List of railway companies

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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.

Africa

Railway unions:

Union of African Railways (UAR)
Southern African Railway Association (SARA), which represents:
- CFB (Benguela Railway in Angola)
- Botswana Railway
- CFM (Mozambique Railway)
- Malawi Railway
- TransNamib
- Swaziland Railway
- Tazara (Tanzania/Zambia Railway Authority)
- Zambia Railway
- NRZ (National Railways of Zimbabwe)
- Tanzania Railways Corporation
- Central East African Railway in Malawi
- Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway
- Metrorail of South Africa
- Spoornet (South-Africa)

Railway companies:

Algeria
- Algerian Railways (SNFT)
'Angola
- Bengula Railway
Benin
- Benin Railways (OCBN)
Botswana
Burkina Faso
- SITARAIL
CÃÂ´te 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
- Eritrean Railway
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
- S.N.I.M., see Transportation in Mauritania
Morocco
- Moroccan Railways l'Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) [1].
Mozambique
- Mozambique State Railways
Namibia
- TransNamib
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
- National Railways of Zimbabwe [1]

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

Asia

Afghanistan
- (Afghanistan has only 24.6 km of railwaygauge)
Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Railway
Burma
- Union of Burma Railways
China
- Railways of the Peoples Republic of China
- Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
India
- Indian 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 Melayu (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
- Toll NZ

Europe

Albania
- HSh (Albanian Railways - Hekurudha e Shqiperise)
Austria
- ÃÂBB (Austrian Federal Railways - ÃÂsterreichische Bundesbahnen)
- BBÃÂ (Austrian Federal Railway - Bundesbahn ÃÂsterreich (to 1938))
- StLB (Styrian Provincial Railways - SteiermÃÂ¤rkische Landesbahnen)
- MBS (Montafonerbahn Schruns, from Bludenz to Schruns)
Belarus
- BCh (Belarusan Railway - Belaruskaya Chyhunka)
Belgium
- NMBS/SNCB (Belgian National Railways - Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen / SociÃÂ©tÃÂ© Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges)
Bosnia-Herzegovina
- ŽBH (Railways of Bosnia-Herzegovina - Željeznice Bosne i Hercegovina)
- ŽRS (Railways of Republika Srpska - Željeznice Republika Srpske)
Bulgaria
- BDZh (Bulgarian State Railways - BÃÂ¢lgarski DÃÂ¢rzhavni Zheleznitsi)
Croatia
- HŽ (Croatian Railways - Hrvatske željeznice)
Czech Republic
- ČD (Czech Railways - ČeskÃÂ© drÃÂ¡hy)
Denmark
- DSB (Danish State Railways - De Danske Statsbaner)
- Arriva Danmark
- GDS/HFHJ (Gribskovbanen / HillerÃÂ¸d-FrederiksvÃÂ¦rk-Hundested Jernbane)
- HHJ (Odderbanen (Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane))
- HL (Capital City Local Railways - Hovedstadens Lokalbaner)
- HTJ/OHJ (HÃÂ¸ng-TÃÂ¸llÃÂ¸se Jernbane / Odsherreds Jernbane)
- LJ (Lollandsbanen)
- LN (Lille Nord)
- LNJ (Lyngby-NÃÂ¦rum Jernbane)
- NJ (North Jutland Railways - Nordjyske Jernbaner)
- ÃÂSJS (Eastern Railway - ÃÂstbanen (ÃÂstsjÃÂ¦llandske Jernbaneselskab))
- VLTJ (Lemvigbanen (Vemb-Lemvig-ThyborÃÂ¸n Jernbane))
- VNJ (Western Railway - Vestbanen (Varde-NÃÂ¸rre Nebel Jernbane))
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 (VR Ltd -- VR Oy)
France
- CFP (Chemins de Fer de Provence (operating narrow-gauge trains Nice-Digne))
- Eurotunnel
- SNCF (French National Railways - SociÃÂ©tÃÂ© Nationale des Chemins de fer FranÃÂ§ais)
- RATP (Paris Transport Authority - RÃÂ©gie 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 Organization - OrganismÃÂ³s SidirÃÂ³dromon ÃÂllados)
- SPAP (Peloponnese-Athens-Piraeus Railway)
Hungary
- MÃÂV (Hungarian State Railways - Magyar ÃÂllamvasutak)
- GySEV (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway - Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut)
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
- IarnrÃÂ³d ÃÂireann - Irish Rail, part of CÃÂ³ras Iompair ÃÂireann (CIÃÂ)
Italy
- Trenitalia (Passenger division of FS - see below)
- FS (Italian State Railways - Ferrovie italiane dello stato)
Latvia
- LDz (Latvian Railway - Latvijas dzelzceļš)
Lithuania
- LG (Lithuanian Railways - Lietuvos geležinkeliai)
Luxembourg
- CFL (Luxembourg Railways - Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois)
Moldova
- CFM (Moldovan Railway - Calea Ferată din Moldova)
Netherlands
- NS (Dutch Railways - Nederlandse Spoorwegen)
- NoordNed
- Syntus
- Connexxion
- DB Regionalbahn Westfalen
Norway
- NSB (Norwegian State Railways - Norges Statsbaner)
- UHB (Urskog-HÃÂ¸landsbanen - UHB)
Poland
- PKP (Polish State Railways - Polskie Koleje Państwowe)
Portugal
- CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses)
Romania
- CFR (National Railway Company - Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate "CFR")
Russia
- RZhD (Russian Railways - Rossiskiye Zheleznye Dorogi)
Serbia and Montenegro
- ŽS (Serbian Railways - Železnice Srbije)
- ŽCG (Montenegro Railways - Železnice Crna Gora)
- Beovoz Belgrade Underground railway (not subway)
Slovakia
- ŽSSK (Railway Company plc - ŽelezničnÃÂ¡ spoločnosť, a.s.)
- ŽSR (Slovak Republic Railways - Železnice Slovenskej republiky)
Slovenia
- SŽ (Slovenian Railways - Slovenske železnice)
Spain
- RENFE (Spanish National Railway Network - Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles)
- FEVE (Narrow Gauge Railways - Ferrocarriles de VÃÂa 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 (SÃÂ³ller Railway - Ferrocarril de SÃÂ³ller)
- SFM (Majorcan Railway Services - Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca)
Sweden
- SJ (State Railways - Statens JÃÂ¤rnvÃÂ¤gar)
- Green Cargo
- TÃÂ¥gkompaniet
- Connex TÃÂ¥g
- BK TÃÂ¥g
- Arlanda Express
Switzerland - See also: Swiss railroads,
- 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 BiÃÂ¨re-Apples-Morges)
- BC (Blonay-Chamby)
- BD (Bremgarten-Dietikon Bahn)
- BLM (Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-MÃÂ¼rren)
- BLS (Bern - LÃÂ¶tschberg - 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 MGB)
- CEV (Chemins de fer ÃÂ©lectriques 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 (GruyÃÂ©re-Friburg-Morat))
- GGB (Gornergrat-Monte Rosa-Bahnen)
- JB (Jungfraubahn)
- LSE (Luzern - Stans - Engelberg Bahn)
- MBG (Montreux-Glion-Rochers de Naye)
- MC (Martigny-ChÃÂ¢telard)
- MGB (Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (merger between 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 (RhÃÂ¤tische Bahn / Viafier retica)
- RM (Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG)
- SBB-CFF-FFS (Swiss Federal Railways - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen - Chemins de fer fÃÂ©dÃÂ©raux - Ferrovie federali svizzere)
- SOB (Schweizerische SÃÂ¼dostbahn AG)
- SPB (Schynige Platte-Bahn)
- SVB (StÃÂ¤dtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern)
- SZU (Sihltal-ZÃÂ¼rich-Uetliberg-Bahn)
- TB (Trogenerbahn)
- TPC (Transports Publics du Chablais (merger of AL, AOMC, ASD and BVB)
- VBZ (Verkehrsbetriebe ZÃÂ¼rich)
- VRB (Vitznau - Rigi Bahn)
- WAB (Wengneralpbahn)
- WB (Waldenburgerbahn)
Ukraine
- UZ (Ukrainian Railway - Ukrzaliznytsya)
United Kingdom
- Eurotunnel
- See List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom.
- London Underground
- Northern Ireland Railways
- British Rail (1948-1996)
- List of British heritage and private railways

North America

Canada

Canadian National Railways (CN)
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
Greater Toronto Transit Authority GO Transit (GO)
Ontario Northland Railway (ONR)
Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway (QNSL)
VIA Rail Canada (VIA)
Historic
- Grand Trunk Railway (GTR)
- Intercolonial Railway (ICR)
- Kettle Valley Railway (KVR)
- British Columbia Railway (BCR)

Mexico

Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (National Railways of Mexico)

United States

See list of United States railroads

South America and Central America

Argentina
- Ferrocarriles Argentinos (FA) (Argentine Railways)
- Rio Gallegos - Rio Turbino Industrial Railway (RFIRT)
Belize
- (There are no longer any railways in Belize)
- Stann Creek Railway (closed in the 1950s)
Bolivia
- Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles (ENFER) (Bolivia National Railways)
Brazil
- Rede Ferrovairia Federal SA (RFFSA) (Brazilian Federal Railways)
- Vitoria A Minas Railway
Chile
- Ferrocarriles del Estado (Chilean State Railways)
Colombia
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia (National Railways of Colombia)
Costa Rica
- National Atlantic Railroad
- Pacific Electric Railroad
Cuba
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba (Cuban national Railways)
Ecuador
- Empresa de Nacional Ferrocarriles del Estado (Ecuador State Railways)
Guatemala
- Ferrocarril de Guatemala (FEGUA) (Guatemala Railway)
Guyana
Honduras
- Ferrocarril Nacional
- Vaccaro Railway
- Tela Railroad
Jamaica
- Jamaica Railway Corporation
Nicaragua
- Ferrocarril del Pacifico de Nicaragua (Pacific Railway of Nicaragua)
Panama
- Panama Canal Railway Company
- Chiriqi 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 Nacional el Salvador (FENADESAL) (National Railways of El Salvador)
Surinam
- Surinam Government Railway
Uruguay
- Uruguayan State Railways
'Venezuela\'
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Venezuela (Venuezuala National Railways)