BaneService is a
Norwegian
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government owned
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railway
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construction
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and
maintenance
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company. It is by far the largest
subcontractor
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for
Bane NOR
Bane NOR SF, formerly Jernbaneinfrastrukturforetaket (English: ''Railway Infrastructure Company''), is the Norwegian government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the tra ...
and is owned by the
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.
History
The company started out as a division of
Norges Statsbaner
Vygruppen, branded as Vy, is a government-owned railway company which operates most passenger train services and many bus services in Norway. The company is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport. Its sub-brands include Vy Buss coach s ...
(NSB), with the construction and maintenance functions dating back to the formation of NSB in 1883. The division was separated from the planning department in 1992 and became part of Jernbaneverket when NSB was split up in 1996 with the name Jernbaneverket BaneService.
On 1 January 2005 the company became a separate
limited company
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after the
liberal-conservative government wanted to create a market for
public tender bids for the maintenance of the railway infrastructure. To do this BaneService had to be separated from Jernbaneverket, much like the separation of
Statens Vegvesen
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and
Mesta. The
red-green government to follow in 2005 has announced that they will revert the decision to privatise the maintenance of the railway, but BaneService has remained a separate company.
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Railway companies of Norway
Construction and civil engineering companies of Norway
Government-owned companies of Norway
Railway companies established in 2005
Norwegian companies established in 2005
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 2005
Norwegian National Rail Administration
Ministry of Transport (Norway)