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
15 kV 16.7 Hz 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
A Class 63 steam engineThe completion of the Bergen LineA BM 73b at Råde Station
The Norwegian railway system comprises 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.
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