Norwegian National Rail Administration
Jernbaneverket ( "railway work" ) is called the charge of the infrastructure company the Norwegian railways.
Brief History
In 1996, the company was created in NSB BA and Jernbaneverket from the division of the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). Beginning in July 1999 Jernbaneverket was separated entirely from the Norwegian State Railways.
Structure and task
Jernbaneverket divided basically into two areas of responsibility Infrastructure and Transport.
The Infrastrukturdivisjon (Infrastructure Division) includes not only the key cross -cutting issues, the three regions East, West, North, and the building department. Among the many responsibilities include maintenance, planning and construction of the infrastructure, ie railway lines, stations, safety and signaling systems and, moreover, almost everything is somehow related to the web. In the sphere of responsibility are (as of end of 2005) are among others 4087 km railway tracks, 704 tunnels and 2807 bridges.
In addition, the company leases its construction, driving and tools to other customers. The deals extend from drills for wood sleepers, on -road vehicles, snow blowers / - plows, to tunnel inspection vehicles.
The Traffikdivisjon (Traffic Department) consists of a central cross-section, three regions East, West and North, as well as the Department Bane Energi ( orbital energy ). Main tasks are primarily the operational schedule and traffic control and the supply of the contact line systems of the national railway network. Other rail operators are also supplied by Bane Energi.
Furthermore, also the Norsk include Jernbanemuseum ( Norwegian Railway Museum ) in Hamar and since 2005 the newly formed Jernbaneskole Norsk (Norwegian railway school) to the company.
Jernbaneverket had the end of 2004 a total of 3152 permanent employees.
Route network
The Norwegian railway network comprised in January 2012 4170 km of track, of which 251 km double track.
Of particular architecture is the route Oslo-Bergen, which is passed through numerous tunnels. Between Geilo and Myrdal they crossed the plateau of Hardangervidda, reaching an altitude of over 1200 meters.
The northernmost accessible on the Norwegian railway network station of the country is Bodo. About the Swedish rail network, the further north Ofotbanen is achieved, which is part of the iron ore railway. It runs from Narvik to Riksgraensen and Sweden continue to Kiruna and Luleå ground, is not operated by the NSB.
In the northern provinces of Troms and Finnmark are no public railways. The NSB also not the associated railway Kirkenes Bjørnevatn which has no connection to the rest of the railway network that serves only the Erzverkehr.
Platform height:
- Transport Oslo: 760 mm
- Except Oslo: 250 mm