List of railway companies of Norway explained

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
CompanyTypeLinesYearsOwnerSuccessorRef
Infrastructure 1917–49 Aker Municipality
Infrastructure Mainline 2017–Ministry of Transport and Communicationsalign=center
Integrated 1897–1965 Bergen MunicipalityTerminated
Integrated 1990– Boreal Norge¤ align=center
Infrastructure 2010– Hordaland County Municipalityalign=center
Integrated 1924–71 Oslo Sporveier
Freight Mainline 2008–16 Autolink¤ Terminated
Freight Mainline 1996– Vyalign=center
Ore 1904–47 Private¤
Integrated 1917–93 Oslo Sporveier
Integrated 1918–65 Oslo MunicipalityTerminated
Passenger 1998– Ministry of Trade and Industryalign=center
Integrated 1924–71 Trondheim Sporvei¤*
Passenger 2019- -
Integrated 1907–12 Private¤
Integrated 1898–1991 Oslo Sporveier
Integrated 1902–31 Private¤
Passenger 2010– align=center
Integrated 1894–1924 Private¤
Integrated 1899–1905 Oslo Municipality
Integrated 1875–1924 Private¤
Integrated 1904–37Private¤ Terminated
Integrated 1896–53 Private¤ Terminated
Integrated Mainline 2000–04Norwegian State Railways Terminated
Ore 1996– SSAB Svenskt Stålalign=center
Integrated 1894–1935Private¤ Terminated
Integrated 1907–91 Norsk Hydro¤ Terminated
Integrated 1854–?? Private¤ Norwegian State Railways
Infrastructure Mainline 1996–2016 Ministry of Transport and Communications
Integrated Mainline 1883–1996 Ministry of Transport and Communications
Mixed Mainline 2001–08 Mons Bolin
Autolink*
align=center
Integrated 1918–65 Oslo MunicipalityTerminated
Integrated 1924–2006 Oslo Municipality
Rolling stock 2006– Kollektivtransportproduksjonalign=center
Authority 2008– Oslo Municipality
Akershus County Municipality
align=center
Integrated 1908–74 OrklaTerminated
SJ Norge Passenger - 2020- -
Authority 2010– Hordaland County Municipalityalign=center
Infrastructure 2006– Oslo Municipalityalign=center
Passenger 2003– Sporveienalign=center
Passenger 2003– Sporveienalign=center
Ore 1910–96;
2009–
Ministry of Trade and Industryalign=center
Passenger 1999–2000 Norwegian State RailwaysTerminated
Integrated 1901–31 Private¤
Integrated 1936–74 Trondheim Municipality
Integrated 1974–88 Trondheim MunicipalityAS Gråkallbanen (Boreal Bane)
Integrated 1901–36 Trondheim Municipality
Integrated 1896–1945 Private¤
Integrated 1902–37 Private¤
Integrated 1931–38 Private¤ Terminated
Passenger Mainline 1996– Ministry of Transport and Communicationsalign=center
Passenger 2006– Vyalign=center
Passenger 2020– Vyalign=center