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)

  • Southern African Railway Association, which represents:
  • *CFB
  • *Botswana Railways
  • *Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique
  • *Malawi Railways
  • *TransNamib
  • *Swaziland Railway
  • *TAZARA
  • *Zambia Railways
  • *National Railways of Zimbabwe
  • *Tanzania Railways Corporation
  • *Central East African Railway in Malawi
  • *Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway
  • *Metrorail
  • *Spoornet

    Algeria

  • Algerian Railways

    Angola

  • Benguela Railway
  • Moçâmedes Railway
  • Luanda Railway
  • Gunza-Gabala line

    Benin

  • Benin Railways

    Botswana

  • Botswana Railways

    Burkina Faso

  • Abidjan-Niger Railway

    Cameroon

  • Cameroon National Railways Authority

    Côte d'Ivoire

  • Abidjan-Niger Railway

    Republic of the Congo

  • Congo-Ocean Railway

    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
  • Matadi-Kinshasa Railway

    Djibouti

  • Ethio-Djibouti Railways

    Egypt

  • Egyptian Railways

    Eritrea

  • Eritrean Railway

    Ethiopia

  • Ethio-Djibouti Railways

    Gabon

  • Gabon State Railways

    Ghana

  • Ghana Railways & Ports
  • Ghana Railway Company

    Guinea

  • Guinea Railway

    Kenya

  • Kenya Railways
  • Rift Valley Railways Consortium
  • Africa Star Railway Operation Company Limited

    Lesotho

  • South African Railways

    Liberia

  • Bong Mining Co
  • Lamgo JV Operating Co

    Madagascar

  • Madarail
  • Fianarantsoa-Côte_Est_railway

    Malawi

  • Malawi Railways

    Mali

  • Dakar-Niger Railway

    Mauritania

  • S.N.I.M.

    Mauritius

  • Morocco

  • Office National des Chemins de Fer : national railway office.

    Mozambique

  • Mozambique State Railways
  • Beira Railroad Corporation

    Namibia

  • TransNamib

Nigeria

  • Nigerian Railway Corporation

    Senegal

  • Dakar-Niger Railway

    South Africa

  • Blue Train
  • Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
  • Transnet Freight Rail
  • Gautrain

    Sudan

  • Sudan Railways
  • Gezira Light Railway

    Eswatini

  • Eswatini Railways

    Tanzania

  • Tanzania Railways Corporation
  • TAZARA Railway

    Togo

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

    Tunisia

  • Tunisian National Railways

    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

    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 (People's Republic of China-PRC)

  • China Railway
  • *China Railway High-speed
  • **Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Co. Ltd
  • Urban rail transit in China

    Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region-HKSAR)

  • MTR
  • *MTR Light Rail
  • Peak Tram
  • Hong Kong Tramways

    India

Railway Operator
Source:
  • Metrorail-Consultant.in
  • Indian Railways
  • Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
  • High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited
  • Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
  • RITES
  • Konkan Railway Corporation
  • Container Corporation of India
Urban Transit
  • Calcutta Tramways Company
  • Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
  • Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
  • National Capital Region Transport Corporation Ltd
  • Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd
  • Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation
  • Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation
  • Noida Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
  • Chennai Metro Rail Limited
  • Rapid Metro Gurgaon Ltd.
  • Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited
  • Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd.
  • Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation
  • Kerala Monorail Corporation Limited
  • Kochi Metro Rail Ltd
  • Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Ltd

    Indonesia

  • Kereta Api Indonesia
  • *KAI Commuter
  • *Palembang LRT
  • *Jabodebek LRT
  • Jakarta MRT
  • Jakarta LRT
  • Kereta Cepat Indonesia China

    Iran

  • Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
  • Asia Seir Aras Company
  • Rail Pardaz Seir Company
*
  • Raja Rail Transportation Company
*

Freight, intercity and commuter rail

  • Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad
  • Malaysia Rail Link Sdn. Bhd.
  • MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd.
  • Sabah State Railway

    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

    Nepal

  • Nepal Railways
  • Nepal Government Railway

    Pakistan

  • Pakistan Railways
  • Karachi Circular Railway
  • Lahore Metro
There are few private companies offering private carrying.

Philippines

  • Philippine National Railways
  • Light Rail Transit Authority
  • Metro Rail Transit Corporation

    Saudi Arabia

  • Saudi Railways Organization
  • Saudi Arabia Railways

    Singapore

  • Main operators
  • *SBS Transit
  • *SMRT Trains
  • Other operators
  • *Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
  • *Sentosa Development Corporation

    Sri Lanka

  • Sri Lanka Railways

    Syria

  • General Establishment of Syrian Railways
  • General Establishment of Al Hijaz Railway which runs Hejaz Railway

    Taiwan (Republic of China-ROC)

  • Taiwan Railway
  • Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
  • Taipei Metro
  • Kaohsiung Metro
  • Taichung MRT

    Thailand

  • State Railway of Thailand
  • *S.R.T. Electrified Train Company Limited
  • BTS Group Holdings
  • *Bangkok Mass Transit System
  • **BTS Skytrain
  • *Northern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited
  • *Eastern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited
  • BEM
  • AERA1

  • Turkmenistan

  • Demirýollary

    Vietnam

  • Vietnam Railways

    Europe

[Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer]

Albania

  • HSH

    Armenia

  • South Caucasus Railway
  • Yerevan Metro

    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

  • Passenger/freight train
  • * ADY
  • Subway
  • * Baku Metro

    Belarus

  • Belarusian Railway -, Белорусская железная дорога

    Belgium

  • NMBS/SNCB, abbreviated in Dutch/French.
  • Lineas
  • Thalys
  • Eurostar
  • Dillen & Le Jeune Cargo NV

    Bosnia-Herzegovina

  • ŽFBH
  • ŽRS

    Bulgaria

  • BDZh

    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

  • HŽ

    Czech Republic

  • Správa železnic, infrastructure
  • ČD, passenger carrier
  • ČDC, freight
  • JHMD
  • PCI
  • UNIDO
  • MTR
  • RJ
  • LEO
  • GWTR
  • SDKD
  • CZL

    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.