Nederlandse Spoorwegen

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N.V Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Headquarters
Utrecht
,
Netherlands
ProductsRail transport, rail construction, services
ParentNetherlands
SubsidiariesAbellio
Abellio Greater Anglia
Serco-Abellio 50%
Merseyrail 50%
ScotRail
Websitewww.ns.nl

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (English: Dutch Railways) or NS is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. NS provides rail services on the Dutch main rail network. The rail infrastructure is maintained by network manager ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003. Freight services, formerly operated by NS Cargo, merged with the DB Schenker group in 2000.

VIRM6 double deck electric train.

NS runs 4,800 scheduled domestic trains a day, serving 1.1 million passengers.[2] In addition, NS provides international rail services from Abellio which runs Abellio Greater Anglia, Merseyrail and ScotRail in the United Kingdom.

Nederlandse Spoorwegen Media

  • Protests against neoliberal policies in 1983

  • NS trains at Arnhem Centraal

  • A NS Dagretour (one-time chip card), from Rijssen to Almelo and back.

  • NS ticket and supplement (Amsterdam to Rotterdam, with Intercity supplement)

  • Logo at Maastricht station in 2010

  • NS International ICE 3 in June 2014

  • AbellioLondononRoute,HounslowBusGarage()

References

  1. ↑ Geconsolideerd overzicht van het totaalresultaat 2016 (in nl). nsjaarsverslag.nl. Retrieved 9 September 2017.[dead link]
  2. ↑ Annual report 2010 (2011-01-01)Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
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