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.

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.

With privatisation in the 1980s and the separation of the track from the trains that run upon them, there are now track-only companies and train-only companies.

Africa

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 Railways
- 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:

Algeria
- Algerian Railways (SNFT)

Angola
- Bengula Railway

Benin
- Benin Railways (OCBN)

Botswana

Burkina Faso
- SITARAIL

Côte d'Ivoire
- SITARAIL

Cameroon
- Cameroon National Railways Authority (REGIFERCAM)

Congo, Republic of the
- Congo - Ocean Railway (CFCO)

Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire)
- (Due to civil war the railway system of the Dem Rep of Congo is not presently functioning)

Egypt
- Egyptian Railways

Ethiopia
- Djibouti to Addis-Ababa Railway

Eritrea
- Eritrean Railway

Gabon
- Gabon State Railways (OCTRA)

Ghana
- Ghana Railways & Ports (GRP) (Ghana's rail system is largely derelict)

Kenya
- Kenya Railways

Liberia
- Bong Mining Co
- Lamgo JV Operating Co

Libya

Madagascar
- Madagascar Railways

Malawi
- Malawi Railways LTD

Mauritania
- S.N.I.M.

Morocco
- Moroccan Railways l'Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) ^*.

Mozambique
- Mozambique State Railways

Namibia
- TransNamib

Nigeria
- Nigeria Railway Corporation

South Africa
- South African Railways (SAS/SAR)

Sudan
- Sudan Railways

Swaziland
- Swaziland Railway

Tanzania

Togo
- Togo Railways (RCFT)

Tunisia
- Tunisian National Railways (SNCFT)

Zambia
- Zambia Railways

Zimbabwe
- National Railways of Zimbabwe ^*

(There are no railways in Central African Republic, Chad, Niger)

Asia

Afghanistan
- (Afghanistan has only 24.6 km of railway which are railheads from neighbouring countries)

Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Railway

Burma
- Union of Burma Railways

China
- People's Republic of China
  - Railways of the Peoples Republic of China
  - Hong Kong
    - Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
  - Taiwan Railway Administration

India
- Indian Railways

Indonesia
- PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI, National Operator)

Iran
- Iranian National Railways Company

Iraq
- Iraqi Republic Railways

Israel
- Israel Railways

Japan
- Japan Railway
- See: List of railway companies in Japan

Jordan
- Hedjaz - Jordanian railway

Korea, South
- Korean National Railroad (KNR)

Korea, North
- Korean Railways (KL)

Lebanon
- Lebanon State Railways

Malaysia
- Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malaysian Railway)

Nepal
- Nepal Government Railway
- Janakpur Railway

Pakistan
- Pakistan Railways (PR)

Philippines
- Philippine National Railways

Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Railways Organization

Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Government Railway

Syria
- Syrian Railways
- Hedjaz Railway

Thailand
- State Railways of Thailand

Vietnam
- Vietnam Railway System (RCFVN)

Australasia

Australia

Track and Train

Queensland Rail
Pacific National (Tasmania, Victorian country railways, excluding interstate network)
Rail Corporation New South Wales (urban passnger lines in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong area, other New South Wales lines are controlled or maintained under contract by Australian Rail Track Corporation)
FreightLink (Darwin-Tarcoola Railway)
Australian Railroad Group (South Australian rural branch lines)

Track Only

Australian Rail Track Corporation (interstate network)
WestNet Rail (Western Australia - Westrail Ceased to Exist in 2000)

Train Only

Train Hire

Chicago Rail Freight Leasing Australia

HSH (Albanian Railways - Hekurudha e Shqipërisë)

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)
GKB (Graz-Koeflacher Bahn)

Belarus

BCh (Belarusan Railway - Бєларуская Чигунка, Belaruskaya Chyhunka)

Belgium

NMBS/SNCB (Belgian National Railways - Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen / Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges)

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, Bâlgarski Dârzhavni Zheleznitsi)

Croatia

HŽ (Croatian Railways - Hrvatske željeznice)

Czech Republic

ČD (Czech Railways - České dráhy)
JHMD (Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy - Jindřichův Hradec Local Railways)

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))

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

VR (VR Ltd -- VR Oy)

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-)

Passenger railways

ABELLIO - ABELLIO GmbH
ABG - Anhaltische Bahn Gesellschaft mbH
AKN - Altona-Kaltenkirchen-Neumünster Eisenbahn AG
ALEX - Allgäu Express
AVG - Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
BBG - Bahnbetriebsgesellschaft Stauden mbH
BKD - Borkumer Kleinbahn und Dampfschiffahrt GmbH
BLB - Burgenlandbahn GmbH
BayOB - Bayerische Oberlandbahn GmbH
BOB - Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn GmbH
BSB - Breisgau-S-Bahn-Gesellschaft
BSEG - Brohltal Schmalspur-Eisenbahn Betriebs-GmbH
BVO - Busverkehr Ober- und Westerzgebirge Bahn GmbH
BZB - Bayerische Zugspitzbahn AG
CBC - City Bahn Chemnitz GmbH
Chiemseebahn
CS - Connex Sachsen GmbH
DBG - Döllnitzbahn GmbH
Drachenfelsbahn - Bergbahnen im Siebengebirge AG
EGB - DBAG Erzgebirgsbahn
EIB - Erfurter Industriebahn GmbH
Eurobahn - Rhenus Keolis GmbH & Co. KG
EVB - Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser GmbH
FEG - Freiberger Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH
FKE - Frankfurt-Königsteiner Eisenbahn AG
GVG - Georgs-Verkehrs-GmbH
HEX - HarzElbeExpress (Connex Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH)
HLB - Hessische Landesbahn GmbH
HSB - Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
HTB - Hellertalbahn GmbH
HzL - Hohenzollerische Landesbahn AG
IL - Inselbahn Langeoog
KHB - DBAG Kurhessenbahn
KML - Kreisbahn Mansfelder Land GmbH
MBB - Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn Molli GmbH&Co.
ME - metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft mbB
MeBa - Mecklenburg Bahn GmbH
NB - NordseeBahn
NBE - Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH
NEB - Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn
NEG - NEG Niebüll mbH (former NVAG)
NOB - Nord-Ostsee-Bahn
NWB - NordWestBahn
OBS - DBAG Oberweißbacher Berg- und Schwarzatalbahn
ODEG - Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH
OEG - Oberrheinische Eisenbahngesellschaft AG
OLA - Ostseeland Verkehr GmbH (former MeBa/OME)
OPB - Oberpfalzbahn
OSB - Ortenau-S-Bahn
PEG - Prignitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft
RBG - Regental Bahnbetriebe GmbH ("Länderbahn")
RBK - Regionalbahn Kassel GmbH
Regio-Bahn GmbH
RHB - Rhein-Haardtbahn GmbH
RNV - Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH
RTB - Rurtalbahn GmbH & Co. KG (former DKB)
RüKB - Rügensche Kleinbahn GmbH & Co.
Saarbahn GmbH
S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
SBB - Schweizerische Bundesbahn GmbH
SBE - Sächsisch-Böhmische Eisenbahn
SHB - Schleswig-Holstein-Bahn GmbH
SHG - S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH
SOB - DBAG SüdOstBayernBahn
SOEG - Sächsisch-Oberlausitzer Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH
STB - Süd-Thüringen Bahn
STE - Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH
SWEG - Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-AG
TDR - trans regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH
TE - Trossinger Eisenbahn
UBB - Usedomer Bäderbahn
VBG - Vogtlandbahn GmbH
VBK - Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH
vectus - Vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft
VIAS - VIAS GmbH (Odenwald-Bahn)
WB - WestfalenBahn
WEBA - Westerwaldbahn GmbH
WEG - Württembergische Eisenbahngesellschaft
Wendelsteinbahn GmbH
WFB - DBAG WestFrankenBahn

Historic state railways

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 - Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδας, Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládas)
SPAP (Peloponnese-Athens-Piraeus Railway)

Hungary

Floyd (Floyd Kft - Hungarian private rail undertaking)
GySEV/ROeEE (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway - Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút / Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn - Hungaro-Austrian regional railway company)
Hajduvasút (Hajduvasút - Hungarian private rail undertaking)
MÁV (Hungarian State Railways - Magyar Államvasutak)

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

Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail, part of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ)

Italy

Trenitalia (Passenger division of FS - see below)
Ferrovia Circumetnea, narrow-gauge line around the vulcano Etna
Ferrovia Circumvesuviana, narrow-gauge line around the vulcano Vesuvius
Ferrovia del Bernina (railway of Bernina mounts)
FS (Italian State Railways - Ferrovie italiane dello stato)
Trentino trasporti (railway and bus company of the north)
Ferrovie Nord Milano, operates trains in and around Milan, Lombardy

Latvia

LDz (Latvian Railway - Latvijas dzelzceļš)

Lithuania

- LG (Lithuanian Railways - Lietuvos geležinkeliai)

Luxembourg

CFL (Luxembourg Railways - Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois)

Macedonia

MZ (Macedonian Railways - Makedonski Zeleznici)

Moldova

CFM (Moldovan Railway - Calea Ferată din Moldova)

Netherlands

NS (Dutch Railways - Nederlandse Spoorwegen)
NoordNed
Syntus
Connexxion
DB Regionalbahn Westfalen

Norway

NSB (Norwegian State Railways - Norges Statsbaner)
Urskog-Hølandsbanen (Museum railway in Sørum)
Flåmsbana AS
Flytoget (Airport express train to Oslo Airport Gardermoen)
Ofotbanen AS

Poland

PKP (Polish State Railways - Polskie Koleje Państwowe SA)
SKM (Szybka Kolej Miejska -- S-Bahn type service in Poland's Tri-City region)

Portugal

CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses)
Fertagus, SA (Portuguese Private Railway Operator)

Romania

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

Russia

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

Serbia and Montenegro

ŽS (Serbian Railways - Železnice Srbije)
ŽCG (Montenegro Railways - Železnice Crna Gora)
Beovoz Belgrade Underground railway

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)

Sweden

SJ (State Railways - Statens Järnvägar)
Green Cargo
Tågkompaniet
Connex Tåg
BK Tåg
Arlanda Express

Switzerland

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)
MTB (Mittelthurgau- Bahn)
MVR (Transport Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (merger of MGN and CEV))
NStCM (Chemin de fer Nyon-St-Cergue-Morez)
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 VB)
VBZ (Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich)
VRB (Vitznau - Rigi Bahn)
WAB (Wengneralpbahn)
WB (Waldenburgerbahn)
Zentralbahn (2005 merger of the Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn and SBB Bruenigbahn)

Turkey

Turkish Republic Railways (TCDD - Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları)

Ukraine

UZ (Ukrainian Railway - Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsya)

Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (National Railways of Mexico, closed operations in 1998)
Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana
Ferrocarril Mexicano
Linea Coahuila Durango
Linea Chiapas Mayab

United States

South America and Central America

Argentina

- Ferrocarriles Argentinos (FA) (Argentine Railways - privatized in 1993 and broken up into several enterprises):

- America Latina Logistica - (ALL) ^* Operates former San Martin and Urquiza divisions of FA.
- Belgrano Cargas - (BC) Operates former Belgrano division of FA.
- Ferrosur Roca - (FR) ^* Operates most of the former Roca division of FA.
- Nuevo Central Argentino - (NCA) ^* Operates former Mitre division of FA.
- Ramal Ferro Industrial Rio Turbio - (RFIRT) Operates the Rio Turbio-Rio Gallegos narrow gauge coal line.

- Ferrovias - ^* Operates former Belgrano Norte FA line.
- Metropolitano - ^* Operates former Belgrano Sur and Roca lines.
- Metrovias - ^* Operates former Urquiza line and Buenos Aires metro and tramway.
- Tren de la Costa - ^* Operates interurban modern tramways between Bartolome Mitre TBA station and Tigre over a former railway line closed in 1961.
- Trenes de Buenos Aires - (TBA) ^* Operates former Sarmiento and Mitre lines.
- Unidad de Gestion Operativa de los Ferrocarriles Estatales - (UGOFE) Operates former San Martin line.

- America Latina Logistica - (ALL) ^* Operates passenger services between Basavilbaso and Concordia in Entre Rios province.
- Ferrobaires - (FB) ^* Operates passenger services in Buenos Aires province.
- Ferrocentral - Operates passenger services Buenos Aires-Rosario-Cordoba, Buenos Aires-Rosario-Tucumán and Cordoba-Villa Maria.
- Servicios Ferroviarios del Chaco - (SEFECHA) Operates Resistencia suburban services and regional trains in El Chaco province.
- Trenes de Buenos Aires - (TBA) ^* Operates passenger services between Buenos Aires, Rosario and Santa Fé.
- Trenes Especiales Argentinos - (TEA) ^* Operates passenger services Buenos Aires-Concordia-Monte Caseros-Posadas.
- Tren Patagónico - (TP) ^* Operates passenger services in Rio Negro province.

Belize

- (There are no longer any railways in Belize)
- Stann Creek Railway (closed in 1937 - see Rail transport in Belize)

Bolivia
- Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles (ENFER) (Bolivia National Railways)
- Empresa Ferroviaria Oriental (50% owned by Genesee and Wyoming)

Brazil

- Rede Ferroviária Federal SA (RFFSA) (Brazilian Federal Railways, (Privatized in 1998 and broken up in a several enterprises):)
- Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas (EFVM) (Controlled by Vale do Rio Doce)
- América Latina Logística SA (ALL)
- MRS Logística (MRS)
- Ferrovia Centro Atlântica (FCA) (Controlled by Vale do Rio Doce)
- Estrada de Ferro Carajás (EFC) (Controlled by Vale do Rio Doce)
- Companhia Ferroviária do Nordeste (CFN)
- Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) (the state owned company responsible for the commuter trains in the state of São Paulo)
- Supervia (CPTM) (It is the privately owned company responsible for the commuter trains in the state of Rio de Janeiro)
- Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU) (the state owned company responsible for the commuter trains in several states)
- Ferronorte (controlled by Brasil Ferrovias holding)
- Novoeste (controlled by Brasil Ferrovias holding)
- Ferroban (controlled by Brasil Ferrovias holding)

Nicaragua

- (There are no longer any railways in Nicaragua)
- Ferrocarril del Pacifico de Nicaragua (Pacific Railway of Nicaragua)

Panama

- Panama Canal Railway Company
- Chiriqi National Railroad

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 Nacionales del Salvador (FENADESAL) (National Railways of El Salvador)

Surinam

- Surinam Government Railway

Uruguay

- Administación de Ferrocarriles del Estado (AFE) ^* (State Railways Administration)

Venezuela

- Instituto Autónomo de Ferrocarriles del Estado (IAFE) ^* (Venezuela National Railways)

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