The Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij, founded on August 8, 1837, was the first railway company in the Netherlands, opening the country's oldest rail line between Amsterdam and Haarlem on September 20, 1839. Economic pressure following the First World War led it to merge in 1938 with the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen to form Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the Dutch national railway.
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The Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɔlɑntsə ˈɛizərə(n) ˈspoːrʋɛxmaːtsxɑˌpɛi]) or HSM (Holland Iron Railway Company) was the first railway company in the Netherlands founded on 8 August 1837 as a private company, starting operation in 1839 with a line between Amsterdam and Haarlem.
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The company remained operational until 1938, when it merged with the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).
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