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.
Particularly in Europe, with privatizations 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.
Africa
Railway unions
- Union of African Railways (UAR)
- Southern African Railway Association (SARA), which represents:
- CFB (Benguela railway, in Angola)
- Botswana Railways
- Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) (Mozambique Railway)
- Malawi Railways
- 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 (South Africa)
- Spoornet (South-Africa)
Algeria
- Algerian Railways (SNTF)
Angola
Benin
- Benin Railways (OCBN)
Botswana
- Botswana Railways (BR)
Burkina Faso
- Abidjan-Niger Railway (SITARAIL)
Cameroon
- Cameroon National Railways Authority (REGIFERCAM)
Côte d'Ivoire
- Abidjan-Niger Railway (SITARAIL)
Republic of the Congo
- Congo-Ocean Railway (CFCO)
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)
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
- Gabon State Railways (OCTRA)
Ghana
- Ghana Railways & Ports (GRP) (Ghana's rail system is largely derelict)
- Ghana Railway Company
Guinea
Kenya
Lesotho
- South African Railways (SAS/SAR)
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
- Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) : national railway office.
Mozambique
- Mozambique State Railways
- Beira Railroad Corporation
Namibia
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
- Cape Government Railways
- Central South African Railways
- Gautrain (Modern High Speed Trains)
- Natal Government Railways
- Netherlands-South African Railway Company
- Prasa (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa)
- Shosholoza Meyl
- South African Railways (SAS/SAR)
- Transnet Freight Rail
- Metrorail
Sudan
- Sudan Railways
- Gezira Light Railway
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
- Togo Railways (RCFT)
- Although Togo has railways in place, no trains have run on them for many years.
Tunisia
- Tunisian National Railways (SNCFT)
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
Burma
Hong Kong †
- MTR Corporation Limited
- Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
(Its network is currently operated by the MTR Corporation Limited under a 50-year service concession since 2007.) - Peak Tramways Company Limited
- Hong Kong Tramways Limited
- Ocean Park Corporation
India
- Indian Railways
- High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRC)
- Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
- RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service)
- Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)
- Calcutta Tramways Company
- Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
- Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. (HMRL)
- Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC)
- Kerala Monorail Corporation Limited (KMCL)
- Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL)
- Konkan Railway Corporation
- Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL)
- Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC)
- Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
- Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Ltd. (RMGL)
Indonesia
- PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) (Indonesian Railway's / PT KAI)
- Industri Kereta Api (Railway's Industry / PT INKA)
- Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (PT MRT Jakarta)
- KA Commuter Jabodetabek(Jabodetabek Commuter Train System)
- Jakarta LRT
Iran
- Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
- Railway Services and Technical Construction Engineering Company (RSTC Co.)
- Raja Rail Transportation Company
- Railway Transportation Company
- Railways Installations & Constructions Engineering Company (Ballast)
- Rail Tarabar Saba(Transportation)
Iraq
- Iraqi Republic Railways (IRR)
Israel
- Israel Railways
- Carmelit - the world's smallest subway system, in Haifa
- CityPass, constructing and operating the Jerusalem Light Rail
Japan
- Japan Railways Group (JR Group)
Jordan
Kazakhstan
- Qazaqstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan railways)
Lebanon
- Lebanon State Railways
Malaysia
- Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railways Limited)
- RapidKL (Light Rail Transit in Kuala Lumpur)
- Express Rail Link Sdn. Bhd.
- Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd (KL Monorail)
- Rolling Stock Consultant Sdn Bhd
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
- Pakistan Railways (PR)
- Karachi Circular Railway (KCR)
There are few Private companies offering private carrying,
Pakistan Express is a new business class privatized train.
People's Republic of China
Philippines
- Light Rail Transit Authority (Manila LRT-1 and Manila LRT-2)
- Manila Electric Railroad And Light Company (MERALCO)
- Manila Suburban Railways Company
- Metro Rail Transit Corporation (Manila MRT-3)
- Mindanao Railway Authority
- Panay Railways
- Philippine National Railways
- Philippine Railway Company Inc.
- Philippine Railways Construction Company
Saudi Arabia
Singapore †
- Main operators
- Other operators
South Korea
- passenger/freight train
- passenger train
- subway
- Busan Transportation Corporation
- Daegu Metropolitan Subway Corporation
- Daejeon Express Transti Corporation
- Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
- Incheon Transit Corporation
- Korail
- Seoul Metro
- Seoul Metro Line9
- Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
- NeoTrans Co. Ltd. (Shinbundang Line)
- Yongin Light Rail Corporation
- track management
- signaling system
- Yookyung Control
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Taiwan Railway Administration
- Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
- Taipei Metro
- Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
Thailand
- State Railway of Thailand
- Bangkok Skytrain (BTS, Bangkok Mass Transit: sky train operator)
- Bangkok Metro (BMCL, Bangkok Metro Company Limited: underground train operator)
Turkmenistan
Vietnam
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
- New Zealand Railways Department NZR or NZGR (to 1981)
- New Zealand Railways Corporation (Rail operator 1981 – 1990, land owner 1990 – 2003, ONTRACK 2003-2008, railway land owner 2008 – present)
- New Zealand Rail Limited (Defunct, privatised 1993, renamed Tranz Rail in 1995)
- Tranz Rail (Defunct, brought out by Toll Holdings in 2003)
- Toll Rail (Defunct, brought out by Government 2008)
- KiwiRail (formed 2008)
- Transdev Auckland
- Dunedin Railways (formerly Taieri Gorge Railway)
- Dun Mountain Railway (to 1870s)
- Kaitangata Line (to 1970)
- New Zealand Midland Railway Company (to 1890s)
- Sanson Tramway (to 1945)
- Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (to 1908)
Europe
Albania
- HSH (Albanian Railways - Hekurudha Shqiptare)
Austria
- ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways - Österreichische Bundesbahnen, till 1938 called BBÖ)
- StLB (Styrian Provincial Railways - Steiermärkische Landesbahnen) de:Steiermärkische Landesbahnen
- MBS (Montafonerbahn Schruns, from Bludenz to Schruns) de:Montafonerbahn
- GKB (Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn) de:Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn
- LTE (Logistik- und Transport GmbH) de:Logistik- und Transport GmbH
Azerbaijan
- Passenger/freight train
- ADY (Azerbaijan Railways - Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları)
- Subway
- Baku Metro (Bakı Metropoliteni)
Belarus
- Belarusian Railway - Belarusian: БЧ, Беларуская Чыгунка, Белорусская железная дорога Belarusian Railway website
Belgium
- NMBS/SNCB (Belgian National Railways - Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen / Société Nationale des Chemins de fer belges), abbreviated in Dutch/French.
- SNCB Logistics
- 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)
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
- 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
- CoalTerminalTrans Coal train operator to Muuga coal terminal (operated in 2006)
- Edelaraudtee (passenger and freight; 1997–2014)
- Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways, national raylway 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–)
- 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
- VR (VR Ltd—VR Oy)
- Proxion Train Oy
- Teollisuuden Raideliikenne Oy
- Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy
France
- Chemins de Fer de Provence (CFP) (operating 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge trains Nice–Digne)
- Euro Cargo Rail
- Eurotunnel
- 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 Belgium
- Eurostar : services between Alps, Marseilles, Paris, Lille and London
- Thalys : services between Alps, Marseilles, Paris, Aachen, Brussel, Cologne, Amsterdam
- Lyria : services between Montpellier, Marseilles, Paris and Switzerland
- Renfe : services between Paris, Lyons, Toulouse, Marseilles, Barcelona and Madrid
- Thello : services between Paris, Marseilles, Nice, Milan, Torino and Venice
- RDT13
- Ouigo : services between Marseilles, Montpellier, Lyons Airport and Disneyland Resort Paris
- RTM : Marseilles Public Transport Authority - Régie des Transports de Marseille
- DB
- CFL : services between Luxembourg and Volmerange-les-Mines.
Germany
*Deutsche Bahn (DB AG - German Railways 1992-) de:Liste deutscher Eisenbahngesellschaften
Passenger railways
- ABELLIO - Abellio GmbH de:Abellio Rail
- ABG - Anhaltische Bahn Gesellschaft mbH de:Dessau-Wörlitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (?)
- AKN - AKN Eisenbahn AG de:AKN Eisenbahn
- ALEX - Allgäu-Express de:Allgäu-Express
- AVG - Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH de:Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft
- BBG - Bahnbetriebsgesellschaft Stauden mbH
- BKD - Borkumer Kleinbahn und Dampfschiffahrt GmbH de:Borkumer Kleinbahn
- BLB - Burgenlandbahn GmbH de:Burgenlandbahn
- BayOB - Bayerische Oberlandbahn GmbH Bayerische Oberlandbahn
- BOB - Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn GmbH de:Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn
- BSB - Breisgau-S-Bahn-Gesellschaft de:Breisgau-S-Bahn
- BSEG - Brohltal Schmalspur-Eisenbahn Betriebs-GmbH
- BVO - Busverkehr Ober- und Westerzgebirge Bahn GmbH
- BZB - Bayerische Zugspitzbahn AG de:Bayerische Zugspitzbahn
- CBC - City Bahn Chemnitz GmbH de:Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft & de:Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen
- Chiemsee-Bahn de:Chiemsee-Bahn
- CS - Connex Sachsen GmbH de:Connex Sachsen
- DBG - Döllnitzbahn GmbH [2]
- Drachenfelsbahn - Bergbahnen im Siebengebirge AG
- EB - Erfurter Bahn
- EGB - DBAG Erzgebirgsbahn de:Erzgebirgsbahn
- EIB - Erfurter Industriebahn GmbH (historic)
- Eurobahn - Rhenus Keolis GmbH & Co. KG de:Eurobahn
- EVB - Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser GmbH de:Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser
- FEG - Freiberger Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH de:Freiberger Eisenbahn
- FKE - Frankfurt-Königsteiner Eisenbahn AG de:Frankfurt-Königsteiner Eisenbahn
- FME - Franconian Museum Railway e.V. de:Fränkische Museums-Eisenbahn
- GVG - Georgs-Verkehrs-GmbH
- HEX - HarzElbeExpress (Connex Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH) de:Connex-Fernverkehr
- HLB - Hessische Landesbahn GmbH de:Hessische Landesbahn
- HSB - Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
- HSB - Heidelberger Straßen- und Bergbahn AG
- HTB - Hellertalbahn GmbH de:Hellertalbahn
- HzL - Hohenzollerische Landesbahn AG de:Hohenzollerische Landesbahn
- IL - Inselbahn Langeoog Inselbahn Langeoog
- KHB - DBAG Kurhessenbahn de:Kurhessenbahn
- KML - Kreisbahn Mansfelder Land GmbH
- Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn
- MBB - Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn Molli GmbH
- ME - Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft mbB de:Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft
- MeBa - Mecklenburg Bahn GmbH
- NB - Nordseebahn de:NordseeBahn
- NBE - Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH de:Nordbahn (Schleswig-Holstein)
- NEB - Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn de:Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn
- NEG - NEG Niebüll mbH (former NVAG) de:Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (?)
- NOB - Nord-Ostsee-Bahn de:Nord-Ostsee-Bahn
- NWB - NordWestBahn de:NordWestBahn
- OBS - DBAG Oberweißbacher Berg- und Schwarzatalbahn de:Oberweißbacher Berg- und Schwarzatalbahn
- ODEG - Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH de:Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn
- OEG - Oberrheinische Eisenbahngesellschaft AG de:Oberrheinische Eisenbahn
- OLA - Ostseeland-Verkehr GmbH (former MeBa/OME) de:Ostseeland Verkehr
- OPB - Oberpfalzbahn de:Oberpfalzbahn
- OSB - Ortenau-S-Bahn de:Ortenau-S-Bahn
- PEG - Prignitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft de:Prignitzer Eisenbahn
- RBG - Regental Bahnbetriebe GmbH ("Länderbahn") Regentalbahn
- RBK - Regionalbahn Kassel GmbH de:Regionalbahn Kassel
- Regio-Bahn GmbH
- RHB - Rhein-Haardt-Bahn GmbH de:Rhein-Haardt-Bahn
- RNV - Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH de:Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr
- RTB - Rurtalbahn GmbH & Co. KG (former DKB) de:Rurtalbahn
- RüKB - Rügensche Kleinbahn GmbH & Co.
- Saarbahn GmbH de:Saarbahn GmbH
- S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
- SBB - Schweizerische Bundesbahn GmbH
- SBE - Sächsisch-Böhmische-Eisenbahn de:Sächsisch-Böhmische Eisenbahngesellschaft
- SHB - Schleswig-Holstein-Bahn GmbH de:Schleswig-Holstein-Bahn
- SHG - S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH
- SOB - DBAG SüdostBayernBahn de:SüdostBayernBahn
- SOEG - Sächsisch-Oberlausitzer Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH de:Verkehrsverbund Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien
- SSB - Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG de:Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen
- STB - Süd-Thüringen Bahn de:Süd-Thüringen Bahn
- STE - Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH de:Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH
- SWEG - Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs AG de:Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs AG
- TDR - Trans regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH de:Trans regio
- TE - Trossinger Eisenbahn de:Trossinger Eisenbahn
- UBB - Usedomer Bäderbahn de:Usedomer Bäderbahn
- VBG - Vogtlandbahn GmbH de:Vogtlandbahn
- VBK - Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH de:Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH
- vectus - Vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft de:Vectus
- VIAS - VIAS GmbH (Odenwald-Bahn) de:VIAS GmbH
- WB - WestfalenBahn de:WestfalenBahn
- WEBA - Westerwaldbahn GmbH de:Westerwaldbahn des Kreises Altenkirchen GmbH
- WEG - Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft de:Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft
- Wendelsteinbahn GmbH de:Wendelsteinbahn
- WFB - DBAG WestFrankenBahn de:WestFrankenBahn
- ??? - Zahnradbahn, Stuttgart
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
- TrainOSE - the national railways company
- OSE (Greek Railways Organization - Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδας, Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládas)
- Hellenic State Railways, absorbed by OSE in 1970.
- Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways (SPAP), absorbed by Hellenic State Railways in 1962.
Hungary
Passenger services
- MÁV (Hungarian State Railways - Magyar Államvasutak), Infrastructure manager
- GySEV/ROeEE (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway - Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút / Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn - Hungaro-Austrian regional railway company), Infrastructure manager
Freight only
- Rail Cargo Hungaria - formerly MÁV-Cargo
- AWT RAIL HU (Subsidiary of Advanced World Transport Group)
- MMV (Hungarian Private Railways Limited - Magyar Magánvasút Zrt.)
- Floyd (Hungarian private rail undertaking)
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
- Alifana, operates, also as Metrocampania Nordest, in northern Campania region
- ATM operates tramway routes in and around Milan, and the Milan Metro underground network
- FAL, operates in Basilicata and Calabria regions
- Metropolitana di Roma, Metro or Subway in Rome
- FCU, operates in the Umbria region
- Ferrovia Circumetnea, the local narrow-gauge line around Mount Etna
- Ferrovia del Bernina, 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 in almost all of the island and region of Sardinia
- Ferrovie dello Stato, or "FS", Italian State Railways, nationwide
- Ferrovie del Sud Est, operates in the central and southern Apulia region
- FER, operates trains in the Emilia Romagna region
- FNM, operates trains in Lombardy and Piedmont
- FUC, operates Ferrovia Udine-Cividale in the Friuli region
- GTT, operates in the Turin metropolitan area
- LFI, operates in the Tuscany region
- Trenord, operates in Lombardy region
- Met.Ro., operates Ferrovia Roma-Viterbo in the area of Rome
- NTV, a private high-speed train operator
- Sangritana, operates in the Abruzzo region
- SEPSA, 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 area
- Sistemi Territoriali, operates in the Veneto region
- TFT (the passenger division of LFI)
- Trenitalia (passenger division of FS)
- Trentino trasporti, railway Ferrovia Trento-Malè and a bus company in the Province of Trento
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)
- Pasažieru Vilciens (Passenger Train)
Lithuania
- LG (Lithuanian Railways - Lietuvos geležinkeliai)
- ASG (Aukštaitija narrow gauge railways - Aukštaitijos siaurasis geležinkelis)
Luxembourg
- CFL (Luxembourg Railways - Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois)
Macedonia
- MZ (Macedoniann Railways - Makedonski Zeleznici)
Malta
- Malta Railway Company Limited (1883-1890)
- Government of Malta (1892-1931)
Moldova
- CFM (Moldovan Railway - Calea Ferată din Moldova)
Monaco
- SNCF (French National Railways - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français)
Montenegro
- Railways of Montenegro (Railways of Montenegro - Željeznica Crne Gore)
Netherlands
- NS (Dutch Railways - Nederlandse Spoorwegen)
- Arriva Netherlands
- Syntus
- Veolia Transport
- Connexxion
- NS Hispeed
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)
- Eijsden railway station, which is served by the National Railway Company of Belgium.
Cargo operators in the Netherlands
- ACTS
- Rail4Chem
- Captrain
- Veolia transport The Netherlands
- ERS Railways
- Rotterdam Rail Feeding
- PortFeeders
- Railion / DB Schenker
- Bemo Rail
There are also a couple of Train Charter company's active in the Netherlands;
- EETC
- - Alpen Express
- - Skitrein
- - Skitrein Disco
- - Auto Slaaptrein
- RailInsight
- Berglandtrein
Norway
- Norwegian State Railways (current)
- Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996) (defunct)
- Norwegian National Rail Administration (infrastructure)
- CargoNet
- Railcare Tåg
- Chr. Salvesen & Chr. Thams's Communications Aktieselskab (defunct)
- Airport Express Train
- Hector Rail
- Malmtrafikk
- Norsk Hydro (defunct)
- NSB Gjøvikbanen
- Ofotbanen (defunct)
- SJ
Poland
- Koleje Dolnośląskie (Lower Silesian Railways; KD) - Regional rail operator in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
- Koleje Małopolskie (Lesser Poland Railways; KMAL) - Regional rail operator in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
- Koleje Mazowieckie (Rail Mazovia; KMKOL) - Regional rail operator in the Masovian Voivodeship.
- Koleje Śląskie (Silesian Railways; KSL) - Regional rail operator in the Silesian Voivodeship.
- Koleje Wielkopolskie (Polish for Greater Poland Railways; KW) - Regional rail operator in the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
- Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna (Lodz Aglomeration Railway) - Commuter Rail operator based in Lodz, owned by the Voivodeship Government.
- PKP (Polskie Koleje Państwowe - Polish State Railways)
- PKP Cargo
- PKP Intercity
- PKP LHS (broad-gauge line operator)
- PKP PLK (infrastructure)
- Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna - metropolitan rail owned by the Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Przewozy Regionalne
- Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity) (Szybka Kolej Miejska - S-Bahn type service in Poland's Tricity region)
- Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw)
- Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa
- Arriva PCC - Consortium of PCC Rail and Arriva Polska won auction of passenger rail service on diesel lines in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship for 3 years (from December 2007)
- CTL Logistics
- Lotos Kolej
- Orlen KolTrans
- PCC Intermodal
- PCC Rail Rybnik
- PCC Śląskie Linie Kolejowe (infrastructure)
- Trakcja Polska (building company)
State Companies
- CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses); Since 2004: Portuguese Trains - Comboios de Portugal
- REFER (Infrastructures)
State Subway Companies
Private Companies
Romania
State companies
- Căile Ferate Române - State Railway Company
Private companies
- Grup Feroviar Român
- Unifertrans
- Servtrans
- Regiotrans
- Cargo Trans Vagon
- CTF
- SAAF
- Constantin Group
- Rail Force
- Sudarec
- RollingStock
- Via Terra
Private Company rail operator
- Dori Trans
- CET Suceava
- CET Brașov
- Termocentrala Deva-Mintia
- AZOMURES
- Bega Group
- CefMur
- Electro Comp Iași
- Vitrometan Medias
- Remarul 16 Februarie
- Transferoviar Grup
- Softrans
- Transcombi
- Trans Expedition Feroviar
- SET CFR
- Trans blue
- Classfer
Light rail
- Metrorex - Bucharest Metro rapid transit
- RAT - Public transport including trams and light rail
Russia
- RZhD (Russian Railways - Российские железные дороги, Rossiskiye Zheleznye Dorogi)
- Freight One (Freight One - Первая Грузовая Компания, Pervaya Gruzovaya Companiya)
- New Forwarding Company (Новая перевозочная компания)
Serbia
- ŽS (Serbian Railways - Železnice Srbije) State
- Kombinovani Prevoz Private railway operator
- ŽT TENT (Railway transport of TPP Nikola Tesla - Železnički transport Termoelektrane Nikola Tesla)
Slovakia
- ŽSR (Železnice Slovenskej Republiky - The Railways of the Slovak Republic, infrastructure manager)
- ZSSK (Železničná Spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s., passenger transport operator)
- ZSSSSKČS (Železničná Spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a.s., freight transport operator)
- BRKS (Bratislavská regionálna koľajová spoločnosť, a.s.)
- 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
- Adif (Railway Infrastructure Manager - Administrador de Infraestructura Ferroviaria)
- RENFE (Incumbent train undertaking - Broad and Standard Gauge)
- 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)
- Acciona Rail (Private operator)
- ArcelorMittal Siderail (Private operator)
- COMSA Rail Transport (Private operator)
- Continental Rail (Private operator)
- Euro Cargo Rail (Private operator)
- Logitren (Private operator)
- Tracción Rail (Private operator)
- Transfesa (Private operator)
- Transitia Rail (Private operator)
Sweden
- Arlanda Express
- Bergslagernas Järnvägar
- BK Tåg
- Veolia Transport
- Green Cargo
- Hector Rail AB
- MTR Express
- MTR Stockholm
- SJ (State Railways - Statens Järnvägar)
- Stockholmståg
- Skandinaviska Jernbanor
- Tågkompaniet
Switzerland
See also: Swiss railroads, List of railway companies in Switzerland
- AB (Appenzeller Bahnen, de:Appenzeller Bahnen)
- RHB (Rorschach-Heiden-Bahn)
- RhW (Bergbahn Rheineck–Walzenhausen)
- TB (Trogenerbahn, de:Trogenerbahn)
- ASm (Aare Seeland mobil) de:Aare Seeland mobil
- BC (Blonay-Chamby)
- BDWM (BDWM Transport AG), merger of
- BD (Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn)
- WM (Wohlen-Meisterschwanden-Bahn)
- BLM (Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren)
- BLS (BLS AG), merger of
- BLT (Baselland Transport, de:Baselland Transport)
- BOB (Berner Oberland Bahnen), also owns
- SPB (Schynige Platte Bahn)
- 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)
- BVZ (BVZ Zermatt-Bahn ex Brig - Visp - Zermatt Bahn)
- FO (Furka-Oberalp-Bahn)
- MIB (Meiringen-Innertkirchen Bahn), owned by KWO (Kraftwerke Oberhasli)
- MOB (Chemin de fer Montreux-Oberland Bernois)
- MVR (Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR), de:Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (merger of MTGN, CEV and some cable cars))
- NStCM (Chemin de fer Nyon-St-Cergue-Morez de:Chemin de fer Nyon-Saint Cergue-Morez)
- OeBB (Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn)
- PB (Pilatusbahn)
- RB (Rigi-Bahnen)
- VRB (Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn (see Rigi-Bahnen))
- 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)
- MC (Martigny-Châtelard)
- MO (Martigny-Orsières)
- TN (Transports publics du littoral neuchatelois)
- TPC (Transports Publics du Chablais (merger of AL, AOMC, ASD and VB)
- AL (Aigle-Leysin Bahn (see TPC))
- AOMC (Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champéry (see TPC))
- ASD (Aigle-Sépey-Diablerets (see TPC))
- BVB (Bex-Villars-Bretaye) (see TPC)
- 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)
- OC (Orbe-Chavornay)
- PBr (Chemin de fer Pont-Brassus)
- YSC (Chemin de fer Yverdon - 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
- Turkish State Railways (TCDD - Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları)
- İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. (operating subways in city of Istanbul)
- İzban A.Ş. (operating commuter trains in city of İzmir)
- TUVASAS (Turkish wagon industry)
- TULOMSAS (Turkish Locomotiveand Engines industry)
- TUDEMSAS (Turkish carriage wagon industry)
Ukraine
- UZ (Ukrainian Railway - Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsya)
United Kingdom
- Eurotunnel
- See List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom.
- Abellio Greater Anglia / Stansted Express
- Abellio ScotRail
- CrossCountry
- Arriva Trains Wales
- c2c
- Chiltern Railways
- East Midlands Trains
- Eurostar
- First TransPennine Express
- Govia Thameslink Railway
- Grand Central
- Great Western Railway
- Heathrow Connect / Heathrow Express
- Hull Trains
- Island Line (by South West Trains)
- London Midland
- London Overground Rail Operations
- Merseyrail
- Northern Rail
- South West Trains
- Southeastern
- Southern Railway
- Virgin Trains
- Virgin Trains East Coast
- London Underground
- Tyne & Wear Metro
- Northern Ireland Railways
- British Rail (1948–1996)
- List of British heritage and private railways
Vatican City
- FS, Italian State Railways
- Trenitalia (Passenger division of FS)
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina
- Operadora Ferroviaria Sociedad del Estado (SOFSE) (2013)[3]
- Administración de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias Sociedad del Estado (ADIF S.E.) [4]
- Ferrocarriles Argentinos (FA) (Argentine Railways - privatized in 1993 and broken up into several enterprises):
Freight operators
- Railroad Development Corporation or América Latina Logística - (ALL) [5] Operates the former San Martín ([6] 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge) and Urquiza ([7] 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge) divisions of FA.
- Belgrano Cargas - (BC) Operates the former Belgrano division of the FA.
- Ferrosur Roca - (FR) [8] Operates most of the former Roca division of FA.
- Nuevo Central Argentino - (NCA) [9] Operates former Mitre division of FA.
- Ramal Ferro Industrial Río Turbio - (RFIRT) Operated the Rio Turbio-Rio Gallegos narrow gauge coal line.
Buenos Aires suburban operators
- Ferrovías - operates services over Linea Belgrano Norte.
- Metrovias - operates services over Linea Urquiza and also operates the Buenos Aires Metro.
- Tren de la Costa - operates a light rail line between Maipu station and Tigre.
- Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA) operates services over Linea Sarmiento and Linea Mitre.
- Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia (UGOFE) operates services over Linea San Martín, Linea Roca and Linea Belgrano Sur previously run by Metropolitano.
Long distance and regional passenger operators
- América Latina Logística (ALL) operates passenger services between Basavilbaso and Concordia in Entre Ríos Province.
- Ferrobaires (FB) operates passenger services in Buenos Aires Province.
- Ferrocentral operates passenger services Buenos Aires-Rosario-Córdoba, Buenos Aires-Rosario-Tucumán and Córdoba-Villa Maria.
- Servicios Ferroviarios del Chaco (SEFECHA) operates Resistencia suburban services and regional trains in 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.
- Servicios Ferroviarios Patagónico operates passenger services in Rio Negro Province.
Belize
- (There are no longer any railways in Belize)[10][11]
- Stann Creek Railway (closed in 1937 - see Rail transport in 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)
Brazil
- Rede Ferroviária Federal SA (RFFSA) (Brazilian Federal Railways, (Privatized in 1998 and broken up in several enterprises):
- América Latina Logística SA (ALL)
- MRS Logística (MRS)
- Ferrovia Centro Atlântica (FCA) (Controlled by Vale)
- Companhia Ferroviária do Nordeste (CFN) (Controlled by Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional)
- Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) (the state owned company responsible for the commuter trains in the state of São Paulo)
- Supervia(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, from 2006 to holdding was bought by the company América Latina Logística SA (ALL))
- Novoeste (controlled by Brasil Ferrovias holding, from 2006 to holdding was bought by the company América Latina Logística SA (ALL)))
- Ferroban (controlled by Brasil Ferrovias holding, from 2006 to holdding was bought by the company América Latina Logística SA (ALL)))
Those lines were always privately owned:
- Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas (EFVM) (Controlled by Vale)
- Estrada de Ferro Carajás (EFC) (Controlled by Vale)
Chile
- Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) Chilean State Railways
- FEPASA, Chilean Freight Operation Concession on the broad gauge lines in the south
- TRANSAP, Chilean Freight Operation Concession on the broad gauge lines in the south
- Ferronor FERRONOR, Chilean Freight Operation Concession on the meter gauge lines in the north
- FCALP, Chilean Freight Operation Concession on the meter gauge lines in the north
- FCAB, Chilean Freight Operation Private company on the meter gauge lines in the north
- Sociedad Química y Minera, cape gauge line from Maria Elena to Tocopilla
Colombia
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia (National Railways of 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
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba (Cuban National Railways)
Ecuador
- Empresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos (Ecuador State Railways)
Guatemala
- Ferrocarriles de Guatemala (FEGUA) (Guatemala Railway) - see Rail transport in Guatemala
Haiti
(see main article: Rail transport in 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
(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(?)
(probably purchased by Société Haitiano-Américaine de Développement Agricole/SHADA in 1940s)
Honduras
- Ferrocarril Nacional de Honduras
- Vaccaro Railway
- Tela Railroad
Here are some pictures and information on Ferrocarril Nacional de Honduras http://www.fahrplancenter.com/FCNacionalHondurasEntry.html
Jamaica
Mexico
- Línea Coahuila Durango
- Ferrocarril Chiapas-Mayab
- Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec
- Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México
- Ferrosur
- Ferromex
- Kansas City Southern de México, wholly owned by the Kansas City Southern Railway which both operate together as one.
Nicaragua
- (There are no longer any railways in Nicaragua)
- Ferrocarril del Pacifico de Nicaragua (Pacific Railway of Nicaragua)
see some pictures on http://www.fahrplancenter.com/NicaraguaTitel.html
Panama
- Panama Canal Railway
- Chiriqui 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)
Suriname
- Suriname Government Railway
Uruguay
- Administración de Ferrocarriles del Estado (AFE) (State Railways Administration).
Venezuela
- Instituto Autónomo de Ferrocarriles del Estado (IAFE) (Venezuela National Railways)
- Ferrominera Orinoco C.A.
North America
Canada
United States
- Amtrak
- BNSF Railway
- CSX Transportation
- Kansas City Southern Railway
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- Union Pacific Railroad
See also
References
- ↑ Archived October 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived February 5, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Trenes Argentinos. "Trenes Argentinos Operadora Ferroviaria". Trenes Argentinos - Operadora Ferroviaria. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "Infraestructura Ferroviaria". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ "ALL Central". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "ALL Mesopotámica". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ferrosur Roca | Home". Ferrosur.com.ar. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "NCA- Home page". NCA. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "Railways and Trains in Belize. A Guide to the Past". Guidetobelize.info. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "Lost Railroads of Belize - Ambergris Caye Belize Message Board". Ambergriscaye.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.