Case Study: ProRail achieves 5x faster development and streamlined operations with Mendix

Prorail Supports the Critical Dutch National Railway System With Custom Applications Built on Mendix

ProRail, the Dutch government–appointed organization that maintains 6,800 km of national railway and plans allocation and traffic control 52 hours in advance, was facing a growing backlog of business requests and a proliferation of Shadow IT. With mission-critical core systems and high regulatory stakes, the IT team needed a faster, more reliable way to deliver office-automation applications and regain influence over business processes.

ProRail adopted the Mendix platform, built a solution-oriented supplier team, and shifted from waterfall to agile/DevOps to develop reusable, fit-for-purpose apps. In five years they delivered 37 platform apps, reduced single-purpose applications from 150 to 105 (with 25 running on the platform), accelerated time-to-value, and cut development hours by fivefold, yielding significant operational efficiencies and closer alignment between IT and the business.

ProRail

Johan van der Linde

ICT Manager