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Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen

Dutch private railroad based in Utrecht1

The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (Dutch pronunciation:; "Company for the Exploitation of the State Railways") or SS was a private railroad founded to use the government funded railways. The company existed until 1938, when it formally merged with the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The SS was, along with the HSM, the largest railroad company in the Netherlands.2 It ceased to exist in 1937.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1863Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersUtrecht1
  • Legal formnaamloze vennootschap1

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Dienstregeling staatsspoorwegen 1863
Photo: Staatsspoorwegen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (Dutch pronunciation: [maːtsxɑˈpɛi tɔt ɛksplʋaˈtaːtsi vɑn ˈstaːtspoːrˌʋeːɣə(n)]; "Company for the Exploitation of the State Railways") or SS was a private railroad founded to use the government funded railways. The company existed until 1938, when it formally merged with the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The SS was, along with the HSM, the largest railroad company in the Netherlands.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Nederlandse Spoorwegen1

Timeline

  1. 1938Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1937Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 1863Founded Founded1

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