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.
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:
(There are no railways in Central African Republic, Chad, Niger)
- 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)
- Czech Republic
- ČD (Czech Railways - České dráhy)
- ČSD (Czechoslovak Railways - Československé dráhy)
- 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-)
- Finland
- 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
- Greece
- OSE (Greek Railways Organization - Organismós Sidiródromon Éllados)
- 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.
- Ireland
- 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)
- Netherlands
- 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 - Russkiye Zheleznye Dorogi)
- Serbia and Montenegro
- ŽS (Serbian Railways - Železnice Srbije)
- ŽCG (Montenegro Railways - Železnice Crna Gora)
- Slovakia
- ŽSSK (Railway Company plc - Železničná spoločnosť, a.s.)
- ŽSR (Slovak Republic Railways - Železnice Slovenskej Republiky)
- ČSD (Czechoslovakian Railways - Československé dráhy)
- 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)
- Sweden
- Switzerland - See also: Swiss railroads,
- Ukraine
- UZ (Ukrainian Railway - Ukrzalzalinytsya)
- United Kingdom
See Also List of United States railroads
See also
Transportation by country, Lists_of_companies, List of countries by rail transport network size
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