NMBS/SNCB

state-owned railway company of Belgium (since 1926)
Organization national_railway Q524255
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NMBS/SNCB

Summary

NMBS/SNCB is a national railway[1]. NMBS/SNCB draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (national_railway category, ranking #4 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • NMBS/SNCB was a member of Railteam[3].
  • NMBS/SNCB was a member of International Union of Railways[4].
  • NMBS/SNCB was a member of International Rail Transport Committee[5].
  • NMBS/SNCB was a member of International Association of Public Transport[6].
  • NMBS/SNCB was a member of Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies[7].
  • NMBS/SNCB was a member of International Mainline Rail Benchmarking Group[8].
  • NMBS/SNCB is in the country of Belgium[9].
  • NMBS/SNCB's image is recorded as Avenue de la Porte de Hal Bruxelles 21.jpg[10].
  • NMBS/SNCB's image is recorded as M7BmxLokeren.jpg[11].
  • NMBS/SNCB's instance of is recorded as national railway[12].
  • NMBS/SNCB's founder is recorded as Belgium[13].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Brussels-Central railway station[14].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station[15].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Nossegem railway station[16].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Huy railway station[17].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Statte railway station[18].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Groenendaal railway station[19].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Oostende railway station[20].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Visé railway station[21].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Maldegem train station[22].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as De Panne railway station[23].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Willebroek railway station[24].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Boom railway station[25].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Godarville railway station[26].
  • NMBS/SNCB's item operated is recorded as Buda railway station[27].

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Founding

NMBS/SNCB's founder is recorded as Belgium[13]. +1926-09-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of NMBS/SNCB[28]. NMBS/SNCB's location of formation is recorded as Brussels[29].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'SNCB'}[30] and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'NMBS'}[31].

Leadership

NMBS/SNCB's chief executive officer is recorded as Sophie Dutordoir[32].

Operations

NMBS/SNCB's headquarters location is recorded as Saint-Gilles[33]. Subsidiaries include OSR France[34], a business[35], founded in 2008[36]; HR-Rail[37], a business[38], in Belgium[39], founded in 2013[40], headquartered in Saint-Gilles[41]; Securail[42], a private security company[43], in Belgium[44]; and Train World[45], a national museum[46], in Belgium[47], founded in 2012[48].

Industry

NMBS/SNCB's industry is recorded as rail transport[49].

Why It Matters

NMBS/SNCB draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (national_railway category, ranking #4 of 16).[2] NMBS/SNCB has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] NMBS/SNCB is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

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  27. [3] . railteam.eu. Retrieved . railteam.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] . vademecum.uic.org. Retrieved . vademecum.uic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [5] . cit-rail.org. Retrieved . cit-rail.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Item operated Brussels-Central railway station, Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station, Nossegem railway station +24
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P121]]: [[Q2479446]], #pwb Copy label Add beheert (P121)"
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