Norges Statsbaner AS (Norwegian), also known as the Norwegian State Railways and NSB, is a company which is responsible for most passenger train operation in Norway. Owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications, it is also engaged in real estate through Rom Eiendom, bus transport through Nettbuss, cargo trains through CargoNet and foreign train transport through Tågkompaniet. In 2009, NSB transported 52 million train passengers and 104 million bus passengers.
The Norwegian passenger train division has a fleet of 36 Class 72 and 82 Class 69 electric multiple units (EMU) and 14 Class 92 diesel multiple units (DMU) for commuter services. The company has a further 22 Class 73 and 16 Class 70 EMUs and Class 93 DMUs for regional and intercity trains, which are also provided by 22 El 18 and 5 Di 4 locomotives which haul Class 5 and Class 7 passenger cars. NSB receives subsidies to operate unprofitable route from its owner, while services on the Gjøvik Line have been made subject to public service obligations, which is operated by NSB's subsidiary NSB Gjøvikbanen.
The current company was established on 1 December 1996, when the former government agency with the same name was split into the new NSB, the infrastructure company the Norwegian National Rail Administration and the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate.
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