List of railway companies


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)

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Côte d'Ivoire

Republic of the Congo

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.

Djibouti

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Ghana

Guinea

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

*

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia


Nigeria

Senegal

South Africa

Sudan

Eswatini

Tanzania

Togo

  • Togo Railways
  • Although Togo has railways in place, no trains have run on them for many years.

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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

Myanmar

China (People's Republic of China-PRC)

Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region-HKSAR)

India

Railway Operator
Source:
Urban Transit

Indonesia

Iran

*
  • Raja Rail Transportation Company
*
  • Railway Transportation Company
  • Railways Installations & Constructions Engineering Company (Ballast)
  • Rail Tarabar Saba (Transportation)

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea-DPRK)

South Korea (Republic of Korea-ROK)

Lebanon

Macau (Macau Special Administrative Region-RAEM)

Malaysia

Freight, intercity and commuter rail

Metro and rapid transit

Airport train

Mongolia

Nepal

Pakistan

There are few private companies offering private carrying.

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Syria

Taiwan (Republic of China-ROC)

Thailand

*

Turkmenistan

Vietnam

Europe

Albania

Armenia

Austria

  • ÖBB
  • STB :de:Stubaitalbahn
  • StLB :de:Steiermärkische Landesbahnen
  • MBS :de:Montafonerbahn
  • GKB :de:Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn
  • LTE :de:Logistik- und Transport GmbH
  • WESTbahn

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

  • HŽ Passenger Services ltd. - HŽ Putnički prijevoz d.o.o.
  • HŽ Cargo ltd. - HŽ Cargo d.o.o.
  • HŽ Infrastructure ltd. - HŽ Infrastruktura d.o.o.

Former

Czech Republic

Denmark

Current

State ownership
  • DSB
  • Banedanmark
    Public ownership
  • Lokaltog
  • Nordjyske Jernbaner
  • Midtjyske Jernbaner
  • Vestbanen
  • Aarhus Letbane
  • Odense Letbane
  • Hovedstadens Letbane
  • Metroselskabet
    Private ownership
  • Arriva Danmark
  • Keolis Danmark
  • Metro Service A/S
  • DB Cargo Scandinavia A/S
  • Contec Rail ApS

Former

  • GDS/HFHJ
  • HHJ
  • HL
  • HTJ/OHJ
  • LJ
  • LN
  • LNJ
  • ØSJS
  • VLTJ. A popular song about the railway by Danish band Tørfisk is simply called VLTJ.

Estonia

Finland

Passenger services
Freight only
  • Fenniarail
  • Teollisuuden Raideliikenne Oy
  • North Rail Oy

France

Georgia

Germany

*Deutsche Bahn :de:Liste deutscher Eisenbahngesellschaften

Passenger railways

Historic state railways

Greece

Infrastructure

Passenger Companies

Freight Companies

  • Rail Cargo Goldair
  • PEARL,
  • GFR,

Hungary

Passenger services
Freight only
Infrastructure managers

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

Italy

; Former

Kazakhstan

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

North Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

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:
Cargo operators include:

Norway

Poland

Portugal

State companies

State subway companies

Private companies

Romania

State companies

Private companies

Private Company rail operator

Light rail

Former companies

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

  • SŽ
  • SŽ-Infrastruktura, infrastructure
  • SŽ-Tovorni promet, freight
  • Adria Transport, First private railway company in Slovenia :de:Adria Transport

Spain

State companies

Private companies

  • Acciona Rail Services
  • ArcelorMittal Siderail
  • Captrain España
  • Continental Rail
  • FS
  • Logitren
  • Low Cost Rail
  • Tracción Rail
  • Transfesa
  • Transitia Rail

Sweden

Switzerland

  • AB
  • *RHB
  • *RhW
  • *TB
  • ASm :de:Aare Seeland mobil
  • BC
  • BDWM, merger of
  • *BD
  • *WM
  • BLM
  • BLS, merger of
  • *BLS
  • *RM
  • **EBT
  • BLT
  • BOB, also owns
  • *SPB
  • BRB
  • BVB
  • CIS, Train operating company
  • CJ
  • Db
  • DFB
  • DVZO, preserved line ex-SBB
  • FART
  • FB
  • FLP
  • FW
  • GGB
  • JB
  • KLB, short freight line until December 2009, remaining infrastructure to Zentralbahn
  • LEB
  • LO
  • MBC, was before
  • *BAM
  • MG
  • MGB
  • *BVZ
  • *FO
  • MIB, owned by KWO
  • MOB
  • MVR
  • NStCM
  • OeBB
  • PB
  • RB
  • *VRB
  • RBS
  • RhB
  • RiT
  • SBB CFF FFS
  • SEFT
  • SOB
  • *BT
  • ST
  • SVB
  • SZU
  • THURBO, passenger operation, also successor of
  • *MThB
  • TMR
  • *MC
  • *MO
  • TN
  • TPC
  • *AL
  • *AOMC
  • *ASD
  • *BVB
  • TPF
  • *GFM
  • TPG
  • TRAVYS
  • *OC
  • *PBr
  • *YSC
  • TRN
  • TSOL
  • VBG
  • VBZ
  • WAB
  • WB
  • WSB
  • ZB Zentralbahn
  • *LSE

Turkey

Ukraine

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.

Vatican City

Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina

Freight operators

Suburban operators

Long distance and regional passenger operators

Belize

Bolivia

  • Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles
  • Empresa Ferroviaria Andina
  • Ferroviaria Oriental S.A.

Brazil

Those lines were always privately owned:

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

  • Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER), llamado antes de 1991 FECOSA
  • National Atlantic Railroad Formerly called Northern Railway Company before being taken by Costa Rican government
  • Pacific Electric Railroad

Cuba

Ecuador

Falkland Islands

Guatemala

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

  • Chemin de Fer Central 1915-1932
  • Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de la Plaine du Cul-de-Sac 1896-1950s
  • Compagnie Nationale 1905-1940s

Honduras

Here are some pictures and information on Ferrocarril Nacional de Honduras http://www.fahrplancenter.com/FCNacionalHondurasEntry.html

Jamaica

Nicaragua

*
  • Ferrocarril del Pacifico de Nicaragua
see some pictures on http://www.fahrplancenter.com/NicaraguaTitel.html

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

El Salvador

  • Ferrocarriles Nacionales del Salvador

Suriname

  • Suriname Government Railway

Uruguay

Venezuela

North America

Canada

Mexico

United States

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand