Norwegian National Rail Administration

Jernbaneverket

Former type	Government agency
Industry	Railway infrastructure
Fate	Closed by the Government of Norway, assets was transferred to Bane NOR and the Norwegian Railway Directorate.
Successors	Bane NOR Norwegian Railway Directorate
Founded	1996
Defunct	2016
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Area served	Norway
Key people	Elisabeth Enger (Director)
Parent	Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
Website	www.jernbaneverket.no (Redirects to www.banenor.no)

The Norwegian National Rail Administration (Norwegian: Jernbaneverket) was a government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic management and timetables. Safety oversight was the duty of the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate, while numerous operating companies run trains on the lines; the largest being the state owned passenger company Norges Statsbaner (NSB) and the freight company CargoNet.

The administration operated all railways in Norway, except public station areas and freight terminals built before 1997 and private sidings. All track is standard gauge, with a total of 4,230 kilometres (2,630 mi), of which 2,498 kilometres (1,552 mi) is electrified, and 245 kilometres (152 mi) is double track. The Norwegian Railway Museum was a subsidiary of the rail administration.

On 1 December 1996, NSB was split up; formally NSB and the inspectorate were demerged from the National Rail Administration, and NSB made a limited company. All three became subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. The administration got its own chief executive, Steinar Killi, from 1 July 1999.

On 31 December 2016, the administration was closed by the government and all tasks was transferred both to Bane NOR, and the Norwegian Railway Directorate, as result of the rail reform of the Conservative-led coalition. Bane NOR has also taken over its ownership since 2017.

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