Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996)

For the current company, see Norwegian State Railways.

Norwegian State Railways

Former type	Government agency
Industry	Rail transport
Fate	Demerger
Successor	Norwegian National Rail Administration Norwegian State Railways Norwegian Railway Inspectorate
Founded	1883
Defunct	December 1, 1996 (1996-12-01)
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Area served	Norway
Employees	12,000 (1996)
Parent	Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Norwegian State Railways (Norwegian: Norges Statsbaner or NSB) was a state-owned railway company that operated most of the railway network in Norway. The government agency was created in 1883 to oversee the construction and operation of all state-owned railways in Norway. On 1 December 1996, it was demerged to create the infrastructure operator Norwegian National Rail Administration, the train operator Norwegian State Railways and the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate. The name was taken by the train operate, although the infrastructure operator remained a government agency and is the legal successor.

El 15-hauled ore train on the Ofoten Line