{"id":177,"date":"2024-07-01T10:39:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T08:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jernbanedirektoratet.no\/en\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:42:23","slug":"the-norwegian-railway-sector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jernbanedirektoratet.no\/en\/the-norwegian-railway-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"The Norwegian railway sector"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Norwegian railway sector<\/h1>\n\n

The railway sector in Norway consists of The Norwegian Railway Directorate, Bane NOR SF, passenger and freight train companies, Entur AS, and Norske tog AS. The Norwegian Railway Directorate is responsible for the strategic, comprehensive, and overall coordination and planning of the railway sector as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n

Overall responsibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Transport<\/a> has the overall responsibility for the transport sector. The Ministry of Transport has administrative control of The Norwegian Railway Directorate and ownership control of Bane NOR SF, Norske Tog AS, and Entur AS. The Ministry of Transport is also responsible for the state ownership of Vy AS, while the Ministry of Trade and Industry is responsible for the state ownership of Flytoget AS and Mantena AS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stakeholders<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The Norwegian Railway Directorate’s (Jdir) social mandate is to achieve overarching goals for an efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly railway sector. Jdir maintains the strategic, comprehensive, and overall coordination and planning of the railway sector, and bases its activities on socio-economic profitability assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jdir enters into agreements to ensure that the entirety and coherence of a well-functioning railway system are maintained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a administrative agency, Jdir has a national coordination responsibility and professional responsibility for managing the sector. <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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Bane NOR SF is a state-owned enterprise and is responsible for the state railway structure and railway properties. This also includes property operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bane NOR SF manages and improves the railway infrastructure on behalf of the state. This consists of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n