2016 in a nutshell 2016 was the year in which NS put a difficult period behind it and was able to start looking to the future again. We are working towards the mid-term review...
Company profile NS operates in the public transport sector. We encourage the use of public transport and we keep the Netherlands moving.
About the scope of this report NS is a company that is based in the Netherlands and has a single Dutch shareholder, the Dutch State. In this annual report we are therefore primarily...
Strategy and materially relevant themes The table below shows the connection between our strategy and the materially relevant themes and associated KPIs. We have also linked them to the risks we...
Finances in brief NS had revenues in 2016 of €5,093 million. NS invested €791 million last year, mainly in trains. A profit of €212 million was recorded in 2016; that figure...
Scope and reporting criteria NS bases its reporting on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) version 4 guidelines. The GRI guidelines are the most widely accepted guidelines worldwide...
Outlook for 2017 In 2017, NS will continue on the course previously set. There will be a clear focus on performance on the main rail network, including the HSL, the...
Abellio Abellio is a fully-owned subsidiary of NS and primarily operates in the passenger transport markets in the United Kingdom and Germany. Every day, Abellio...
Abellio’s strategy Abellio’s strategy helps NS to achieve its objectives and has three pillars: prepare, learn and earn, whilst effectively balancing risk and reward.