The Railway Directorate
The Railway Directorate ensures that the railway sector is run efficiently, safely, and sustainably to the benefit of those travelling, the freight companies and the society at large.
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The Directorate’s public service mission The Norwegian Railway Directorate is tasked with achieving the overarching objective of an efficient, safe and environmentally friendly railway sector.
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The Norwegian railway sector The organisation, responsibility and stakeholders of tjhe railway sector
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Contact details Contact information, invoice information, press contact
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Gender Equality Plan The Norwegian Railway Directorate works actively to promote gender equality and has a Gender Equality Plan in place for this purpose.
Methods and standards
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Infrastructure model – a digital description of the railway Models on NorRailView
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RailDax Data format used for data exchange between IT applications used for railway service planning
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railML – Norway’s Railway Data Exchange Format Open-source XML based data exchange format
Innovation on the railway
The Norwegian Railway Directorate contributes to the railway sector being innovative and utilising new technology. Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is the largest innovation programme for railways in Europe to date. Under the leadership of the Norwegian Railway Directorate, the Norwegian railway sector and R&D community are participating in major innovation projects over the next 10 years.