National Railway Company of Belgium

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, ,
Revenue €2.72 billion (2023)
€67.1 million (2023)
Number of employees
16 864 (2023)
SubsidiariesBeNe Rail
Eurogare (defunct)
Train World
SNCB YPTO
Websitebelgiantrain.be

The National Railway Company of Belgium (Dutch: Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen, NMBS; French: Société nationale des chemins de fer belges, 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.