Rail transport in Norway
| Norway | |
|---|---|
 The Bergen Line at Finse, the highest point of the Norwegian railways. | |
| Operation | |
| National railway | Vy |
| Infrastructure company | Bane NOR |
| Major operators | SJ Norge, SJ AB, Vy and Go-Ahead Norge |
| Statistics | |
| Ridership | 40.401 million (2021)[1] |
| Passenger km | 1780 million (2021)[2] |
| Freight | 37.55 million tonnes (2021)[3] |
| System length | |
| Total | 4,109 km (2,553 mi) |
| Double track | 274 km (170 mi) |
| Electrified | 2,644 km (1,643 mi) |
| High-speed | 161.5 km (100 mi) |
| Track gauge | |
| Main | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | |
| Main | Template:15 kV AC |
| Features | |
| No. tunnels | 697 |
| Longest tunnel | Blix Tunnel[4][5] |
| No. bridges | 2,760 |
| Longest bridge | Minnesund Railway Bridge [6] |
| Highest elevation | 1,237 metres (4,058 ft) |
| at | Finse |
The Norwegian railway system has 4,109 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) track of which 2,644 km is electrified and 274 km double track. There are 697 tunnels and 2,760 bridges.
The Norwegian Railway Directorate manages the railway network in Norway on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation. Bane NOR is a state enterprise which builds and maintains all railway tracks, while other companies operate them. These companies include Vy and subsidiaries Vy Gjøvikbanen and CargoNet, Flytoget, Go-Ahead, SJ Norge, Green Cargo, Grenland Rail and Hector Rail.
Norway is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Norway is 76.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Passenger transport by rail" (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ "Passenger transport by rail" (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ "Transport of goods by rail" (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ "Tunnelen - Bane NOR". www.banenor.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ↑ "Snart skal togene suse i 200 km/t gjennom Nordens lengste togtunnel". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ↑ "Jernbanebroer" (in Norwegian). broer.no. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-06-28.