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

Union of African Railways (UAR)

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Côte d'Ivoire

Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)

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

Djibouti

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Ghana

Guinea

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

TransNamib

Nigeria

Senegal

South Africa

Sudan

Eswatini

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

(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

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Myanmar

China (People's Republic of China-PRC)

Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region-HKSAR)

India

Railway Operator Source: Urban Transit

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

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

South Korea (Republic of Korea-ROK)

Lebanon

Macau (Macau Special Administrative Region-RAEM)

Malaysia

Freight, intercity and commuter rail

Metro and rapid transit

Airport train

Mongolia

Nepal

Pakistan

There are few private companies offering private carrying.

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Syria

Taiwan (Republic of China-ROC)

Thailand

Turkmenistan

Vietnam

Europe

Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Former

Czech Republic

Denmark

Current

State ownership

Public ownership

Private ownership

Former

Estonia

Finland

Passenger services Freight only

France

Georgia

Germany

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

Passenger railways

Historic state railways

Greece

Hungary

Passenger services Freight only Infrastructure managers

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kazakhstan

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

North Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

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

Poland

Portugal

State companies

State subway companies

Private companies

Romania

State companies

Private companies

Private Company rail operator

Light rail

Former companies

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

State companies

Private companies

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Vatican City

Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina

Freight operators

Suburban operators

Long distance and regional passenger operators

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Those lines were always privately owned:

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Ecuador

Falkland Islands

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

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

Jamaica

Nicaragua

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

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

El Salvador

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

North America

Canada

Mexico

United States

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand