NS is the Dutch national railway and by far the largest transit operator in the country. NS expects the mobility market as a whole to grow and become more dynamic, with travelers expecting tailor-made solutions for their journey. This requires innovation!

NS is therefore looking for partners to convert trends and developments into new products and services to make traveling more pleasant, sustainable and affordable. NS has selected ADSE as partner of choice, because of its proven services in the field of new train acquisition, new technology introduction, authorization and safe integration and maintenance optimization.

NS Trefpunt

The Innovation Agreement was signed in the so-called “NS Trefpunt”, the training and conference center of the Dutch Railways. No more apt place could have been chosen. Here, innovation is born. Employees can experience which facilities you will encounter as a traveler and which train types there are. New interior and exterior of the trains of the future are exhibited and sustainable traveling by train is showcased.

About NS Group NV

NS is the largest passenger rail transport company in the Netherlands, with more than 1 million travelers per day riding in approximately 4,800 train journeys on the Netherlands' 2,100 kilometers of railways. This makes NS the 16th busiest passenger system in the world. To do so, NS has almost 3,000 railway cars with seating for more than 260,000 passengers. In addition, NS offers train transport for international destinations such as London, Paris and Berlin. In Great Britain, NS subsidiary Abellio and its British partner Serco provide rail transport service in the region around Liverpool and the North of England. Abellio also provides rail service in the German states of North Rhine Westphalia, Hessen and Saxony.