This is an incomplete 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. In some countries, the railway operating bodies are not companies, but are government departments or authorities. Particularly in many European countries beginning in the late-1980s, with privatizations and the separation of the track ownership and management from running the trains, there are now many track-only companies and train-only companies.
Africa
Union of African Railways (UAR) Southern African Railway Association (SARA), which represents: CFB (Benguela railway, in Angola) Botswana Railways Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) (Mozambique Railway) Malawi Railways TransNamib Swaziland Railway TAZARA (Tanzania/Zambia Railway Authority) Zambia Railways National Railways of Zimbabwe Tanzania Railways Corporation Central East African Railway in Malawi Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway Metrorail (South Africa) Transnet Freight Rail (South-Africa)
Algeria Algerian Railways (SNTF)
Angola Benguela Railway Moçâmedes Railway Luanda Railway Gunza-Gabala line
Benin Benin Railways (Benirail & Bolloré Railways since 2014)
Botswana Botswana Railways (BR)
Burkina Faso Abidjan-Niger Railway (SITARAIL)
Cameroon Cameroon National Railways Authority (REGIFERCAM)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan-Niger Railway (SITARAIL)
Republic of the Congo Congo-Ocean Railway (CFCO)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) Due to civil war, a significant portion of the railway system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is not presently functioning.
Congo Railway (CNC) Matadi-Kinshasa Railway
Djibouti Ethio-Djibouti Railways
Egypt Egyptian Railways
Eritrea Eritrean Railway
Ethiopia Ethio-Djibouti Railways
Gabon Gabon State Railways (OCTRA)
Ghana Ghana Railways & Ports (GRP) (Ghana's rail system is largely derelict) Ghana Railway Company
Guinea Guinea Railway
Kenya Kenya Railways Rift Valley Railways Consortium Africa Star Railway Operation Company Limited
Lesotho South African Railways (SAS/SAR)
Liberia Bong Mining Co Lamgo JV Operating Co
Madagascar Madarail Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway
Malawi Malawi Railways (Central East African Railway)
Mali Dakar-Niger Railway
Mauritania S.N.I.M.
Mauritius
(Doesn't have railway system but light rail Metro Express (Mauritius))
Morocco Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF): national railway office.
Mozambique Mozambique State Railways (Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique) (CFM) Beira Railroad Corporation
Namibia TransNamib TransNamib
Nigeria Nigerian Railway Corporation
Senegal Dakar-Niger Railway
South Africa Blue Train (South Africa) (Tour trains) Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Transnet Freight Rail Gautrain (Modern High Speed Trains)
Sudan Sudan Railways Gezira Light Railway
Eswatini Eswatini Railways (Swaziland Railway)
Tanzania Tanzania Railways Corporation TAZARA Railway
Togo Togo Railways (RCFT) Although Togo has railways in place, no trains have run on them for many years.
Tunisia Tunisian National Railways (SNCFT)
Uganda Rift Valley Railways Consortium Uganda Railways Corporation
Zambia Zambia Railways TAZARA Railway Mulobezi Railway Maamba Colliery Railway Njanji Commuter Line
Zimbabwe National Railways of Zimbabwe Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway (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.)
Asia
Afghanistan
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.
Bangladesh Bangladesh Railway Dhaka Metro Rail
Myanmar Myanma Railways
China
China Railway (CR, 中国铁路 Zhōngguó Tiělù) China Railway High-speed (CRH, 中国高速铁路 Zhōngguó gāosù tiělù) Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Co. Ltd Urban rail transit in China
Hong Kong
MTR MTR Light Rail Peak Tram Hong Kong Tramways
Macau Macau Light Rail Transit
India Railway Operator Source:
Metrorail-Consultant.in (Metro Railway) Indian Railways (IR) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRC) Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service) Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC) Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) Urban Transit
Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) National Capital Region Transport Corporation Ltd (NCRTC) Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) Noida Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (NMRCL) Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Rapid Metro Gurgaon Ltd. (RMGL) Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. (HMRL) Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) Kerala Monorail Corporation Limited (KMCL) Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (LMRCL)
Indonesia Kereta Api Indonesia (Indonesian Railways / PT KAI) KAI Commuter Palembang LRT Jabodebek LRT (Greater Jakarta LRT) Jakarta MRT (MRTJ) Jakarta LRT (LRTJ) Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (Indonesia-China HSR / KCIC)
Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Asia Seir Aras Company Rail Pardaz Seir Company Railway Services and Technical Construction Engineering Company (RSTC Co.) Raja Rail Transportation Company Behtash Sepahan Rail Transportation Company (BTSCo) Railway Transportation Company Railways Installations & Constructions Engineering Company (Ballast) Rail Tarabar Saba (Transportation)
Iraq Iraqi Republic Railways (IRR)
Israel Israel Railways Carmelit - the world's smallest subway system, in Haifa Cfir, constructing and operating the Jerusalem Light Rail NTA, constructing and operating the Tel Aviv Light Rail
Japan
Japan Railways Group (JR Group)
Jordan Hedjaz Jordan Railway Aqaba Railway Corporation
Kazakhstan Qazaqstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan railways)
North Korea Korean State Railway
South Korea
passenger/freight train Korail passenger train AREX subway Busan Transportation Corporation Daegu Transportation Corporation Daejeon Express Transit Corporation Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation Incheon Transit Corporation Korail Seoul Metro Seoul Metro Line9 Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation NeoTrans Co. Ltd. (Shinbundang Line) Yongin Light Rail Corporation track management Korea Rail Network Authority signaling system Yookyung Control
Lebanon Lebanon State Railways
Malaysia
Freight, intercity and commuter rail Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) Malaysia Rail Link Sdn. Bhd. MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd. Sabah State Railway (SSR)
Metro and rapid transit Prasarana Malaysia - Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
Airport train Express Rail Link Sdn. Bhd.
Mongolia UBTZ (Ulaanbaatar Railways)
Nepal Nepal Railways Nepal Government Railway
Pakistan Pakistan Railways (PR) Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) Lahore Metro There are few private companies offering private carrying.
Philippines
Philippine National Railways Light Rail Transit Authority (Line 1 and Line 2) Metro Rail Transit Corporation (Line 3)
Saudi Arabia Saudi Railways Organization Saudi Arabia Railways
Singapore
Main operators SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro) SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) Other operators Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Changi Airport Skytrain) Sentosa Development Corporation (Sentosa Express)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Railways
Syria General Establishment of Syrian Railways General Establishment of Al Hijaz Railway which runs Hejaz Railway
Taiwan Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation Taiwan Railway
Thailand State Railway of Thailand S.R.T. Electrified Train Company Limited (SRT Red Lines train operator) BTS Group Holdings Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) BTS Skytrain (BTS, Bangkok Mass Transit: sky train operator) Northern Bangkok Monorail Company (joint venture, MRT Pink Line train operator) Eastern Bangkok Monorail Company (joint venture, MRT Yellow Line train operator) BEM (formerly, BMCL, Bangkok Metro Company Limited: MRT Blue Line and Purple Line train operator) AERA1 (Airport Express operator) Eastern High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Company Limited (Eastern Line HSR operator)
United Arab Emirates Etihad Rails
Turkmenistan Demirýollary
Vietnam Vietnam Railways
Europe
Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer
Albania HSH (Albanian Railways - Hekurudha Shqiptare)
Armenia South Caucasus Railway Yerevan Metro
Austria ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways - Österreichische Bundesbahnen, till 1938 called BBÖ) STB (Stubai Valley Railway - Stubaitalbahn) de:Stubaitalbahn StLB (Styrian Provincial Railways - Steiermärkische Landesbahnen) de:Steiermärkische Landesbahnen MBS (Montafonerbahn Schruns, from Bludenz to Schruns) de:Montafonerbahn GKB (Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn) de:Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn LTE (Logistik- und Transport GmbH) de:Logistik- und Transport GmbH WESTbahn (WESTbahn Management GmbH)
Azerbaijan Passenger/freight train ADY (Azerbaijan Railways - Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları) Subway Baku Metro (Bakı Metropoliteni)
Belarus Belarusian Railway - Belarusian: БЧ, Беларуская Чыгунка, Белорусская железная дорога Belarusian Railway website
Belgium NMBS/SNCB (Belgian National Railways - Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen / Société Nationale des Chemins de fer belges), abbreviated in Dutch/French. Lineas Thalys Eurostar Dillen & Le Jeune Cargo NV
Bosnia-Herzegovina ŽFBH (Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine) ŽRS (Railways of Republika Srpska - Željeznice Republike Srpske)
Bulgaria BDZh (Bulgarian State Railways - Български Държавни Железници, Bălgarski Dărzhavni Zheleznitsi)
Croatia HŽ Putnički prijevoz d.o.o. (passenger transport) HŽ Cargo d.o.o. (freight transport) HŽ Infrastruktura d.o.o. (infrastructure manager)
Former HŽ (Croatian Railways - Hrvatske željeznice)
Czech Republic Správa železnic, infrastructure ČD (České dráhy, a.s. - Czech Railways), passenger carrier ČDC (ČD Cargo, a.s.), freight JHMD (Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy - Jindřichův Hradec Local Railways) PCI (PKP Cargo International, a.s.) UNIDO (Orlen Unipetrol Doprava, a.s.) MTR (METRANS Rail, s.r.o.) RJ (RegioJet, a.s.) LEO (LEO Express, a.s.) GWTR (GW Train Regio, a.s.) SDKD (SD - Kolejová doprava, a.s.) CZL (CZ Logistics, s.r.o.)
Denmark
Current
State ownership DSB (Danish State Railways - Danske Statsbaner) Banedanmark (Rail Net Denmark)
Public ownership Lokaltog (Local trains) Nordjyske Jernbaner (North Jutland Railways) Midtjyske Jernbaner (Central Jutland Railways) Vestbanen (Western railway) Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus Light Rail) Odense Letbane (Odense Light Rail) Hovedstadens Letbane (Greater Copenhagen Light Rail) Metroselskabet (Metro company - Copenhagen Metro)
Private ownership Arriva Danmark Keolis Danmark Metro Service A/S DB Cargo Scandinavia A/S Contec Rail ApS
Former 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) 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.
Estonia CoalTerminalTrans Coal train operator to Muuga coal terminal (operated in 2006) Edelaraudtee (passenger and freight; 1997–2014) Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways, national railway company; privatized 2001, re-nationalized 2006–2007) Elektriraudtee (Electric Railway, Tallinn suburban passenger railway; 1998–2013) Elron (government-owned passenger train operator; 2013–) Go Rail (named EVR Ekspress until 2006; Tallinn–Moscow passenger service operator; 1998–2015) Põlevkivi Raudtee (Coal train operator to Narva Power Plants) Raudteeinspektsioon (formerly Raudteeamet; Estonian Railway Inspectorate (regulator); 1999–) Spacecom (freight train operator; 2004–) Westgate Transport (Transoil, freight train operator)
Finland Passenger services
Karelian Trains Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy Suomen Lähijunat Oy VR (VR Ltd—VR Oy) Freight only
Fenniarail Teollisuuden Raideliikenne Oy North Rail Oy
France Chemins de fer de Provence (CFP) (operating 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge trains Nice–Digne) Euro Cargo Rail Getlink SNCF (French National Railways - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) Chemins de fer de l'Est Chemins de fer de l'État Chemins de fer de l'Ouest Chemins de fer du Nord Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée Chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi RATP (Paris Transport Authority - Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) SNCB : services between Lille, its suburbs and Belgium Eurostar : services between Alps, Marseille, Paris, Lille and London Thalys : services between Alps, Marseille, Paris, Aachen, Brussel, Cologne, Amsterdam Lyria : services between Montpellier, Marseille, Paris and Switzerland Renfe : services between Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Marseille, Barcelona and Madrid Thello : services between Paris, Marseille, Nice, Milan, Torino and Venice RDT13 Ouigo : services between Marseille, Montpellier, Lyon Airport and Disneyland Resort Paris RTM : Marseille Public Transport Authority - Régie des Transports de Marseille DB CFL : services between Luxembourg and Volmerange-les-Mines.
Georgia Georgian Railway
Germany *Deutsche Bahn (DB AG - German Railways 1992-) de:Liste deutscher Eisenbahngesellschaften
Passenger railways ABELLIO - Abellio GmbH de:Abellio Rail ABG - Anhaltische Bahn Gesellschaft mbH de:Dessau-Wörlitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (?) AKN - AKN Eisenbahn AG de:AKN Eisenbahn ALEX - Allgäu-Express de:Allgäu-Express AVG - Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH de:Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft BBG - Bahnbetriebsgesellschaft Stauden mbH BKD - Borkumer Kleinbahn und Dampfschiffahrt GmbH de:Borkumer Kleinbahn BLB - Berchtesgadener Land Bahn BLB - Burgenlandbahn BayOB - Bayerische Oberlandbahn GmbH Bayerische Oberlandbahn BOB - Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn GmbH de:Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn BSB - Breisgau-S-Bahn-Gesellschaft de:Breisgau-S-Bahn BSEG - Brohltal Schmalspur-Eisenbahn Betriebs-GmbH BVO - Busverkehr Ober- und Westerzgebirge Bahn GmbH BZB - Bayerische Zugspitzbahn AG de:Bayerische Zugspitzbahn CAN - Cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft CBC - City Bahn Chemnitz GmbH de:Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft & de:Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen Chiemsee-Bahn de:Chiemsee-Bahn CS - Connex Sachsen GmbH de:Connex Sachsen DBG - Döllnitzbahn GmbH Drachenfelsbahn - Bergbahnen im Siebengebirge AG EB - Erfurter Bahn EGB - DBAG Erzgebirgsbahn de:Erzgebirgsbahn EIB - Erfurter Industriebahn GmbH (historic) Eurobahn - Rhenus Keolis GmbH & Co. KG de:Eurobahn EVB - Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser GmbH de:Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser FEG - Freiberger Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH de:Freiberger Eisenbahn FKE - Königstein Railway AG de:Frankfurt-Königsteiner Eisenbahn FME - Franconian Museum Railway e.V. de:Fränkische Museums-Eisenbahn GVG - Georgs-Verkehrs-GmbH HEX - HarzElbeExpress (Connex Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH) de:Connex-Fernverkehr HLB - Hessische Landesbahn GmbH de:Hessische Landesbahn HSB - Harzer Schmalspurbahnen HSB - Heidelberger Straßen- und Bergbahn AG HTB - Hellertalbahn GmbH de:Hellertalbahn HzL - Hohenzollerische Landesbahn AG de:Hohenzollerische Landesbahn IL - Inselbahn Langeoog Inselbahn Langeoog KHB - DBAG Kurhessenbahn de:Kurhessenbahn KML - Kreisbahn Mansfelder Land GmbH Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn MBB - Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn Molli GmbH ME - Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft mbB de:Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft MeBa - Mecklenburg Bahn GmbH NB - Nordseebahn de:NordseeBahn NBE - Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH de:Nordbahn (Schleswig-Holstein) NEB - Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn NEG - NEG Niebüll mbH (former NVAG) de:Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (?) NOB - Nord-Ostsee-Bahn de:Nord-Ostsee-Bahn NWB - NordWestBahn de:NordWestBahn OBS - DBAG Oberweißbacher Berg- und Schwarzatalbahn de:Oberweißbacher Berg- und Schwarzatalbahn ODEG - Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn OEG - Oberrheinische Eisenbahngesellschaft AG de:Oberrheinische Eisenbahn OLA - Ostseeland-Verkehr GmbH (former MeBa/OME) de:Ostseeland Verkehr OPB - Oberpfalzbahn de:Oberpfalzbahn OSB - Ortenau-S-Bahn de:Ortenau-S-Bahn PEG - Prignitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft de:Prignitzer Eisenbahn RBG - Regental Bahnbetriebe GmbH ("Länderbahn") Regentalbahn RBK - Regionalbahn Kassel GmbH de:Regionalbahn Kassel Regio-Bahn GmbH RHB - Rhein-Haardt-Bahn GmbH de:Rhein-Haardt-Bahn RNV - Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH de:Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr RTB - Rurtalbahn GmbH & Co. KG (former DKB) de:Rurtalbahn RüKB - Rügensche Kleinbahn GmbH & Co. Saarbahn GmbH de:Saarbahn GmbH S S-Bahn Berlin GmbH SBB - Schweizerische Bundesbahn GmbH SBE - Sächsisch-Böhmische-Eisenbahn de:Sächsisch-Böhmische Eisenbahngesellschaft SHB - Schleswig-Holstein-Bahn GmbH de:Schleswig-Holstein-Bahn SHG - S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH SOB - DBAG SüdostBayernBahn de:SüdostBayernBahn SOEG - Sächsisch-Oberlausitzer Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH de:Verkehrsverbund Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien SSB - Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG de:Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen STB - Süd-Thüringen Bahn de:Süd-Thüringen Bahn STE - Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH de:Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH SWEG - Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs AG de:Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs AG TDR - Trans regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH de:Trans regio TE - Trossinger Eisenbahn de:Trossinger Eisenbahn TL - Trilex UBB - Usedomer Bäderbahn de:Usedomer Bäderbahn VBG - Vogtlandbahn GmbH de:Vogtlandbahn VBK - Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe de:Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH vectus - Vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft de:Vectus VIAS - VIAS GmbH (Odenwald-Bahn) de:VIAS GmbH ?? - Waldbahn WB - WestfalenBahn de:WestfalenBahn WEBA - Westerwaldbahn GmbH de:Westerwaldbahn des Kreises Altenkirchen GmbH WEG - Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft de:Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft Wendelsteinbahn GmbH de:Wendelsteinbahn WFB - DBAG WestFrankenBahn de:WestFrankenBahn ??? - Zahnradbahn, Stuttgart
Historic state railways Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railways) Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR - East German Railways) Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRB - German State Railways 1920–45)
Greece
Infrastructure Greek Railways (Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος ΜΑΕ - Sidiródromi Elládos Máe), (state-owned infrastructure operator) OSE (Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδας - Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládas), (state-owned infrastructure operator 1970–2025) ERGOSE (ΕΡΓΑ ΟΣΕ - Érga Osé) (as division of OSE), (state-owned 1996–2025) GAIAOSE (ΓΑΙΑ ΟΣΕ - Gaía Osé) (as division of OSE, now independent company), (state-owned infrastructure operator) Elliniko Metro (Ελληνικό Μετρό - Ellinikó Metró), (private company owning and developing the Athens and Thessaloniki metro networks)
Infrastructure (and itineraries) Thessaloniki Metro Automatic (THEMA) (private company operating the Thessaloniki Metro underground system and itineraries) STASY (Σταθερές Συγκοινωνίες - Statherés Sygkinoníes), (state-owned infrastructure operator which runs the Athens Metro and Athens Tram and their itineraries).
Passenger Companies Hellenic Train (Private passenger and freight services on national railway network) Levante Trains (Private passenger operator on Greek metric railway network)
Freight Companies Rail Cargo Goldair (Private freight rail operator, joint venture with Rail Cargo Austria) PEARL (Piraeus, Europe, Asia, Rail Logistics), (Private freight rail services) GFR (Grup Feroviar Roman Hellas), (Private freight rail services)
Hungary Passenger services
MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. GySEV/ROeEE (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway - Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút / Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn - Hungaro-Austrian regional railway company) Freight only
Rail Cargo Hungaria - formerly MÁV-Cargo AWT RAIL HU (Subsidiary of Advanced World Transport Group) MMV Eurogate Rail Hungary (Hungarian private rail undertaking) Infrastructure managers
MÁV (Hungarian State Railways - Magyar Államvasutak), GySEV/ROeEE (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway - Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút / Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn - Hungaro-Austrian regional railway company)
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 Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail, part of CIÉ Northern Ireland Railways
Italy
ATM operates tramway routes in and around Milan, and the Milan Metro underground network ANM operates tramway routes in Naples, and the Naples Metro underground network EAV, operates the Circumvesuviana railway, the Cumana railway and the Circumflegrea railway in the Naples metropolitan area and Alifana railway and Benevento-Cancello railway in northern Campania region FAL, operates in Basilicata and Calabria regions Metropolitana di Roma, Metro or Subway in Rome FCU, operates in the Umbria region Ferrovia Circumetnea, the local narrow-gauge line around Mount Etna Bernina Railway, Linea del Bernina in Italian, the local railway of the Bernina mountain range AMT operates the Genoa Metro underground network and the narrow-gauge Ferrovia Genova-Casella Ferrovie del Gargano, operates in the northern Apulia region Ferrovie della Calabria, operates in the Calabria region Ferrovie della Sardegna, operates narrow gauge lines in almost all of the island and region of Sardinia Ferrovie dello Stato, or "FS", Italian State Railways, nationwide Ferrovie del Sud Est, operates in the central and southern Apulia region FNM, operates trains in Lombardy and Piedmont FUC, operates Ferrovia Udine-Cividale in the Friuli region GTT, operates in the Turin metropolitan area LFI, operates in the Tuscany region Met.Ro., operates Ferrovia Roma-Viterbo in the area of Rome NTV, a private high-speed train operator Ferrovia Adriatico Sangritana, operates in the Abruzzo region SFSM, operates as Ferrovia Circumvesuviana narrow-gauge lines in the Naples metropolitan area Sistemi Territoriali, operates in the Veneto region TFT (the passenger division of LFI) Trenitalia (passenger division of FS) Trenitalia Tper operates trains in Emilia-Romagna Trenord operates trains in Lombardy Trentino trasporti, railway Ferrovia Trento-Malè and a bus company in the province of Trento Former SEPSA MetroCampania NordEst
Kazakhstan Qazaqstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan railways)
Kosovo Kosovo Railways (Kosovo Railways J.S.C - Hekurudhat e Kosovës Sh.A - Kosovske Železnice D.O.O.)
Latvia LDz (Latvian Railway - Latvijas dzelzceļš - infrastructure manager) Baltijas Ekspresis (Private rail company - Cargo Train) Baltijas Tranzita Servis (Private rail company - Cargo Train) LDz Cargo (Cargo Train) Pasažieru Vilciens (Passenger Train)
Lithuania LTG (Lithuanian Railways - Lietuvos geležinkeliai) ASG (Aukštaitijos narrow gauge railway - Aukštaitijos siaurasis geležinkelis)
Luxembourg CFL (Luxembourg Railways - Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois)
North Macedonia MZ (Macedonian Railways - Makedonski Zeleznici)
Malta Malta Railway Company Limited (1883–1890) Government of Malta (1892–1931)
Moldova CFM (Moldovan Railway - Calea Ferată din Moldova)
Monaco SNCF (French National Railways - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français)
Montenegro Railways of Montenegro (Railways of Montenegro - Željeznica Crne Gore)
Netherlands Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; English: "Dutch Railways") NS International Arriva Netherlands Connexxion Breng Keolis Nederland Qbuzz, operates on the MerwedeLingelijn 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 Abellio Rail NRW National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) Cargo operators include:
DB Cargo ACTS ERS Railways HSL Logistik RAIL4CHEM
Norway Vy (current) (State owned) Bane NOR (infrastructure) (State owned) CargoNet (State owned) Railcare Tåg (Swedish Rail Infrastructure Companies) Airport Express Train (State owned) Hector Rail (Private Swedish freight rail carrier with permission to operate in Norway on certain lines ) Malmtrafikk (Owned by Swedish government under state owned mining company LKAB ) NSB Gjøvikbanen (State owned) SJ (Swedish State Railroads) Go-Ahead Nordic (Private company) Sporveien (Metro and trams in Oslo) Bybanen (light railway) Green Cargo (Swedish state owned freight rail company) Norske Tog (state owned rolling stock manager)
Poland Lower Silesian Railways (Lower Silesian Railways; KD) - Regional rail operator in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Lesser Poland Railways (Lesser Poland Railways; KMAL) - Regional rail operator in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Masovian Railways (Koleje Mazowieckie; KMKOL) - Regional rail operator in the Masovian Voivodeship. Silesian Railways (Silesian Railways; KSL) - Regional rail operator in the Silesian Voivodeship. Greater Poland Railways (Greater Poland Railways; KW) - Regional rail operator in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Łódź Agglomeration Railway (Lodz Agglomeration Railway) - Commuter Rail operator based in Lodz, owned by the Voivodeship Government. PKP Cargo (freight) PKP Intercity (long-haul passenger) PKP LHS (broad-gauge line operator) PKP PLK (infrastructure) Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna - metropolitan rail owned by the Pomeranian Voivodeship Polregio Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity) (Szybka Kolej Miejska - S-Bahn type service in Poland's Tricity region) Rapid Urban Railway (Warsaw) Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa Arriva PCC - Consortium of PCC Rail and Arriva Polska won auction of passenger rail service on diesel lines in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship for 3 years (from December 2007) CTL Logistics Lotos Kolej Orlen KolTrans PCC Intermodal DB Cargo Polska Infra Silesia (infrastructure) Trakcja Polska (building company)
Portugal
State companies CP (Portuguese Railways - Caminhos de ferro portugueses); Since 2004: Portuguese Trains - Comboios de Portugal IP Infrastructure management; since 2015
State subway companies Metro de Lisboa Metro do Porto
Private companies Fertagus Medway (formerly CP Carga) Takargo (In partnership with COMSA)
Romania
State companies CFR Călători, passenger services CFR Marfă, freight transport Compania Națională de Căi Ferate CFR, infrastructure
Private companies Grup Feroviar Român Unifertrans Regiotrans Cargo Trans Vagon CTF SAAF Constantin Group Rail Force Sudarec RollingStock Via Terra Express Forwarding DEVEGA Rail
Private Company rail operator Dori Trans CET Suceava CET Brașov Termocentrala Deva-Mintia AZOMURES CefMur Electro Comp Iași Vitrometan Medias Remarul 16 Februarie Transferoviar Grup Softrans Transcombi Trans Expedition Feroviar SET CFR Trans blue Classfer
Light rail Metrorex - Bucharest Metro rapid transit RAT - Public transport including trams and light rail
Former companies Căile Ferate Române - State Railway Company
Russia RZhD (Russian Railways - Российские железные дороги, Rossiskiye Zheleznye Dorogi) Freight One (Freight One - Первая Грузовая Компания, Pervaya Gruzovaya Companiya) New Forwarding Company (Новая перевозочная компания) Yamal Railway Yakutian Railway Crimea Railway
Serbia Serbian Railways (ŽS) - Engineering, formerly single national railway company Srbijavoz - Passenger transport Srbija Kargo - Cargo transport Serbian Railways Infrastructure - Infrastructure asset management
Slovakia ŽSR (Železnice Slovenskej Republiky - The Railways of the Slovak Republic, infrastructure manager) Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s. (ZSSK, passenger transport operator) ZSSKC (Železničná Spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a.s., freight transport operator) LTE (LTE Logistik a Transport Slovakia s.r.o.) SŽDS (Slovenská železničná dopravná spoločnosť, a.s.)
Slovenia SŽ (Slovenian Railways, passenger carrier) SŽ-Infrastruktura, infrastructure SŽ-Tovorni promet, freight Adria Transport, First private railway company in Slovenia de:Adria Transport
Spain
State companies Adif (Railway Infrastructure Manager - Administrador de Infraestructura Ferroviaria) Renfe (Incumbent train undertaking - Broad and Standard Gauge) EuskoTren (Basque Railways - Eusko Trenbideak) FGC (Catalan Government Railways - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya) FGV (Valencian Government Railways - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana) SFM (Majorcan Railway Services - Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca)
Private companies Acciona Rail Services ArcelorMittal Siderail Captrain España Continental Rail FS (Sóller Railway - Ferrocarril de Sóller) Logitren Low Cost Rail Tracción Rail Transfesa Transitia Rail
Sweden Arlanda Express Bergslagernas Järnvägar BK Tåg Transdev Green Cargo Hector Rail MTR Express MTR Stockholm SJ (State Railways - Statens Järnvägar) Skandinaviska Jernbanor Tågkompaniet
Switzerland
AB (Appenzeller Bahnen, de:Appenzeller Bahnen) RHB (Rorschach-Heiden-Bahn) RhW (Bergbahn Rheineck–Walzenhausen) TB (Trogenerbahn, de:Trogenerbahn) ASm (Aare Seeland mobil) de:Aare Seeland mobil BC (Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway) BDWM (BDWM Transport AG), merger of BD (Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn) WM (Wohlen-Meisterschwanden-Bahn) BLM (Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren) BLS (BLS AG), merger of BLS (Bern - Lötschberg - Simplon bahn) RM (Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG de:Regionalverkehr Mittelland) EBT (Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun Bahn de:Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn) BLT (Baselland Transport, de:Baselland Transport) BOB (Berner Oberland Bahnen), also owns SPB (Schynige Platte Bahn) 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 (Dampfbahn-Verein 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 until December 2009, remaining infrastructure to Zentralbahn LEB (Chemin de fer Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher) LO (Métro Lausanne-Ouchy) MBC (Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay), was before BAM (Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges de:Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges) MG (Monte Generoso Railway) MGB (Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn) (merger between FO and BVZ) BVZ (BVZ Zermatt-Bahn ex Brig - Visp - Zermatt Bahn) FO (Furka Oberalp Railway) MIB (Meiringen-Innertkirchen Bahn), owned by KWO (Kraftwerke Oberhasli) MOB (Chemin de fer Montreux-Oberland Bernois) MVR (Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera) NStCM (Chemin de fer Nyon-St-Cergue-Morez de:Chemin de fer Nyon-Saint Cergue-Morez) OeBB (Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn) PB (Pilatusbahn) RB (Rigi Railways) VRB (Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn (see 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) BT (Bodensee Toggenburg Bahn) ST (Sursee-Triengen railway) SVB (Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern, "Bernmobil", de:Bernmobil) SZU (Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn) THURBO (THURBO), passenger operation, also successor of MThB (Mittelthurgau-Bahn) TMR (Transports de Martigny et Régions) MC (Martigny-Châtelard) MO (Martigny-Orsières) TN (Transports publics du littoral neuchatelois) TPC (Transports Publics du Chablais (merger of AL, AOMC, ASD and VB) AL (Aigle-Leysin Bahn (see TPC)) AOMC (Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champéry (see TPC)) ASD (Aigle-Sépey-Diablerets (see TPC)) BVB (Bex-Villars-Bretaye) (see TPC) TPF (Transports publics Fribourgeois) GFM (Chemins de fer Fribourgeois (Gruyère-Fribourg-Morat)) TPG (Transports Publics Genevois) TRAVYS (Transports Vallée de Joux - Yverdon-les-Bains - Ste-Croix) OC (Orbe-Chavornay) PBr (Chemin de fer Pont-Brassus) YSC (Chemin de fer Yverdon - 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 the Swiss Federal Railways' Bruenigbahn) LSE (Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn)
Turkey TCDD (TCDD - Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları) İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. (operating subways in city of Istanbul) İZBAN (operating commuter trains in city of İzmir) TUVASAS (Turkish wagon industry) TULOMSAS (Turkish Locomotiveand Engines industry) TUDEMSAS (Turkish carriage wagon industry) EUROTEM (Railway Vehicles Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company) SİTAŞ (Sivas Sleeper Manufacturing Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company) RAYSİMAŞ (Rail Systems Engineering, Consultancy Joint Stock Company) VADEMSAŞ (Voestalpine Kardemir Railway Systems Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company)
Ukraine UZ (Ukrainian Railway - Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsia)
United Kingdom
Most passenger services are due to be nationalised by 2027, with Great British Railways, a state owned operator, taking control of all franchises except open-access operators.
Arriva Rail London Avanti West Coast CrossCountry c2c Chiltern Railways East Midlands Railway Eurostar Getlink Govia Thameslink Railway Grand Central Greater Anglia Great Western Railway Heathrow Express Hull Trains London North Eastern Railway London Underground Merseyrail Northern Trains ScotRail South Western Railway Southeastern Transport for Wales TransPennine Express Tyne & Wear Metro West Midlands Trains
Vatican City FS, Italian State Railways Trenitalia (Passenger division of FS)
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina Trenes Argentinos (SOFSE) (2013) Administración de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias Sociedad del Estado (Part of Trenes Argentinos, infrastructure division) Tren Patagonico
Freight operators Trenes Argentinos (TACyL, Trenes Argentinos Cargas y Logística) is the state-run company operating the Belgrano, San Martín, and Urquiza freight lines. Ferrosur Roca - (FR) Operates most of the former Roca division of FA. Nuevo Central Argentino - (NCA) Operates former Mitre division of FA. Ramal Ferro Industrial Río Turbio - (RFIRT). See also Rio Turbio Railway.
Suburban operators Ferrovías - [3] operates services over Linea Belgrano Norte. Metrovias - [4] operates services over Linea Urquiza and also operates the Buenos Aires Underground Trenes Argentinos (formerly known as Ferrocarriles Argentinos, Nuevos ferrocarriles argentinos and SOFSE) operates most of the suburban lines in Argentina, including the Roca line, the Sarmiento line, the Mitre line, the South Belgrano line, the San Martín line and the Tren de la costa line in Buenos Aires metro area. It also operates suburban lines in Resistencia, Chaco, Paraná, Entre Ríos, and Neuquén, Neuquén. Currently, another suburban rail system is being built in Córdoba. Sociedad de Transporte de Mendoza is a company run by the government of the city of Mendoza that currently operates the suburban light rail and tram system of that city and the city of Godoy Cruz.
Long distance and regional passenger operators Trenes Argentinos (formerly known as Ferrocarriles Argentinos, Nuevos ferrocarriles argentinos and SOFSE) operates almost every long distance and regional train in Argentina. Tren Patagonico is a company run by the government of the province of Río Negro. It currently operates two lines.
Belize (There are no longer any railways in Belize) Stann Creek Railway (closed in 1937 - see Rail transport in Belize)
Bolivia Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles (ENFER) (Bolivia National Railways, 1996 split and partly privatized) Empresa Ferroviaria Andina (FCA) (Western railway network) Ferroviaria Oriental S.A. (FO) (Eastern railway network, 50% owned by Genesee & Wyoming) [5]
Brazil Rede Ferroviária Federal SA (RFFSA) América Latina Logística SA (ALL) MRS Logística (MRS) Ferrovia Centro Atlântica (FCA) (Controlled by Vale) Companhia Ferroviária do Nordeste (CFN) (Controlled by Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional) Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Metrô-SP) (the state owned company responsible for rapid transit in the state of São Paulo, except for lines 4, 5 and 6) Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) (the state owned company responsible for the commuter trains in the state of São Paulo) ViaQuatro (CCR S.A.) (private owned company responsible for operation of rapid transit Line 4 of São Paulo) ViaMobilidade (CCR S.A.) (private owned company responsible for operation of rapid transit Line 5 of São Paulo) Linha Universidade (Acciona) (private owned company responsible for construction and operation of rapid transit Line 6 of São Paulo) Supervia (the privately owned company responsible for the commuter trains in the state of Rio de Janeiro) Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU) (the state owned company responsible for the commuter trains in several states) Ferronorte (controlled by Brasil Ferrovias holding, from 2006 to ? was bought by the company América Latina Logística SA (ALL)) Novoeste (controlled by Brasil Ferrovias holding, from 2006 to ? was bought by the company América Latina Logística SA (ALL))) Ferroban (controlled by Brasil Ferrovias holding, from 2006 to ? was bought by the company América Latina Logística SA (ALL))) Those lines were always privately owned:
Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas (EFVM) (Controlled by Vale) Estrada de Ferro Carajás (EFC) (Controlled by Vale)
Chile
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) Chilean State Railways FEPASA, Chilean Freight Operation Concession on the broad gauge lines in the south TRANSAP, Chilean Freight Operation Concession on the broad gauge lines in the south Ferronor FERRONOR, Chilean Freight Operation Concession on the meter gauge lines in the north FCALP, Chilean Freight Operation Concession on the meter gauge lines in the north FCAB, Chilean Freight Operation Private company on the meter gauge lines in the north Sociedad Química y Minera, 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge line from Maria Elena to Tocopilla
Colombia Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia (National Railways of Colombia)
Costa Rica Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER), llamado antes de 1991 FECOSA (Ferrocarriles de Costa Rica) National Atlantic Railroad Formerly called Northern Railway Company before being taken by Costa Rican government Pacific Electric Railroad
Cuba Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba (Cuban National Railways)
Ecuador Empresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos (Ecuador State Railways)
Falkland Islands Camber Railway (1915 - 1920s/1940)
Guatemala Ferrocarriles de Guatemala (FEGUA) (Guatemala Railway) - see Rail transport in Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Port-au-Prince, January 17, 1878 - April 1888 Société des Tramways de Port-au-Prince, April 18, 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 1896–1950s(?) Compagnie Nationale (Compagnie de Fer Nationale?/Haitian National Railroad?) 1905–1940s(?) (probably purchased by Société Haitiano-Américai