Rail transport in Norway
overview of rail transport in Norway
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.
| 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 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- ↑ "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.