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

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Union of African Railways (UAR)

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Algeria

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Angola

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Benin

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Botswana

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Burkina Faso

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Cameroon

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Côte d'Ivoire

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Republic of the Congo

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)

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Due to civil war, a significant portion of the railway system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is not presently functioning.

Djibouti

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Egypt

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Eritrea

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Ethiopia

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Gabon

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Ghana

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Guinea

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Kenya

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Lesotho

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Liberia

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Madagascar

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Malawi

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Mali

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Mauritania

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Mauritius

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Morocco

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Mozambique

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Namibia

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TransNamib

Nigeria

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Senegal

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South Africa

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Sudan

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Eswatini

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Tanzania

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Togo

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Tunisia

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Uganda

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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(There are no railways in Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritius, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, and Somalia.)

Asia

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Afghanistan

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Bangladesh

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Myanmar

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China (People's Republic of China-PRC)

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Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region-HKSAR)

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India

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Railway Operator

Urban Transit

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Iraq

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Israel

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Japan

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Jordan

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Kazakhstan

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

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South Korea (Republic of Korea-ROK)

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Lebanon

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Macau (Macau Special Administrative Region-RAEM)

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Malaysia

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Freight, intercity and commuter rail

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Metro and rapid transit

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Airport train

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Mongolia

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Nepal

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Pakistan

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There are few private companies offering private carrying.

Philippines

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Saudi Arabia

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Singapore

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Sri Lanka

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Syria

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Taiwan (Republic of China-ROC)

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Thailand

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Turkmenistan

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Vietnam

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Europe

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Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer

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Albania

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Armenia

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Austria

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Azerbaijan

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

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Croatia

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Former

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Current

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State ownership
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Public ownership
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Private ownership
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Former

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Estonia

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Finland

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Passenger services

Freight only

France

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Georgia

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Germany

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*Deutsche Bahn (DB AG - German Railways 1992-) de:Liste deutscher Eisenbahngesellschaften

Passenger railways

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Historic state railways

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Greece

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Hungary

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Passenger services

Freight only

Infrastructure managers

Iceland

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Ireland

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Italy

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Kazakhstan

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Kosovo

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Latvia

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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North Macedonia

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Malta

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Moldova

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Monaco

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Montenegro

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Netherlands

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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

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Poland

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Portugal

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State Companies

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State Subway Companies

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Private Companies

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Romania

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State companies

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Private companies

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Private Company rail operator

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Light rail

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Former companies

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Russia

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Serbia

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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State Companies

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Private Companies

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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Vatican City

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Latin America and the Caribbean

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Argentina

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Freight operators

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Suburban operators

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Long distance and regional passenger operators

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Belize

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Bolivia

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Brazil

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Those lines were always privately owned:

Chile

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Locomotive Ferronor 320. Locomotive General Electric U9C

Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Cuba

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Ecuador

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Falkland Islands

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Guatemala

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Guyana

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Haiti

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Honduras

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

Jamaica

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Nicaragua

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see some pictures on http://www.fahrplancenter.com/NicaraguaTitel.html

Panama

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Paraguay

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Peru

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El Salvador

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Suriname

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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North America

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Canada

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Mexico

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United States

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Oceania

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Australia

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New Zealand

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived October 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ http://www.lmrcl.ltd[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ [2] Archived February 5, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Trenes Argentinos. "Trenes Argentinos Operadora Ferroviaria". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Ferrosur Roca | Home". Ferrosur.com.ar. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  6. ^ "NCA- Home page". NCA. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  7. ^ "Railways and Trains in Belize. A Guide to the Past". Guidetobelize.info. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  8. ^ "Lost Railroads of Belize - Ambergris Caye Belize Message Board". Ambergriscaye.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.