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211:SNCB-Holding
178:Total assets
85:Headquarters
40:Company type
1389:NI Railways
1209:Montenegro
1114:SNCF Réseau
1089:Banedanmark
888:(in French)
475:Netherlands
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1488:Categories
1467:Argentina
1406:Australia
1231:Infraspeed
1199:Lithuania
1138:DB InfraGO
969:Hong Kong
880:(in Dutch)
539:. Infrabel
523:References
356:TrainsporT
159:Net income
104:Key people
1317:Slovenia
1307:Slovakia
1267:Portugal
1203:LTG Infra
1104:EVR Infra
1055:Bulgaria
375:project.
352:SNCF Fret
318:, 12,218
229:Divisions
1440:VicTrack
1367:Ukraine
1277:Romania
1241:Bane NOR
1169:Ireland
1159:Hungary
1134:Germany
1124:Finland
1095:Estonia
1085:Denmark
1065:Croatia
1049:Infrabel
1045:Belgium
1035:Belarus
1025:Austria
948:Algeria
501:See also
479:HSL-Zuid
422:Eurostar
365:TUC Rail
342:(SNCB),
322:, 1,913
320:switches
266:Infrabel
244:TUC Rail
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113:Products
90:Brussels
54:Railroad
50:Industry
17:Infrabel
1461:America
1430:TasRail
1415:Aurizon
1400:Oceania
1347:Sweden
1297:Serbia
1287:Russia
1247:Poland
1237:Norway
1227:ProRail
1189:Latvia
1149:Greece
1118:Getlink
1110:France
952:Anesrif
491:Siemens
449:Antwerp
437:Diabolo
379:History
358:AG and
254:Website
222:Belgium
188:billion
186:13.834
169:million
150:million
131:billion
123:Revenue
96:Belgium
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1471:ADIFSE
1327:Spain
1179:Italy
1019:Europe
979:Japan
942:Africa
428:, and
426:Thalys
336:trains
305:EBITDA
206:Parent
190:(2009)
171:(2009)
167:69.61
152:(2009)
133:(2009)
129:1.309
1004:Iran
468:HSL 4
332:stops
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