Private company

Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Principal Dutch passenger railway operator

Nederlandse Spoorwegen ([ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈspoːrˌʋeːɣə(n)] , lit. 'Dutch Railways', NS [ɛnˈɛs] ) is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1938Founded1
  • Industrypassenger transport, rail transport1
  • HeadquartersUtrecht1
  • Founded inUtrecht1
  • Websitewww.ns.nl
  • Legal formnaamloze vennootschap1

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The story

Founded by Dutch State in 1938, in Utrecht.1

Leadership

Who has led Nederlandse Spoorwegen, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Roger van Boxtel2015–2020
  2. Marjan Rintel2020–2022
  3. Wouter Koolmees2022–now

Chair

  1. Jan Timmer1996–2001
197019801990200020102020

Products and brands

  • Rails

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Kingdom of the Netherlands

Subsidiaries

  • Abellio ScotRail (2015-2022)
  • Abellio Transport Group
  • Abellio Transport Holding B.V
  • Anglia Rail Holdings
  • ElectroRail
  • Merseyrail Electrics
  • NS International
  • Qbuzz
  • Reederij Koppe
  • Serco-Abellio
  • ZuidOoster

Also owns

  • EUROFIMA 5.8%
  • 's-Hertogenbosch railway station
  • Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway
  • Arnhem Centraal railway station
  • Enkhuizen railway station
  • Gouda railway station
  • Hoevelaken railway station
  • ICM-0
  • Kampen Zuid railway station
  • Leiden Centraal railway station
  • Maastricht Randwyck railway station
  • Maastricht railway station
  • Middelburg railway station
  • NS Intercity Materieel
  • Rotterdam Centraal railway station
  • Sneek railway station
  • Susteren railway station
  • Swalmen railway station
  • Tegelen railway station
  • Terborg railway station
  • Waddinxveen Noord railway station
  • Waddinxveen railway station
  • Zaandam Kogerveld railway station
  • Zaandam railway station
All 25 also owns
  • Zwolle railway station

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1928Van Gend & Loos became a subsidiary1
  2. Succeeded Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij1
  3. Succeeded Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen1

Employees over time

Nederlandse Spoorwegen employees by year121.4K in 2025−22% since 2006
010.0K20.0K30.0K2006: 27.4K27.4K20062024: 20.8K20.8K2024−24%2025: 21.4K21.4K2025+3%
  • 202521,3691
  • 202420,8001
  • 200627,3801

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 20103.5B EUR1

Timeline

  1. Nov 1, 2022New chief executive Wouter Koolmees becomes CEO1
  2. Oct 1, 2020New chief executive Marjan Rintel becomes CEO1
  3. Aug 1, 2015New chief executive Roger van Boxtel becomes CEO1
  4. 1938Founded Founded in Utrecht1

Sources

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