ProRail is a government organization that maintains the national railway network infrastructure in the Netherlands (not metro or tram) and is part of the NS Railinfratrust (Dutch railway infrastructure owner). ProRail’s total revenue amounted to approximately 1.37 billion euros in 2020. From the total revenue, 334 million euros came from usage fees, which are fees paid by railway carriers when they use the railway network. Looking at the total revenue between 2015 and 2020, it experienced a constant increase from 1.2 billion euros in 2015 to almost 1.4 billion euros in 2020.
Prorail’s operating costs
Examining the operating costs of ProRail, a large part of the income went to infrastructure costs. As of 2020, this type of maintenance had cost the company around 458 million euros, an increase in costs compared to the previous year. Inspections and surveys costs amounted to roughly 26 million euros in 2020.
Revenue of NS Group
NS Group (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) is the largest passenger railway operator in the Netherlands, offering rail services in the United Kingdom and Germany as well. As of 2021, NS Group generated a revenue of approximately 5.1 billion euros.
Annual revenue of ProRail in the Netherlands in 2020, by type of income
(in million euros)
In the Netherlands, ProRail is a government task organisation that takes care of maintenance and extensions of the national railway network infrastructure (not the metro or tram), of allocating rail capacity, and of traffic control.
* The usage fee consists out of fees paid by railway carriers when they use the railway network.
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