Rail transport in Norway

Norway
The Bergen Line at Finse, the highest point of the Norwegian railways.
Operation
National railwayVy
Infrastructure companyBane NOR
Major operatorsSJ Norge, SJ AB, Vy and Go-Ahead Norge
Statistics
Ridership40.401 million (2021)[1]
Passenger km1780 million (2021)[2]
Freight37.55 million tonnes (2021)[3]
System length
Total4,109 km (2,553 mi)
Double track274 km (170 mi)
Electrified2,644 km (1,643 mi)
High-speed161.5 km (100 mi)
Track gauge
Main1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification
MainTemplate:15 kV AC
Features
No. tunnels697
Longest tunnelBlix Tunnel[4][5]
No. bridges2,760
Longest bridgeMinnesund Railway Bridge [6]
Highest elevation1,237 metres (4,058 ft)
 atFinse
A Class 63 steam engine
The completion of the Bergen Line
A BM 73b at Råde Station

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

  1. ↑ "Passenger transport by rail" (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ↑ "Passenger transport by rail" (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Transport of goods by rail" (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. ↑ "Tunnelen - Bane NOR". www.banenor.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Snart skal togene suse i 200 km/t gjennom Nordens lengste togtunnel". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jernbanebroer" (in Norwegian). broer.no. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

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