Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)

NS was formed in 1938 with the state as the sole shareholder. In reforms started in the mid-1990s, NS has become a commercial enterprise with its subsidiary NS Reizigers BV operating passenger service on the core national network. Freight operations were sold to DB in 1999 (now DB Cargo Nederland). ...

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