This is a list of railway companies in Norway.

Companies

Type indicates the role of the company. Integrated companies operate both the infrastructure and the trains. Freight companies operate only freight trains, while ore companies operate ore trains on contract with a mining company on a single line. Passenger companies operate only passenger trains, trams or rapid transits. Infrastructure companies are government-owned agencies or limited companies that own only the right-of-way, while the trains are operated by other companies. Authorities are public bodies responsible for marketing, grants and planning of the urban railways. Rolling stock companies only own the rolling stock, which is leased to other companies.

*Company is owned by national or local governments¤*Company is government-owned, but founded as private enterprise¤Company is private

CompanyTypeLinesYearsOwnerSuccessor Ref Akersbanerne Infrastructure Oslo Tramway 1917–49 Aker Municipality* Oslo Sporveier Bane NOR Infrastructure Mainline 2017– Ministry of Transport and Communications* — Bergen Sporvei Integrated Bergen Tramway 1897–1965 Bergen Municipality* Terminated Boreal Bane Integrated Trondheim Tramway 1990– Boreal Norge¤ — Bybanen Infrastructure Bergen Light Rail 2010– Hordaland County Municipality* — Bærumsbanen Integrated Oslo Tramway 1924–71 Oslo Sporveier* Oslo Sporveier Cargolink Freight Mainline 2008–16 Autolink¤ Terminated CargoNet Freight Mainline 1996– Vy* — Ore Dunderland 1904–47 Private¤ Norwegian State Railways Ekebergbanen Integrated Oslo Tramway 1917–93 Oslo Sporveier* Oslo Sporveier Elkem Integrated Sulitjelma 1918–65 Oslo Municipality* Terminated Flytoget Passenger Gardermoen 1998– Ministry of Trade and Industry* — Graakalbanen Integrated Trondheim Tramway 1924–71 Trondheim Sporvei¤* Trondheim Trafikkselskap Go-Ahead Nordic Passenger ArendalJærenSørlandet 2019- Go-Ahead Group — Grimstadbanen Integrated Grimstad 1907–12 Private¤ Norwegian State Railways Holmenkolbanen Integrated Oslo Tramway 1898–1991 Oslo Sporveier* Oslo Sporveier Holmestrand–Vittingfossbanen Integrated Holmestrand–Vittingfoss 1902–31 Private¤ Vestfold Privatbaner Keolis Norge Passenger Bergen Light Rail 2010– Keolis — Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei Integrated Oslo Tramway 1894–1924 Private¤ Oslo Sporveier Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie Integrated Oslo Tramway 1899–1905 Oslo Municipality* Kristiania Sporveisselskab Kristiania Sporveisselskab Integrated Oslo Tramway 1875–1924 Private¤ Oslo Sporveier Lierbanen Integrated Lier 1904–37 Private¤ Terminated Lillesand–Flaksvandbanen Integrated Lillesand–Flaksvand 1896–53 Private¤ Terminated Linx Integrated Mainline 2000–04 Norwegian State Railways*SJ* Terminated Malmtrafik Ore Ofoten 1996– SSAB Svenskt Stål* — Nesttun–Osbanen Integrated Nesttun–Os 1894–1935 Private¤ Terminated Norsk Transport Integrated Rjukan 1907–91 Norsk Hydro¤ Terminated Norsk Hoved-Jernbane Integrated Hoved 1854–?? Private¤ Norwegian State Railways Norwegian National Rail Administration Infrastructure Mainline 1996–2016 Ministry of Transport and Communications* Bane NOR Norwegian Railway Directorate Norwegian State Railways Integrated Mainline 1883–1996 Ministry of Transport and Communications* VyNorwegian National Rail Administration Ofotbanen Mixed Mainline 2001–08 Mons BolinAutolink* — Oslo Lysverker Integrated Solbergfoss 1918–65 Oslo Municipality* Terminated Oslo Sporveier Integrated Oslo MetroOslo Tramway 1924–2006 Oslo Municipality* Kollektivtransportproduksjon Oslo Vognselskap Rolling stock Oslo MetroOslo Tramway 2006– Kollektivtransportproduksjon* — Ruter Authority Oslo MetroOslo Tramway 2008– Oslo MunicipalityAkershus County Municipality* — Salvesen & Thams Integrated Thamshavn 1908–74 Orkla* Terminated SJ Norge Passenger - 2020- SJ — Skyss Authority Bergen Light Rail 2010– Hordaland County Municipality* — Sporveien Infrastructure Oslo MetroOslo Tramway 2006– Oslo Municipality* — Sporveien T-banen Passenger Oslo Metro 2003– Sporveien* — Sporveien Trikken Passenger Oslo Tramway 2003– Sporveien* — Sydvaranger Ore Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn 1910–96;2009– Ministry of Trade and Industry* — Timetoget Passenger Bratsberg 1999–2000 Norwegian State Railways* Terminated Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen Integrated Tønsberg–Eidsfoss 1901–31 Private¤ Vestfold Privatbaner Trondheim Sporvei Integrated Trondheim Tramway 1936–74 Trondheim Municipality* Trondheim Trafikkselskap Trondheim Trafikkselskap Integrated Trondheim Tramway 1974–88 Trondheim Municipality* AS Gråkallbanen (Boreal Bane) Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei Integrated Trondheim Tramway 1901–36 Trondheim Municipality* Trondheim Sporvei Urskog–Høland Line Integrated Urskog–Høland 1896–1945 Private¤ Norwegian State Railways Valdresbanen Integrated Valdres 1902–37 Private¤ Norwegian State Railways Vestfold Privatbaner Integrated Tønsberg–EidsfossHolmestrand–Vittingfoss 1931–38 Private¤ Terminated Vy Passenger Mainline 1996– Ministry of Transport and Communications* — Vy Gjøvikbanen Passenger Gjøvik 2006– Vy* — Vy Tog Passenger Bergen 2020– Vy* —

See also List of railway lines in Norway

References