The Norwegian National Rail Administration (Norwegian: Jernbaneverket) is a government agency responsible for owning and maintaining the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic management and timetables. Safety oversight is 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 operates all railways in Norway, except tramways and rapid transit. All track is now standard gauge, with a total of 4,114 kilometres (2,556 mi), of which 2,552 kilometres (1,586 mi) is electrified, and 227 kilometres (141 mi) is double track. The Norwegian Railway Museum is 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 the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. The administration got its own chief executive, Steinar Killi, from 1 July 1999.
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