Nederlandse Spoorwegen
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Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; Dutch: [ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈspoːrˌʋeːɣə(n)] ⓘ; English: "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is the busiest in the European Union, and the third busiest in the world after Switzerland and Japan.[4]
Company type | State-owned naamloze vennootschap |
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Industry | Rail transport |
Founded | 1938 |
Headquarters | , Netherlands |
Key people | Wouter Koolmees (CEO)[1] |
Products | Rail transport, rail construction, services |
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Parent | State of the Netherlands |
Subsidiaries | Abellio Nedkoleje NSRegio (99%) WestfalenBahn |
Website | www.ns.nl |
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Locale | Netherlands |
Dates of operation | 1938–present |
Predecessor | Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The rail infrastructure is maintained by network manager ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003. Freight operator NS Cargo merged with DB Cargo in 2000. NS runs 4,800 scheduled domestic trains a day, serving 1.1 million passengers.[5] The NS also provides international rail services from the Netherlands to other European destinations and carries out concessions on some foreign rail markets through its subsidiary Abellio.