National Railway Company of Belgium

The National Railway Company of Belgium (Dutch: Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen or NMBS; French: Société nationale des chemins de fer belges or SNCB; German: Nationale Gesellschaft der Belgischen Eisenbahnen) is the national railway company of Belgium. The company formally styles itself using the Dutch and French abbreviations NMBS/SNCB. The corporate logo designed in 1936 by Henry van de Velde consists of the linguistically neutral letter B in a horizontal oval.

"SNCB" redirects here. For the gene, see SNCB (gene).

National Railway Company of Belgium
NMBS/SNCB
Native name
Dutch: Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen
French: Société nationale des chemins de fer belges
German: Nationale Gesellschaft der Belgischen Eisenbahnen
Company typeStatutory corporation
IndustryRail transportation
Founded1926
FounderGovernment of Belgium
HeadquartersAvenue de la Porte de Hal/Hallepoortlaan 40,
1060 Brussels
,
Belgium
Revenue €2.3 billion (2012)
€6.3 million (2012)
€-152.3 million (2012)
Number of employees
34,000 (2016)
SubsidiariesBeNe Rail
Eurogare
Train World (BE)
SNCB YPTO
Websitebelgiantrain.be
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