Rail transport in Norway: Difference between revisions

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22 km, not 22.5, according to Bane NOR.
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[[Image:RådeTrainStation.jpg|thumb|right|A [[NSB Class 73|BM 73b]] at [[Råde Station]]]]
 
The '''Norwegian railway system''' comprises 4,109 km of {{RailGauge|sg}} ([[standard gauge]]) track of which 2,622644 km is [[Railway electrification system|electrified]] and 242274 km [[double track]]. There are 696697 [[tunnel]]s and 2,760 [[bridge]]s.
 
The [[Norwegian Railway Directorate]] manages the railway network in Norway on behalf of the [[Ministry of Transport and Communications (Norway)|Ministry of Transport and Communications]]. [[Bane NOR]] is a [[Statsforetak|state enterprise]] which builds and maintains all [[rail transport|railway]] tracks, while other companies operate them. These companies include [[Vy (transport operator)|Vy]] and subsidiaries [[Vy Gjøvikbanen]] and [[CargoNet]], [[Flytoget]], [[Go-Ahead Norge|Go-Ahead]], [[SJ Norge]], [[Green Cargo]], [[Grenland Rail]] and [[Hector Rail]].