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GLOSSARY (UPDATED IN DECEMBER 2019)
(INFRASTRUCTURE) ACCESS CONTRACT (CONTRATTO DI UTILIZZO DELL'INFRASTRUTTURA FERROVIARIA) hereinafter also the Contract, a contract entered into with a single RU setting out the terms and conditions for access to and use of the train paths. An Access Contract may be concluded for a term shorter than or equal to the working timetable period ACCESS CHARGE (CANONE DI UTILIZZO - PEDAGGIO) the consideration payable by the RU for the utilisation of each single path and related services APPLICABLE OPERATING REGULATIONS (NORMATIVA D'ESERCIZIO VIGENTE) the set of applicable regulations, provisions, instructions absolutely regulating train services over the IM’s network APPLICABLE WORKING TIMETABLE REQUEST (RICHIESTA IN CORSO D'ORARIO) a train path request made within the applicable working timetable period, regardless of the use thereof also during the next timetable APPLICANT (RICHIEDENTE) a licensed Railway Undertaking or an international grouping of railway undertakings, each one holding a license, and other individuals or corporations, such as the regions or autonomous provinces and, generally speaking, the competent authorities referred to in Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as well as the loaders, shipping companies and operators of combined transport concerns, with a public service or commercial interest in acquiring infrastructure capacity, for the purpose of providing transport services by rail ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE DISPLAY BOARDS (TABELLONI ARRIVI E PARTENZE) display boards or monitors providing information, updated in real time, on the arrival/departure of trains, also showing the platforms and, in the case of HS trains, the train formation as well AUTHORISED CONTACT (REFERENTE ACCREDITATO) a person appointed by the IM and the RUs responsible for carrying out certain activities specified in this document BASIC SECTION (TRATTA ELEMENTARE) a portion of infrastructure in between two contiguous time recording points CANCELLATION (SOPPRESSIONE) a measure for totally or partially limiting the utilisation of a path (space/time limitation) CANCELLATION OF A PATH (DISDETTA) formal notice by a RU to the effect that it no longer intends to utilise a previously requested and allocated path CAPACITY ALLOCATION (ASSEGNAZIONE DI CAPACITA') the process by which requests are handled and the capacity allocation of a certain railway infrastructure defined by the IM CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN (PIANO DI POTENZIAMENTO DELLA CAPACITA') a measure or series of measures, with a calendar for their implementation, which are proposed to alleviate the capacity constraints leading to the declaration of a Section of infrastructure as “congested infrastructure” COMPANIES OPERATING IN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES railway companies that operate passenger services, or companies that offer rail transport services using, for traction, railway companies, or companies that provide passengers for rail transport, on the basis of commercial agreements with railway companies, information services and ticketing CONGESTED INFRASTRUCTURE (INFRASTRUTTURA SATURATA) element of infrastructure for which the demand for capacity cannot be fully satisfied during certain periods, even after coordination of all the requests for capacity CONTRACT VALUE (VALORE DEL CONTRATTO)
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