Norwegian Railway Inspectorate
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| Norwegian Railway Inspectorate | |
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| Type | Government agency |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Key people | Erik Johnsen (Director) |
| Area served | Norway |
| Industry | Rail supervision |
| Employees | 28 (2007) |
| Parent | Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications |
The Norwegian Railway Inspectorate (Norwegian: Statens Jernbanetilsyn) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for control and supervision of rail transport in Norway, including railways, tramways, rapid transits, heritage railways and side tracks.[1]
The agency was created on October 1, 1996 when the function was removed from the Norwegian State Railway. The inspectorate is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communication and is located in Oslo.
[edit] Railway operators
The following companies have permission to operate railways in Norway:[2]
- Ordinary railways
- CargoNet
- Veolia Transport
- Flytoget
- Green Cargo
- Hector Rail
- Jernbaneverket
- Malmtrafikk
- NSB Anbud
- Norges Statsbaner
- Nya Inlandsgods
- Ofotbanen
- Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen
- Tramways and rapid transits
- Heritage railways
- GM-Gruppen
- Norsk Bergverksmuseum
- Norsk Jernbaneklubb Gamle Vossebanen
- Norsk Jernbaneklubb Krøderbanen
- Orkla Industrimuseum
- Krøderbanen
- Rjukanbanen
- Setesdalsbanen
- Side tracks
- ABB Group
- Borregaard
- Harald A. Møller
- Helge R. Olsen & Sønn
- MiTrans
- Narvik Port
- Norcem
- Norske Skog
- Oslo Port
- Smurfit Norpapp
[edit] Reference
- ^ Norwegian Railway Inspectorate. Welcome to the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
- ^ Norwegian Railway Inspectorate. Jernbanevirksomheter (Norwgian). Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
