  South Africa

[edit]  Sudan

[edit]  Swaziland

[edit]  Tanzania

[edit]  Togo

  • Togo Railways (RCFT)
  • Although Togo has railways in place, no trains have run on them for many years.

[edit]  Tunisia

[edit]  Uganda

[edit]  Zambia

[edit]  Zimbabwe


(There are no railways in Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritius, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, and Somalia.)

[edit] Asia

[edit]  Afghanistan

  • (Afghanistan has only 24.6 km of railway which are railheads from neighbouring countries). Iran and Turkmenistan plan to help Afghanistan build a rail network that would enable Iran and Turkey to link up with Central Asia. [1]

[edit]  Bangladesh

[edit]  Burma

[edit] China

[edit]  People's Republic of China

[edit]  Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit]  Hong Kong

[edit]  India

[edit]  Indonesia

[edit]  Iran

[edit]  Iraq

[edit]  Israel

[edit]  Japan

Further information: List of railway companies in Japan and List of defunct railway companies in Japan

[edit]  Jordan

[edit]  Kazakhstan

[edit]  South Korea

[edit]  North Korea

[edit]  Lebanon

[edit]  Malaysia

[edit]  Nepal

[edit]  Pakistan

[edit]  Philippines

[edit]  Saudi Arabia

[edit]  Sri Lanka

[edit]  Syria

[edit]  Thailand

[edit]  Vietnam

[edit] Oceania

[edit]  Australia

Main articles: List of Australian railway companies and List of former Australian railway companies
See also: Rail transport in Australia

[edit]  New Zealand

[edit] Europe

[edit]  Albania

  • HSH (Albanian Railways - Hekurudha Shqiptare)

[edit]  Austria

[edit]  Belarus

[edit]  Belgium

  • NMBS/SNCB (Belgian National Railways - Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen / Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges), abbreviated in Dutch/French.
  • Dillen & Le Jeune Cargo NV

[edit]  Bosnia-Herzegovina

  • ŽFBH (Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine)
  • ŽRS (Railways of Republika Srpska - Željeznice Republike Srpske)

[edit]  Bulgaria

  • BDZh (Bulgarian State Railways - Български Държавни Железници, Bâlgarski Dârzhavni Zheleznitsi)

[edit]  Croatia

  • HŽ (Croatian Railways - Hrvatske željeznice)

[edit]  Czech Republic

[edit]  Denmark

  • DSB (Danish State Railways - 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)). A popular song about the railway by Danish band Tørfisk is simply called VLTJ.
  • VNJ (Western Railway - Vestbanen (Varde-Nørre Nebel Jernbane))

[edit]  Estonia

[edit]  Finland

  • VR (VR Ltd -- VR Oy)
  • Teollisuuden Raideliikenne Oy
  • Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy

[edit]  France

[edit]  Germany

*Deutsche Bahn (DB AG - German Railways 1992-) de:Liste deutscher Eisenbahngesellschaften

[edit] Passenger railways

[edit] Historic state railways

[edit]  Greece

[edit]  Hungary

[edit]  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.

[edit]  Ireland

[edit]  Italy

[edit]  Latvia

[edit]  Lithuania

  • LG (Lithuanian Railways - Lietuvos geležinkeliai)
  • ASG (Aukštaitija narrow gauge railways - Aukštaitijos siaurasis geležinkelis)

[edit]  Luxembourg

  • CFL (Luxembourg Railways - Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois)

[edit]  Macedonia

  • MZ (Macedonian Railways - Makedonski Zeleznici)

[edit]  Moldova

  • CFM (Moldovan Railway - Calea Ferată din Moldova)

[edit]  Montenegro

[edit]  Netherlands

A few Dutch railway stations are served, even for journeys within the country, by foreign railway companies under the responsibility of NS; these companies are:

  • DB Regio, including DB Regionalbahn Westfalen and DB Euregiobahn
  • Prignitzer Eisenbahn (part of Arriva Germany)

[edit]  Norway

[edit]  Poland

[edit]  Portugal

  • CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses); Since 2004: Portuguese Trains - Comboios de Portugal
  • Fertagus (Portuguese Private Railway Operator)
  • Comsa
  • Takargo

[edit]  Romania

  • CFR (National Railway Company - Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate "CFR")
  • GFR (Grup Feroviar Roman - Romanian Railway Group)
  • Unifertrans
  • Servtrans

[edit]  Russia

  • RZhD (Russian Railways - Российские железные дороги, Rossiskiye Zheleznye Dorogi)

[edit]  Serbia

  • ŽS (Serbian Railways - Železnice Srbije)
  • Beovoz Belgrade Underground railway

[edit]  Slovakia

  • ŽSR (Železnice Slovenskej Republiky - The Railways of the Slovak Republic, infrastructure manager)
  • ZSSK (Železničná Spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s., passenger transport operator)
  • ZSSKC (Železničná Spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a.s., freight transport operator)
  • BRKS (Bratislavská regionálna koľajová spoločnosť, a.s.)
  • LTE (LTE Logistik a Transport Slovakia s.r.o.)
  • SŽDS (Slovenská železničná dopravná spoločnosť, a.s.)

[edit]  Slovenia

[edit]  Spain

[edit]  Sweden

[edit]  Switzerland

See also: Swiss railroads, List of railway companies in Switzerland

[edit]  Turkey

[edit]  Ukraine

  • UZ (Ukrainian Railway - Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsya)

[edit]  United Kingdom

[edit] North America

[edit]  Canada

Further information: List of Canadian railways

[edit]  Mexico

Further information: List of Mexican railroads  and List of defunct Mexican railroads

[edit]  United States

Further information: List of United States railroads  and List of defunct United States railroads

[edit] South America and Central America

[edit]  Argentina

[edit] Freight operators

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

[edit] Buenos Aires suburban operators

[edit] Long distance and regional passenger operators

[edit]  Belize

[edit]  Bolivia

[edit]  Brazil

Those lines were ever privately owned:

[edit]  Chile

Locomotive Ferronor 320. Locomotive General Electric U9C

[edit]  Colombia

[edit]  Costa Rica

[edit]  Cuba

[edit]  Ecuador

[edit]  Guatemala

[edit]  Guyana

[edit]  Haiti

(see main article: Rail transport in Haiti)

  • Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Port-au-Prince, January 17th 1878 - April 1888
  • Société des Tramways de Port-au-Prince, April 18th 1897 - 1901
    (purchased by Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de la Plaine du Cul-de-Sac)
  • Chemin de Fer Central (owned by Haitian American Sugar Company/Hasco) 1915 - 1932(?)
  • Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de la Plaine du Cul-de-Sac 1896 - 1950's(?)
  • Compagnie Nationale (Compagnie de Fer Nationale?/Haitian National Railroad?) 1905 - 1940's(?)
    (propably purchased by Societe Haitiano-Americaine de Developpement Agricole/SHADA in 1940's)

[edit]  Honduras

Here are some pictures and information on Ferrocarril Nacional de Honduras http://www.fahrplancenter.com/FCNacionalHondurasEntry.html

[edit]  Jamaica

[edit]  Nicaragua

see some pictures on http://www.fahrplancenter.com/NicaraguaTitel.html

[edit]  Panama

[edit]  Paraguay

[edit]  Peru

[edit]  El Salvador

[edit]  Suriname

[edit]  Uruguay

[edit]  Venezuela

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