What Loxia does

Loxia B.V. is a Utrecht-headquartered, Dutch private limited liability company that provides specialized software development and railway infrastructure data engineering services, operating exclusively in support of ProRail, the Dutch railway infrastructure manager. Established in 2007 as a 50/50 joint venture between Arcadis and Movares, the company combines domain expertise in train protection (treinbeveiliging) and train control (treinbediening) systems with custom software delivery using Agile Scrum methodology and embedded Product Owners. Its core activities cover the design, configuration, validation, and operational commissioning of the data that underpins the Dutch national rail network, including 13 central traffic control posts.

Loxia's proprietary product portfolio centers on a suite of desktop and web applications: the Werkbank OD and Werkbank CARIS tools for modeling and detailed design of train protection systems in SWOD format; the POST21 Werkbank for configuring POST21 traffic-control data with CAD-based topology and cross-system consistency checks; the RailDesign web platform hosting IMX-Converter, Generieke validatie service (GVS), Werkbanken-App, IMSpoor, and related validators; and RailXchange for managing the lifecycle of rail-technical data collections. A newer product, IRIS (Interactief Rail Informatie Systeem), entered definitive realization in January 2024 through the RIGD-LOXIA collaboration to deliver an integrated information system for ProRail train dispatchers. The company also operates the Loket data-exchange function that mediates between engineering bureaus and ProRail's design chain.

Commercially, Loxia operates as a B2B professional services provider on contract-based, project-driven engagements with ProRail, supplemented by access for engineering bureaus through the Loket and RailDesign channels gated by ProRail recognition. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales and relationship-based, with participation in industry events such as Railcenter and limited consumer marketing. The firm holds CO2-Prestatieladder level 3.1 certification (audited by KIWA, valid through July 2028), a procurement prerequisite aligned with ProRail tendering. Loxia has 51-100 employees and reports no public funding events, consistent with its position as a JV subsidiary funded through Arcadis and Movares.

Name

Loxia

Legal name

LOXIA B.V.

Website

https://loxia.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Loxia B.V. is a Utrecht-based Dutch software and data-engineering firm, jointly owned by Arcadis and Movares, that builds proprietary tools and delivers services for ProRail's railway infrastructure data, design, and traffic-control systems across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail Infrastructure Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Rail Transportation (4882)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Rail Signaling & Train Control Infrastructure (Interlockings, ETCS/CBTC Wayside) (TLAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rail Asset & Infrastructure Status Monitoring within OCC (Condition/Alarm Management) (TLAJAEAK)

Keywords

• Railway data management
• Software development services
• Infrastructure data engineering
• Train protection systems
• Rail infrastructure consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure data management services: LOXIA provides data management services for railway infrastructure including coordinating infrastructure data changes (Plan coordination), data exchange (Loket), quality monitoring, and maintaining planning and management tools. Services include Plancoördinatie, Gegevenscoördinatie, and Loket functions.
2. Software development services: Custom software development for ProRail in various work areas including management, protection, control, and publication. Delivered using Scrum methodology with embedded Product Owners and self-managing teams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Loxia provides software development and data engineering services to ProRail for the Dutch railway infrastructure, including design and configuration of train traffic control systems, infrastructure data management, and IMX-format data exchange. The company also develops and licenses a portfolio of proprietary railway applications (Werkbank OD, Werkbank CARIS, POST21 Werkbank, RailDesign platform, RailXchange, IRIS) used by engineering bureaus and ProRail-recognized companies across the design chain.

Product overview

LOXIA offers a portfolio of proprietary railway data management and engineering software tools. The core offerings include standalone desktop applications (POST21 Werkbank, Werkbank OD, Werkbank CARIS) used by engineers and specialists for railway safety system design, configuration, and documentation. RailDesign is a sub-brand platform comprising web-based applications (IMX-Converter, Generieke validatie service, Werkbanken-App, IMSpoor tool, Dataset selector, IAUF-UIT Validator, IMX sort service) for IMX data visualization, conversion, validation, and generation. RailXchange is a web application for managing and publishing rail-technical collections. IRIS (Interactief Rail Informatie Systeem) is a new interactive rail information system. LOXIA also provides infrastructure data management services including plan coordination, information exchange (Loket), quality monitoring, and deviation reporting for railway infrastructure management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RailDesign: A platform of web applications developed within Loxia, providing tools for rail infrastructure data management including IMX conversion, validation, and visualization services for ProRail-registered companies.

Products and services

• POST21 Werkbank Standalone desktop application used by POST21 engineers to compile and configure the cohesion between switches, signals, tracks and other elements needed by POST21 train traffic management systems. Performs consistency checks between different POST21 systems and uses CAD drawings with railway topology as the basis.
• Werkbank OD (Overzicht Dossier) Standalone desktop application that helps engineering firms model railway safety systems, generate SWOD (SeinWezenOverzichtDossier) files and verify them against ProRail design regulations. Includes the Bladverschiltool version comparison, announcement and braking distance calculations, and SWOD delivery to the LOXIA loket.
• Werkbank CARIS (Care Installatie Schema's) BI (Beveiliging Installatie) workbench for detailed design of electrotechnical wiring schematics for train protection systems including signals, switches, train detection and level crossings. Converts overview dossiers from Werkbank OD into installation dossiers, automates common situations and accelerates remaining design using standard schematic parts.
• RailXchange Web-based management application supporting the process of unlocking, managing and publishing rail-technical collections (infraconfiguratie). Facilitates data exchange between the Loket and various parties processing infraconfiguratie during ProRail projects, manages user roles and subscriptions with notifications, geographic configuration of service points, and publishes/depublishes infraconfiguratie to RailDocs and other publication services.
• RailDesign platform Open web application platform developed within Loxia containing multiple applications for railway data management, including the IMSpoor tool, Dataset selector, IAUF-UIT Validator, IMX sort service, Werkbanken-App, Generieke validatie service and IMX-Converter. Available for ProRail-recognized companies to visualise, compare, validate and convert IMX railway data.
• Generieke Validatie Service (GVS) RailDesign web application that validates IMX files (the railway data exchange format) for structure, integrity, domain and topology. By specifying a profile, only checks belonging to that profile are performed. Accessible to all ProRail-recognized companies in the design chain.
• IMX-Converter RailDesign web application that converts IMX files — the exchange format for railway data — to a newer version, keeping Loxia current with the latest IMX format releases for ProRail-recognized companies.
• Werkbanken-App RailDesign web application that generates IMX files from SWOD sheets. Both the external as-built situation and work-in-progress To-build SWOD sheets can be used as the basis for IMX generation.
• IRIS (Interactief Rail Informatie Systeem) Interactive rail information system consolidating all relevant railway information in one place for ProRail train dispatchers, supporting both normal operations and emergency situations. Developed by RIGD-LOXIA, a collaboration entity in which Loxia is the data supplier of primary traffic control systems and related processes including schedule makers.
• Infrastructure Data Management Services Professional services for managing railway infrastructure data on behalf of ProRail, including Plan coordination (Plancoördinatie), data exchange coordination (Gegevenscoördinatie), the Loket function, quality monitoring and maintenance of planning and management tools. Covers the Dutch railway network end-to-end.
• Custom Software Development Services Custom software development for ProRail across multiple work areas including management (beheer), protection (beveiliging), control (beheersing) and publication. Delivered through an Agile Scrum methodology with embedded Product Owners and self-managing engineering teams.
• Infradataconfiguratie (POST21) Data Engineering Creation, maintenance and commissioning of SIL-1 released operational data and visualisations for ProRail traffic control systems. Involves datafication, data engineering, design adaptation and checking, testing, validation/release, advisory services and commissioning of data products for the Dutch railway.

Quantifiable outcome

• Managed hundreds of concurrent infrastructure projects in multi-project planning
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KIWAminorOthersKIWA is a certification body that conducts audits for CO2 performance ladder certification. LOXIA holds a CO2-bewust certificaat niveau 3.1 from KIWA, valid until July 2028.
• SKAO (Stichting Klimaat Vriendelijk Aanbesteden en Ondernemen)minorOthersSKAO owns the CO2 prestatieladder (performance ladder) instrument. LOXIA participates in this certification scheme managed by SKAO, which was originally developed by ProRail.
• RIGD-LOXIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRIGD-LOXIA is a collaboration entity. LOXIA is the data supplier of primary traffic control systems and related processes including schedule makers. The partnership delivers IRIS (Interactief Rail Informatie Systeem), a system for collecting all relevant information in one place for train traffic controllers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Royal HaskoningDHV: Major Dutch engineering consultancy with a substantial rail infrastructure practice serving ProRail and other European rail clients. Comparable as a professional services provider in the Dutch rail infrastructure market with overlapping data engineering and design expertise.
• Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering and consulting firm with a rail and mobility practice serving Dutch infrastructure clients. Comparable as a professional services firm working in the Dutch rail and infrastructure sector.
• Movares: Joint venture parent and Dutch rail engineering consultancy with a comprehensive rail practice. Comparable as both a parent and a peer in rail data engineering, signaling, and infrastructure design services to ProRail and other clients.
• Dynniq: Dutch mobility technology provider specializing in traffic management, ITS, and rail signaling systems. Comparable as a Dutch technology and systems integrator serving rail and infrastructure operators.
• IV-Infra: Dutch specialist rail infrastructure consultancy with deep expertise in track, signaling, and civil engineering. Comparable as a ProRail-recognized firm providing specialized engineering services in the same regulatory and operational environment.
• Vialis: Dutch traffic and rail systems integrator providing signaling, control, and infrastructure solutions to ProRail and other clients. Directly comparable as a Dutch rail systems specialist competing in the same ProRail procurement ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Alstom: Global rail signaling, rolling stock, and infrastructure provider with major presence in European rail markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent in train protection and control systems, though much larger and more diversified than LOXIA.
• Arcadis: Joint venture parent and global design, engineering, and consultancy firm with a significant rail and mobility practice. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing overlapping rail data and engineering services across multiple geographies.
• Siemens Mobility: Global leader in rail signaling, train control, and infrastructure including ETCS and CBTC solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent in rail signaling and control, though operating at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio than LOXIA.

Regional players

• Sweco: Nordic-headquartered engineering consultancy with a growing European rail and mobility practice. Comparable as a regional engineering services provider in adjacent European rail markets with similar digitization opportunities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/loxia_2

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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