Private company

Flåm Utvikling

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Railway company

Flåm Utvikling is the company that manages the Flåm Line railway (Norwegian: Flåmsbana) which is located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Flåm Utvikling AS is a tourism company whose aim is to strengthen and further develop the tourism industry in the village of Flåm in Aurland Municipality. The company is a subsidiary of Aurland Ressursutvikling and was founded in 1997.2 It employed 22 people in 2026.1 It is part of Vy.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jun 30, 1997Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersFlåm1
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1

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Flåm Utvikling is the company that manages the Flåm Line railway (Norwegian: Flåmsbana) which is located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.2

Corporate structure

Flåm Utvikling is part of a group headed by Vy. 39 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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The story

Up until 1998 it was Norges Statsbaner who operated the line, but then Flåm Utvikling took over the role, though NSB still actually operates the trains with the railway line itself is owned by Jernbaneverket.

The company operates five El 17 Locomotives, and has two trains with a locomotive at each end of six B3 passenger cars on the 20 km long Flåmsbana. The rolling stock is painted green. The El 17 replaced the aging El 11 in 1998.

From Wikipedia’s article on Flåm Utvikling, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • Flåm Line

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Aurland Ressursutvikling
  • Vy

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Employees over time

  • 2026221

Timeline

  1. Jun 30, 1997Founded Founded1

Sources

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