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 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 good portion of the railway system of the Dem Rep of 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

 Swaziland

 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

 Burma

 China (People's Republic of China)

Template:Country data Hong Kong SAR,China

 India

[2]

 Indonesia

 Iran

 Iraq

 Israel

 Japan

 Jordan

 Kazakhstan

 Lebanon

 Macau, China

 Malaysia

   Nepal

 North Korea

 Pakistan

There are few private companies offering private carrying.

 Philippines

 Saudi Arabia

 Singapore

 South Korea

 Sri Lanka

 Syria

 Taiwan (Republic of China)

 Thailand

 Turkmenistan

 Vietnam

Europe

 Albania

  • HSH (Albanian Railways - Hekurudha Shqiptare)

 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
  • 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

  • (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

Passenger services

  • VR (VR Ltd—VR Oy)
  • Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy

Freight only

  • Proxion Train Oy
  • Teollisuuden Raideliikenne Oy

 France

 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)

 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

 Italy

 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)

 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)

 Mongolia

  • UBTZ (Ulaanbaatar Railways)

 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 in the Netherlands

There are also a couple of Train Charter company's active in the Netherlands;

- Berglandtrein

 Norway

 Poland

 Portugal

State Companies

  • CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses); Since 2004: Portuguese Trains - Comboios de Portugal
  • IP Infrastructure gesture; since 2015

State Subway Companies

Private Companies

 Romania

State companies

Private companies

Private Company rail operator

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)
  • Yamal Railway Company
  • Railways of Yakutia

 Serbia

  • ŽS (Serbian Railways - Železnice Srbije) - Engineering, formerly single national railway company
  • Srbija Voz - Passenger transport
  • Srbija Kargo - Cargo transport
  • Serbian Railways Infrastructure - Infrastructure asset management
  • Kombinovani Prevoz - Private railway operator
  • Despotija d.o.o. - 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

  • (Slovenian Railways - Slovenske železnice)
  • Adria Transport, First private railway company in Slovenia de:Adria Transport

 Spain

 Sweden

  Switzerland

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

 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

  Vatican City

  • FS, Italian State Railways
  • Trenitalia (Passenger division of FS)

Latin America and the Caribbean

 Argentina

Freight operators

Buenos Aires suburban operators

Long distance and regional passenger operators

 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

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

 Haiti

  • Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Port-au-Prince, January 17, 1878 - April 1888
  • Société des Tramways de Port-au-Prince, April 18, 18971901
    (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) 19151932(?)
  • Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de la Plaine du Cul-de-Sac 18961950's(?)
  • Compagnie Nationale (Compagnie de Fer Nationale?/Haitian National Railroad?) 19051940's(?)
    (probably purchased by 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

North America

 Canada

 United States

Oceania

 Australia

 New Zealand

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