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Nederlandse Spoorwegen

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Dutch Railways: 175 years of progress (English subtitles).

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De nieuwe sprinter trein van NS : Sprinter Nieuwe Generatie

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Spoorwegovergang Hindeloopen // Dutch railroad crossing

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Dutch Railroad Crossing - showreel

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How To: Trains in the Netherlands

Nederlandse Spoorwegen a Dutch state-owned company, the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS provides rail services on the Dutch main rail network. The Dutch rail network is the busiest in the European Union; it is the third busiest worldwide after Switzerland and Japan.
  • Founding (1938) 

  • Early years as a state enterprise (1940s–1970s) 

  • Reforms period (1980s–2000s) 

  • Recent years (2010s) 

  • Controversies 

  • Coverage 

  • Rail network 

  • Types of train service 

  • Fares and tickets 

  • Divisions of NS 

  • Policy 

  • Technological assistance for train staff 

  • Statistics