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 The Norwegian railway system comprises 4,109 km of ( standard gauge) track of which 2,644 km is electrified and 274 km double track. There are 697 tunnels and 2,760 bridges. The Norwegian Railway Directorate manages the rail ...

, including the track, stations, etc. It is the result of the rail reform of the Conservative-led coalition. The agency which is organized as a

state enterprise A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the government ...

became operational on 1 January 2017. Bane NOR, and the Norwegian Railway Directorate replaced the former agency, the

Norwegian National Rail Administration The Norwegian National Rail Administration ( no, Jernbaneverket) was a government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic ma ...

( no, Jernbaneverket).

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