Editing Nederlandse Spoorwegen (section)

==Divisions of NS==
[[File:Elten ICE3m 4652 NS uitvoering zonder Hi-Speed (14487969205).jpg|thumb|[[NS International]] [[ICE 3]] in June 2014]]
*'''[[Abellio (transport company)|Abellio]]''' – the subsidiary for operations outside the Netherlands. Abellio has operated franchises in the United Kingdom and Germany.

:In 2003, Abellio commenced operating its first rail franchise in the United Kingdom, through its 50% shareholding in [[Serco-Abellio]].<ref>Dutch and Serco win Merseyrail franchise ''[[The Railway Magazine]]'' issue 1226 June 2003 page 6</ref> From 2004 until 2016, Serco-Abellio also operated the [[Northern Rail]] franchise.<ref>Serco and NedRailways joint bid secures new Northern franchise ''[[Rail Express]]'' issue 99 August 2004 page 5</ref> In May 2009, the [[Travel London]] and [[Travel Surrey]] bus businesses were purchased from [[National Express]] and rebranded as [[Transport UK London Bus|Abellio London]] and [[Abellio Surrey]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093917/http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/nx1/media/news/corp_news/pr2009/2009-05-21/ National Express Group plc agreement to sell Travel London] [[National Express]] 21 May 2009</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160118210918/http://www.abellio.com/pers/?key=1000000113&template=uk-pressarchive1&persitem=archief&pid=2 NedRailways acquisition reinforces long term commitment to UK transport market] NedRailways 9 June 2009</ref>

:In February 2012, [[Abellio Greater Anglia]] commenced operating the [[East Anglia franchise|Greater Anglia franchise]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131220173221/https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/greater-anglia-rail-franchise Greater Anglia rail franchise announcement] [[Department for Transport]] 20 October 2011</ref> and in April 2015, [[Abellio ScotRail]] commenced operating the [[ScotRail (brand)|ScotRail]] franchise.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29531099 Dutch firms wins ScotRail franchise from FirstGroup] ''[[BBC News]]'' 8 October 2014</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141010211046/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/abellio-awarded-scotrail-franchise.html Abellio awarded ScotRail franchise] ''Railway Gazette International'' 8 October 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.abellio.com/news/abellio-awarded-contract-operate-scotlands-national-railway-scotrail Abellio awarded contract to operate Scotland's National Railway, ScotRail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415221031/http://www.abellio.com/news/abellio-awarded-contract-operate-scotlands-national-railway-scotrail |date=15 April 2016 }} Abellio</ref> In 2016, Abellio successfully bid to retain the renamed [[East Anglia franchise]] until 2025.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160810080446/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/better-journeys-for-rail-passengers-and-boost-for-derby-train-industry-as-new-east-anglia-franchise-announced Better journeys for rail passengers and boost for Derby train industry as new East Anglia franchise announced] Department for Transport 10 August 2016</ref> Abellio partnered with [[Mitsui Rail Capital|Mitsui]] for both the East Anglia and the West Midlands franchises, the latter also with [[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]]. In June 2019 Abellio began operating the [[East Midlands Railway]] eight-year franchise.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-49352780 Dutch firm Abellio takes over East Midlands rail franchise] ''BBC News'' 18 August 2019</ref>

:In February 2023 Abellio sold its UK operations to [[Transport UK Group]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Abellio UK to be renamed Transport UK Group as management buyout deal completes |url = https://www.abellio.com/news/abellio-uk-to-be-renamed-transport-uk-group |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230301074525/https://www.abellio.com/news/abellio-uk-to-be-renamed-transport-uk-group |archive-date = 1 March 2023 |access-date = 2 March 2023 |website = Abellio.com |language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last = Deakin |first = Tim |date = 28 February 2023 |title = Transport UK Group MBO of Abellio UK completes |url = https://www.route-one.net/news/transport-uk-group-mbo-of-abellio-uk-completes/ |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230301162927/https://www.route-one.net/news/transport-uk-group-mbo-of-abellio-uk-completes/ |archive-date = 1 March 2023 |access-date = 2 March 2023 |website = routeone.net |language=}}</ref>

*'''NS Reizigers (NSR)''' – NS Travellers, responsible for passenger train services and for employing [[train driver]]s and [[Conductor (transportation)|conductor]]s.
*'''NS Stations''' – the result of merging the former :
**NS Stations{{anchor|NS Stations}} – in charge of the operation of all 404 railway stations in the Netherlands, i.e., also those served by other railway companies than NS Reizigers; see also [[Railway stations in the Netherlands#NS division|station facilities]].
**NS Vastgoed – owns 48&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of land, often near stations, and develops and operates these areas as public traffic nodes, offices and apartments.
*'''NedTrain''' – [[train]] maintenance.
*'''NS Commercie''' – product- and customer management (business and product development, marketing, sales and customer service).
*'''[[NS International]]''' – operator, in conjunction with NS Reizigers and foreign partners, of [[Thalys]] (from [[Amsterdam]] to [[Paris]]), [[InterCityExpress|ICE]] (to [[Cologne]] and [[Frankfurt]]), Intercities (to [[Berlin]]) and [[Intercity Direct]] services (to [[Brussels]] via the [[HSL-Zuid]]) and the [[Nightjet]] (to [[Vienna]] and [[Innsbruck]]).

In dealing with the general public, these distinctions are not made and the terms {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Spoorwegen|italic=no}} and NS are used.

NS has contracts with [[Connexxion]] and [[Veolia Transport|BBA, now Veolia Transport]] for the provision of bus services to replace train services in the case of planned and unplanned cancellations.

On 23 July 2010 NS sold Strukton to the [[construction]] company Oranjewoud N.V.. This concluded a long history of planning, designing and executing track development done by the NS.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=NS agrees to sell Strukton | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/ns-agrees-to-sell-strukton.html | magazine=Railway Gazette International | date=29 July 2010 | access-date=24 March 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.oranjewoudnv.nl/onze-missie Oranjewoud N.V.], the holding company that owns Strukton.</ref>