Railway market in Netherlands
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Introduction to railway industry in Netherlands
The history of rail transport in the Netherlands began on September 20, 1839, when the first train made the 16 km trip from Amsterdam to Haarlem. During 1938-1992, the Nederlandse Spoorwegen was granted a monopoly on rail transport. From 1992 to the present, the Nederlandse Spoorwegen lost its monopoly. Total rail length is 3 607 km and the track gauge is 1435 mm.