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 both operating now and in the past.

Table of contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Australasia 4 Europe 5 North America 6 South America & Central America

Africa

• 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-Abbaba Railway[?]

• Eritrea

• 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
  • Mauritania Railway[?]

• Morocco
  • Moroccan Railways[?] (ONCFM)

• Mozambique
  • Mozambique State Railways[?]

• Namibia

• 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

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

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • (Afghanistan has no Railways)

• Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh Railway[?]

• Burma
  • Union of Burma Railways[?]

• China
  • Railways of the Peoples Republic of China[?]

• India
  • Indian Government Railways[?]

• 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 Melayn (Malaysian Railway)

• Nepal
  • Nepal Government Railway[?]
  • Janakpur Railway[?]

• Pakistan
  • Pakistan Railways[?] (PR)

• Philippines
  • Philippine National Railways[?]

• Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Government Railroad Administration[?]

• Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka Government Railway[?]

• Syria
  • Syrian Railways[?]
  • Hedjaz Railway

• Taiwan
  • Taiwan Railway Administration[?]

• Thailand
  • State Railways of Thailand[?]

• Turkey
  • Turkish State Railways[?] (TCDD -- Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari)

• Vietnam
  • Vietnam Railway System[?] (RCFVN)

Australasia

• Australia
  • SRA (New South Wales State Rail Authority)
  • QR[?] (Queensland Rail)
  • VicRail[?] (Victorian Railways)
  • Westrail[?] (Western Australia Railways)

• New Zealand
  • TRANZrail[?] New Zealand Railways

Europe

• Albania
  • Albanian State Railways[?]

• Austria
  • OeBB[?] (Austrian Federal Railways - Oesterreichische Bundesbahnen)
  • BBOe[?] (Austrian Federal Railway - Bundesbahn Oesterreich (to 1938))
  • Styrian Provincial Railways[?] - Steiermaerkische Landesbahnen

• Belgium
  • SNCB/NMBS[?] (Belgian National Railways - Societe nationale des chemins de fer belges/Nationale Maatschappij den Belgische Spoorwegen)

• Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • ZBH[?] (Railways of Bosnia-Herzegovina - Zeljeznice Bosne i Hercegovina)
  • ZRS[?] (Railways of Republika Srpska - Zeljeznice Republika Srpske)

• Bulgaria
  • BDZ[?] (Bulgarian State Railways - Bulgarski Durzhavni Zheleznitsi)

• Croatia
  • HZ[?] (Croatian Railways - Hrvatske zeljeznice)

• Czech Republic
  • CD[?] (Czech Railways -- Ceske Drahy)
  • CSD[?] (Czechoslovak state railways -- Ceskoslovensko statni drahy)

• Denmark
  • DSB[?] (Danish State Railways -- Danske Statsbaner)

• 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 (Finnish State Railways -- Valtionrautatiet)

• France
  • Chemins de Fer de Provence[?] - Operating narrow gauge trains on Nice-Digne[?]
  • Eurotunnel[?]
  • SNCF (French National Railways - Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais)
  • RATP[?] (Paris Transport Authority - Regie autonome des transports parisiens)

• Germany
  • Deutsche Bahn (DB AG - German Railways 1992-)
  • 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 Organisation - Organismos Sididromon Elleniki)

• Hungary
  • GySEV[?] (Gyor - Sopron - Ebenfurth Railway - Gyor-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut)
  • MAV[?] (Hungarian State Railways -- Magyar Allamvasutak vezerigazgatosaga)

• Iceland
  • Apart from a short line used in the construction of Reykjavik harbour in the early 20th century, there have never been railways in Iceland.

• Republic of Ireland
  • Irish Rail[?], Iarnrod Éireann, part of Coras Iompair Éireann[?] (CIE)

• Italy
  • Trenitalia[?] (Italian Railways)
  • FS[?] (Italian State Railways - Ferrovie italiane dello stato)

• Latvia
  • LZD[?] (Latvian Railways)

• Lithuania
  • LG[?] (Lithuanian Railways)

• Luxembourg
  • CFL[?] (Luxembourg Railways - Chemins de fer luxembourgeois)

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

• Norway
  • NSB[?] (Norwegian State Railways - Norges Statsbaner)

• Poland
  • PKP[?] (Polish State Railways - Polskie Koleje Panstwowe)

• Portugal
  • CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses)

• Romania
  • CFR[?] (Romanian Railways - Caile Ferate Romane)

• Russia
  • RZhD[?] (Russian State Railway - Rossiskoye Zhelezniki Dogor')

• Slovakia
  • ZSR[?] (Slovak Republic Railways - Zeleznice Slovenskej Republiky)

• Slovenia
  • SZ[?] (Slovenian Railways -- Slovenske zeleznice)

• Spain
  • RENFE (Spanish National Railways - Red nacional de los ferrocarriles espanoles)
  • FEVE (Narrow Gauge Railways - Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha)
  • EuskoTren
  • FGC (Railways of Catalonia - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya)
  • FGV (Railways of Valenciana - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana)
  • FS (Railway of Soller - Ferrocarril de Soller)
  • SFM (Railways of Majorca - Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca)

• Sweden
  • SJ[?] (Swedish State Railways - Statens Järnvägar)
  • Tågkompaniet[?]

• Switzerland - see also: de: Liste der Schweizer Eisenbahnen (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste%20der%20Schweizer%20Eisenbahnen)
  • 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 TPC)
  • 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 betweeen FO and BVZ)
  • MGN[?] (Montreux-Glion-Rochers de Naye (see MVR))
  • MIB[?] (Meiringen-Innertkirchen Bahn)
  • MOB (Chemin de fer Montreux - Oberland Bernois)
  • MVR[?] (Transport Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (merger of MGN and CEV)
  • 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 BVB)
  • VBZ[?] (Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich)
  • VRB[?] (Vitznau - Rigi Bahn)
  • WAB (Wengner-Alp-Bahn)
  • WB (Waldenburgerbahn[?])

• United Kingdom
  • Eurotunnel[?]
  • See article on British railway system for lists of current operators and partial list of historic railway companies.
  • London Underground
  • Northern Ireland Railways
  • British Rail (1948-1996)
  • List of British heritage and private railways

North America

• Canada
  • British Columbia Railway[?] (BCR)
  • Canadian National Railways[?] (CN)
  • Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
  • Government of Ontario Railway[?] (GO)
  • VIA Rail Canada[?]

• Mexico
  • Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico[?] (National Railways of Mexico)

• United States
  • Alaska Railroad[?]
  • Amtrak
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad[?]
  • Autotrain Corporation[?]
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
  • Boston & Maine Corporation
  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  • Burlington Northern Railroad[?]
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway[?]
  • Burlington System[?]
  • Central Pacific Railroad
  • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad[?] (Milwaukee Road)
  • Chicago Transit Authority[?]
  • Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad[?]
  • Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad[?]
  • Conrail[?]
  • CSX[?]
  • Cumbres & Toltee Scenic Railroad[?]
  • Delaware & Hudson Railway[?]
  • Denver & Rio Grande Railroad[?]
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad[?]
  • Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad[?]
  • Edaville Railroad[?]
  • Florida East Coast Railway[?]
  • Great Northern Railroad
  • Illinois Central Gulf Railroad[?]
  • Kansas City Southern Railway[?]
  • Long Island Railroad
  • Maine Central Railroad[?]
  • New York Central Railroad[?]
  • New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad[?]
  • New York & Atlantic Railway[?]
  • Norfolk Southern Railroad[?]
  • Northern Pacific Railroad[?]
  • Pacific Electric Railway
  • Penn Central Railroad
  • Pennsylvania Railroad[?]
  • Reading Railroad[?]
  • Southern Pacific Railroad[?]
  • Union Pacific Railroad
  • Western Pacific Railroad[?]