Nederlandse Spoorwegen Technological Assistance for Train Staff

Nederlandse Spoorwegen Technological Assistance for Train Staff

Conductors have a smartphone with a timetable, fares information, and a separate card reader to read the OV-chipkaart. Train drivers use a tablet with an app called "TimTim" to save energy and keep up with the timetable. The train driver can also see other trains in front or behind their train.

NS Train Statistics

14.73 billion passenger km per year (2005), which is 30% of the seat km.

In 2018, NS saw its number of passengers increase by nearly 3 percent. On average, 1.3 million people took the train on a weekday, 100.000 more than in 2016 and the over 250 NS train stations are becoming increasingly crowded.

The top 15 busiest train stations in the Netherlands by travelers (NS only) per working day:

           Station                            Province              Approx.Daily Travelers

• Utrecht Centraal            Utrecht                207,400
• Amsterdam Centraal    North Holland    199,500
• Rotterdam Centraal      South Holland    101,700
• Den Haag Centraal       South Holland     98,800
• Schiphol Airport            North Holland     98,000
• Leiden Centraal             South Holland     82,700
• Amsterdam Zuid           North Holland     68,700
• Eindhoven Centraal      North Brabant    68,200
• Amsterdam Sloterdijk  North Holland     50,500
• 's Hertogenbosch          North Brabant    49,800
• Nijmegen                        Gelderland          47,500
• Arnhem Centraal           Gelderland          45,700
• Amersfoort Centraal     Utrecht                44,800
• Haarlem                          North Holland    43,800
• Zwolle                              Overijssel            42,100

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS Nederlandse Spoorwegen) Overview

NS Locale: Netherlands
NS Dates of Operation: 1938–present
NS Predecessor:
Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM)
Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS)
NS Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
NS Company Type: State-owned naamloze vennootschap
NS Industry: Rail transport
NS Founded: 1938
NS Headquarters: Utrecht, Netherlands
NS Key People: Wouter Koolmees (CEO)
NS Products: Rail transport, rail construction, services
NS Revenue:
Decrease €5,980 million (2021)
€6,661 million (2019)
NS Net Income:
Increase €116 million (2018)
€47 million (2017)
NS Total Assets:
Increase €7,030 million (2018)
€6,214 million (2017)
NS Total Equity:
Decrease €11,786 million (2021)
€3,477 million (2017)
NS Number of Employees:
Increase 38,600 (2020)
40,978 (2020)
NS Parent: State of the Netherlands
NS Subsidiaries:
Abellio
Nedkoleje
NSRegio (99%)
WestfalenBahn
Nederlandse Spoorwegen