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. Particularly in Europe, with privatisations 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. [edit] Railway unions Due to civil war, a good portion of the railway system of the Dem Rep of Congo is not presently functioning) - Togo Railways (RCFT)
- Although Togo has railways in place, no trains have run on them for many years.
(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.) - (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]
- passenger/freight train
- passenger train
- subway
- track management
- HSH (Albanian Railways - Hekurudha Shqiptare)
- NMBS/SNCB (Belgian National Railways - Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen / Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges), abbreviated in Dutch/French.
- Dillen & Le Jeune Cargo NV
- ŽFBH (Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine)
- ŽRS (Railways of Republika Srpska - Željeznice Republike Srpske)
- BDZh (Bulgarian State Railways - Български Държавни Железници, Bâlgarski Dârzhavni Zheleznitsi)
- HŽ (Croatian Railways - Hrvatske željeznice)
- 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)
- CXM (Connex Morava, a.s.)
- ODOS (Ostravská dopravní společnost, a.s.)
- OKDD (OKD, Doprava, a.s.)
- RTT (Railtransport, s.r.o.)
- UNIDO (Unipetrol doprava, a.s.)
- VIA (Viamont, a.s.)
- VIA-C (Viamont cargo, a.s.)
- 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))
- VR (VR Ltd—VR Oy)
- Teollisuuden Raideliikenne Oy
- Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy
*Deutsche Bahn (DB AG - German Railways 1992-) de:Liste deutscher Eisenbahngesellschaften [edit] Passenger railways [edit] Historic state railways - 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.
- Alifana, operates, also as Metrocampania Nordest, in northern Campania region
- FAL, operates in Basilicata and Calabria regions
- FCU, operates in Umbria region
- Ferrovia Circumetnea, narrow-gauge line around the vulcano Etna
- Ferrovia del Bernina, railway of Bernina mounts
- Ferrovia Genova-Casella, narrow-gauge line in Genoa
- Ferrovie del Gargano, operates in northern Puglia region
- Ferrovie della Calabria, operates in Calabria region
- Ferrovie della Sardegna, operates in almost all Sardinia region
- FS, Italian State Railways
- Ferrovie del Sud Est, operates in central and southern Puglia region
- FER, operates trains in Emilia Romagna region
- FNM, operates trains in Lombardy and Piedmont
- FUC, operates Ferrovia Udine-Cividale in Friuli region
- GTT, operates in Turin metropolitan area
- LFI, operates in Tuscany region
- Le Nord (passenger division of FNM)
- Met.Ro., operates Ferrovia Roma-Viterbo
- Sangritana, operates in Abruzzo region
- Sepsa, operates as Ferrovia Cumana and Ferrovia Circumflegrea in Naples metropolitan area
- SFSM, operates as Ferrovia Circumvesuviana narrow-gauge lines in Naples metropolitan area
- Sistemi Territoriali, operates in Veneto region
- TFT (Passenger division of LFI)
- Trenitalia (Passenger division of FS)
- Trentino trasporti (railway Ferrovia Trento-Malè and bus company in the Province of Trento)
- LDz (Latvian Railway - Latvijas dzelzceļš)
- LG (Lithuanian Railways - Lietuvos geležinkeliai)
- ASG (Aukštaitija narrow gauge railways - Aukštaitijos siaurasis geležinkelis)
- CFL (Luxembourg Railways - Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois)
- MZ (Macedonian Railways - Makedonski Zeleznici)
- CFM (Moldovan Railway - Calea Ferată din Moldova)
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)
- CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses); Since 2004: Portuguese Trains - Comboios de Portugal
- Fertagus (Portuguese Private Railway Operator)
- Comsa
- Takargo
- CFR (National Railway Company - Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate "CFR")
- GFR (Grup Feroviar Roman - Romanian Railway Group)
- Unifertrans
- Servtrans
- RZhD (Russian Railways - Российские железные дороги, Rossiskiye Zheleznye Dorogi)
- ŽS (Serbian Railways - Železnice Srbije)
- Beovoz Belgrade Underground railway
- 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)
- BRKS (Bratislavská regionálna koľajová spoločnosť, a.s.)
- LTE (LTE Logistik a Transport Slovakia s.r.o.)
- SŽDS (Slovenská železničná dopravná spoločnosť, a.s.)
See also: Swiss railroads, List of railway companies in Switzerland - AB (Appenzeller Bahnen, de:Appenzeller Bahnen)
- ASm (Aare Seeland mobil) de:Aare Seeland mobil
- BC (Blonay-Chamby)
- 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 (Dampfbahnverein 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
- 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 (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)
- 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 SBB Bruenigbahn)
- UZ (Ukrainian Railway - Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsya)
[edit] Freight operators 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge [edit] Buenos Aires suburban operators [edit] Long distance and regional passenger operators Those lines were ever privately owned: Locomotive Ferronor 320. Locomotive General Electric U9C (see main article: Rail transport in Haiti) - Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Port-au-Prince, January 17th 1878 - April 1888
- Société des Tramways de Port-au-Prince, April 18th 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 Societe Haitiano-Americaine de Developpement Agricole/SHADA in 1940's) Here are some pictures and information on Ferrocarril Nacional de Honduras http://www.fahrplancenter.com/FCNacionalHondurasEntry.html see some pictures on http://www.fahrplancenter.com/NicaraguaTitel.html [edit] See also [edit] External links | Lists by country | | | Articles that include one or more maps are shown in italics. | | | Lists of topics | | | | Codes | | | | Names and symbols | | | Politics and government | | | | Places | | | | Other data by country | | | | Other lists | | | |