The Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NCS) was founded on 20 February 1860 in Amsterdam and established in Utrecht from 1876 and was dissolved on 23 May 1934.
The NCS also opened a number of branchlines railways in the province of Utrecht, Den Dolder – Baarn on 27 June 1898 and Bilthoven – Zeist on 29 August 1901.
The starting point for the branchline trains was Utrecht from 1904 the Buurtstation, just north of the main station of the NRS and separated from it by the Leidse Vaart.
The local railway line Ede – Barneveld – Nijkerk was also operated by the NCS from 1902 to 1903.
In 1919, the operation of the NCS was continued by the State Railways, which had entered into an agreement of interests with the HIJSM in 1917.