This is an incomplete list of the world's railway operating companies
In some countries, the railway operating bodies are not companies, but are government departments or authorities.
Particularly in many European countries beginning in the late-1980s, with privatizations and the separation of the track ownership and management from running the trains, there are now many track -only companies and train-only companies.
Africa
Railway unions
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)
Due to civil war , a significant portion of the railway system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is not presently functioning.
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Sudan
Eswatini
Tanzania
Togo
Togo Railways (RCFT)
Although Togo has railways in place, no trains have run on them for many years.
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
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 .)
Asia
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]
Bangladesh
Myanmar
China (People's Republic of China-PRC)
Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region-HKSAR)
Macau (Macau Special Administrative Region-RAEM)
India
Railway Operator
Urban Transit
[2]
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Freight, intercity and commuter rail
Metro and rapid transit
Airport train
Mongolia
UBTZ (Ulaanbaatar Railways)
Nepal
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea-DPRK)
Pakistan
There are few private companies offering private carrying.
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Main operators
Other operators
South Korea (Republic of Korea-ROK)
passenger/freight train
passenger train
subway
track management
signaling system
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan (Republic of China-ROC)
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Vietnam
Europe
Albania
HSH (Albanian Railways - Hekurudha Shqiptare)
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Passenger/freight train
ADY (Azerbaijan Railways - Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları)
Subway
Belarus
Belgium
NMBS/SNCB (Belgian National Railways - Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen / Société Nationale des Chemins de fer belges), abbreviated in Dutch/French.Lineas Thalys Eurostar Dillen & Le Jeune Cargo NV
Bosnia-Herzegovina
ŽFBH (Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine)ŽRS (Railways of Republika Srpska - Željeznice Republike Srpske)
Bulgaria
BDZh (Bulgarian State Railways - Български Държавни Железници, Bălgarski Dărzhavni Zheleznitsi)
Croatia
HŽ (Croatian Railways - Hrvatske željeznice)
HŽ - Passenger Services ltd. - HŽ - Putnički prijevoz d.o.o.
HŽ - Cargo ltd. - HŽ - Cargo d.o.o.
HŽ - Infrastructure ltd. - HŽ - Infrastruktura d.o.o.
Czech Republic
SŽDC (Správa železniční dopravní cesty, s.o. - Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization)ČD (České dráhy, a.s. - Czech Railways)ČDC (ČD Cargo, a.s.)JHMD (Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy - Jindřichův Hradec Local Railways)AWT (Advanced World Transport, a.s.)
UNIDO (Unipetrol Doprava, a.s.)
MTR (METRANS Rail , s.r.o.)
RJ (RegioJet , a.s.)
LEO (LEO Express , a.s.)
GWTR (GW Train Regio , a.s.)
CXM (Connex Morava, a.s.)
ODOS (Ostravská dopravní společnost, a.s.)
SDKD (SD - Kolejová doprava, a.s.)
CZL (CZ Logistics, s.r.o.)
Denmark
Current
State ownership
DSB (Danish State Railways - Danske Statsbaner)Banedanmark (Rail Net Denmark)
Public ownership
Lokaltog (Local trains)
Nordjyske Jernbaner (North Jutland Railways)
Midtjyske Jernbaner (Central Jutland Railways)
Vestbanen (Western railway)
Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus Light Rail)
Odense Letbane (Odense Light Rail)
Hovedstadens Letbane (Greater Copenhagen Light Rail)
Metroselskabet (Metro company - Copenhagen Metro)
Private ownership
Arriva Danmark Keolis Danmark
Metro Service A/S
DB Cargo Scandinavia A/S
Contec Rail ApS
Former
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)
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 .
Estonia
CoalTerminalTrans Coal train operator to Muuga coal terminal (operated in 2006)
Edelaraudtee (passenger and freight; 1997–2014)Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways, national railway company; privatized 2001, re-nationalized 2006–2007)Elektriraudtee (Electric Railway, Tallinn suburban passenger railway; 1998–2013)
Elron (government-owned passenger train operator; 2013–)Go Rail (named EVR Ekspress until 2006; Tallinn–Moscow passenger service operator; 1998–2015)Põlevkivi Raudtee (Coal train operator to Narva Power Plants )
Raudteeinspektsioon (formerly Raudteeamet; Estonian Railway Inspectorate (regulator); 1999–)
Spacecom (freight train operator; 2004–)
Westgate Transport (Transoil , freight train operator)
Finland
Passenger services
Freight only
Fenniarail
Teollisuuden Raideliikenne Oy
North Rail Oy
France
Chemins de Fer de Provence (CFP) (operating 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in ) metre gauge Nice –Digne )Euro Cargo Rail Getlink SNCF (French National Railways - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français)
RATP (Paris Transport Authority - Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens)SNCB : services between Lille, its suburbs and BelgiumEurostar : services between Alps, Marseille, Paris, Lille and LondonThalys : services between Alps, Marseille, Paris, Aachen, Brussel, Cologne, AmsterdamLyria : services between Montpellier, Marseille, Paris and SwitzerlandRenfe : services between Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Marseille, Barcelona and MadridThello : services between Paris, Marseille, Nice, Milan, Torino and VeniceRDT13
Ouigo : services between Marseille, Montpellier, Lyon Airport and Disneyland Resort ParisRTM : Marseille Public Transport Authority - Régie des Transports de MarseilleDB CFL : services between Luxembourg and Volmerange-les-Mines.
Georgia
Germany
*Deutsche Bahn (DB AG - German Railways 1992-) de:Liste deutscher Eisenbahngesellschaften
Passenger railways
Historic state railways
Greece
TrainOSE and OSE (Greek Railways Organization - Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδας, Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládas)Rail Cargo Goldair (Private freight rail operator, joint venture with Rail Cargo Austria)
Hungary
Passenger services
MÁV (Hungarian State Railways - Magyar Államvasutak ), Infrastructure managerGySEV/ROeEE (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway - Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút / Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn - Hungaro-Austrian regional railway company), Infrastructure managerFreight only
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
Alifana , operates, also as Metrocampania Nordest, in northern Campania regionATM operates tramway routes in and around Milan , and the Milan Metro underground networkFAL, operates in Basilicata and Calabria regions
Metropolitana di Roma , Metro or Subway in Rome FCU , operates in the Umbria regionFerrovia Circumetnea , the local narrow-gauge line around Mount Etna Bernina Railway , Linea del Bernina in italian, the local railway of the Bernina mountain range Ferrovia Genova-Casella , a narrow-gauge line in Genoa Ferrovie del Gargano, operates in the northern Apulia region
Ferrovie della Calabria, operates in the Calabria region
Ferrovie della Sardegna , operates narrow gauge lines in almost all of the island and region of Sardinia Ferrovie dello Stato , or "FS", Italian State Railways, nationwideFerrovie del Sud Est , operates in the central and southern Apulia regionFNM , operates trains in Lombardy and Piedmont FUC, operates Ferrovia Udine-Cividale in the Friuli region
GTT , operates in the Turin metropolitan areaLFI, operates in the Tuscany region
Met.Ro., operates Ferrovia Roma-Viterbo in the area of Rome
NTV , a private high-speed train operatorFerrovia Adriatico Sangritana , operates in the Abruzzo regionSEPSA, operates the Cumana railway and the Circumflegrea railway in the Naples metropolitan area
SFSM , operates as Ferrovia Circumvesuviana narrow-gauge lines in the Naples metropolitan areaSistemi Territoriali , operates in the Veneto regionTFT (the passenger division of LFI)
Trenitalia (passenger division of FS)Trenitalia Tper operates trains in Emilia-Romagna Trenord operates trains in Lombardy Trentino trasporti , railway Ferrovia Trento-Malè and a bus company in the Province of Trento
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kosovo Railways (Kosovo Railways J.S.C - Hekurudhat e Kosovës Sh.A - Kosovske Železnice D.O.O.)
Latvia
LDz (Latvian Railway - Latvijas dzelzceļš - infrastructure manager)Baltijas Ekspresis (Private rail company - Cargo Train)
Baltijas Tranzita Servis (Private rail company - Cargo Train)
LDz Cargo (Cargo Train)
Lithuania
Luxembourg
CFL (Luxembourg Railways - Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois)
North Macedonia
MZ (Macedoniann Railways - Makedonski Zeleznici)
Malta
Moldova
CFM (Moldovan Railway - Calea Ferată din Moldova)
Monaco
SNCF (French National Railways - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français)
Montenegro
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:
Cargo operators include:
Norway
Vy (current) (State owned)Bane NOR (infrastructure) (State owned)CargoNet (State owned)Railcare Tåg (Swedish Rail Infrastructure Companies)
Airport Express Train (State owned)Hector Rail (Private Swedish freight rail carrier with permission to operate in Norway on certain lines )Malmtrafikk (Owned by Swedish government under state owned mining company LKAB )NSB Gjøvikbanen (State owned)SJ (Swedish State Railroads)Go-Ahead Norge (Private company)Sporveien (Metro and trams in oslo)Bybanen (light railway)Green Cargo (Swedish state owned freight rail company)Norske Tog (state owned rolling stock manager)
Poland
Portugal
State Companies
CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses); Since 2004: Portuguese Trains - Comboios de PortugalIP Infrastructure management; since 2015
State Subway Companies
Private Companies
Romania
State companies
Private companies
Private Company rail operator
Light rail
Russia
Serbia
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)LTT (LTE Logistik a Transport Slovakia s.r.o.)
SŽDS (Slovenská železničná dopravná spoločnosť, a.s.)
Slovenia
SŽ (Slovenian Railways - Slovenske železnice)Adria Transport, First private railway company in Slovenia de:Adria Transport
Spain
State Companies
Private Companies
Sweden
Switzerland
AB (Appenzeller Bahnen , de:Appenzeller Bahnen )
ASm (Aare Seeland mobil ) de:Aare Seeland mobil BC (Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway )
BDWM (BDWM Transport AG), merger of
BLM (Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren )
BLS (BLS AG ), merger of
BLT (Baselland Transport , de:Baselland Transport )
BOB (Berner Oberland Bahnen ), also owns
BRB (Brienz Rothorn Bahn )
BVB (Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe )
CIS (Cisalpino ), Train operating company
CJ (Chemins de fer du Jura de:Chemins de fer du Jura )
Db (Dolderbahn , Zürich)
DFB (Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke )
DVZO (Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland ), preserved line ex-SBB
FART (Ferrovie autolinee regionali ticinesi )
FB (Forchbahn )
FLP (Ferrovia Lugano-Ponte Tresa )
FW (Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn de:Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn )
GGB (Gornergrat-Monte Rosa-Bahnen )
JB (Jungfraubahn )
KLB (Kriens-Luzern-Bahn), short freight line until December 2009, remaining infrastructure to Zentralbahn
LEB (Chemin de fer Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher )
LO (Métro Lausanne-Ouchy )
MBC (Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay ), was before
MG (Monte Generoso Railway )
MGB (Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn ) (merger between FO and BVZ)
MIB (Meiringen-Innertkirchen Bahn ), owned by KWO (Kraftwerke Oberhasli)
MOB (Chemin de fer Montreux-Oberland Bernois )
MVR (Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera )
NStCM (Chemin de fer Nyon-St-Cergue-Morez de:Chemin de fer Nyon-Saint Cergue-Morez )OeBB (Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn)
PB (Pilatusbahn )
RB (Rigi Railways )
RBS (Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn , de:Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn )
RhB (Rhätische Bahn / Viafier retica)RiT (Riffelalp Tramway)
SBB CFF FFS (Swiss Federal Railways - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen - Chemins de fer fédéraux - Ferrovie federali svizzere)SEFT (Società Esercizio Ferroviario Turistico operating Ferrovia Mesolcinese )
SOB (Schweizerische Südostbahn AG de:Schweizerische Südostbahn )
ST (Sursee-Triengen railway )
SVB (Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern , "Bernmobil", de:Bernmobil )SZU (Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn )THURBO (THURBO ), passenger operation, also successor of
TMR (Transports de Martigny et Régions )
TN (Transports publics du littoral neuchatelois)
TPC (Transports Publics du Chablais (merger of AL, AOMC, ASD and VB)
TPF (Transports publics Fribourgeois )
GFM (Chemins der fer Fribourgeios (Gruyére-Friburg-Morat))
TPG (Transports Publics Genevois )
TRAVYS (Transports Vallée de Joux - Yverdon-les-Bains - Ste-Croix )
TRN (TRN SA for "Transports publics neuchâtelois")
TSOL (société du tramway du sud-ouest lausannois S.A.)
VBG (Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal )
VBZ (Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich )
WAB (Wengernalpbahn )
WB (Waldenburgerbahn , de:Waldenburgerbahn )
WSB (Wynental- und Suhrentalbahn )
ZB Zentralbahn (2005 merger of the Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn and the Swiss Federal Railways ' Bruenigbahn )
Turkey
TCDD (TCDD - Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları)İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. (operating subways in city of Istanbul)
İZBAN (operating commuter trains in city of İzmir)TUVASAS (Turkish wagon industry)TULOMSAS (Turkish Locomotiveand Engines industry)TUDEMSAS (Turkish carriage wagon industry)EUROTEM (Railway Vehicles Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company)SİTAŞ (Sivas Sleeper Manufacturing Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company)
RAYSİMAŞ (Rail Systems Engineering, Consultancy Joint Stock Company)
VADEMSAŞ (Voestalpine Kardemir Railway Systems Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company)
Ukraine
UZ (Ukrainian Railway - Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsia)
United Kingdom
Vatican City
FS , Italian State RailwaysTrenitalia (Passenger division of FS)
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina
Freight operators
Suburban operators
Ferrovías - [3] operates services over Linea Belgrano Norte .Metrovias - [4] operates services over Linea Urquiza and also operates the Buenos Aires Underground Trenes Argentinos (formerly known as Ferrocarriles Argentinos, Nuevos ferrocarriles argentinos and SOFSE) operates most of the suburban lines in Argentina, including the Roca line , the Sarmiento line , the Mitre line , the South Belgrano line , the San Martín line and the Tren de la costa line in Buenos Aires metro area. It also operates suburban lines in Resistencia , Chaco , Paraná, Entre Ríos , and Neuquén, Neuquén . Currently, another suburban rail system is being built in Córdoba .Sociedad de Transporte de Mendoza is a company run by the government of the city of Mendoza that currently operates the suburban light rail and tram system of that city and the city of Godoy Cruz.
Long distance and regional passenger operators
Trenes Argentinos (formerly known as Ferrocarriles Argentinos, Nuevos ferrocarriles argentinos and SOFSE) operates almost every long distance and regional train in Argentina.Tren Patagonico is a company run by the government of the province of Río Negro . It currently operates two lines.
Belize
Bolivia
Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles (ENFER) (Bolivia National Railways, 1996 split and partly privatized)
Empresa Ferroviaria Andina (FCA) (Western railway network)
Ferroviaria Oriental S.A. (FO) (Eastern railway network, 50% owned by Genesee & Wyoming ) [5]
Brazil
Those lines were always privately owned:
Chile
Locomotive Ferronor 320. Locomotive General Electric U9C
Colombia
Costa Rica
Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER), llamado antes de 1991 FECOSA (Ferrocarriles de Costa Rica)
National Atlantic Railroad Formerly called Northern Railway Company before being taken by Costa Rican government
Pacific Electric Railroad
Cuba
Ecuador
Falkland Islands
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Port-au-Prince, January 17, 1878 - April 1888
Société des Tramways de Port-au-Prince, April 18, 1897–1901
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 1896–1950s(?)
Compagnie Nationale (Compagnie de Fer Nationale?/Haitian National Railroad?) 1905–1940s(?)Société Haitiano-Américaine de Développement Agricole /SHADA in 1940s)
Honduras
Here are some pictures and information on Ferrocarril Nacional de Honduras http://www.fahrplancenter.com/FCNacionalHondurasEntry.html
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
see some pictures on http://www.fahrplancenter.com/NicaraguaTitel.html
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
El Salvador
Ferrocarriles Nacionales del Salvador (FENADESAL ) (National Railways of El Salvador)
Suriname
Suriname Government Railway
Uruguay
Venezuela
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