updated in december 2019

 strengthening co-operation between IMs/ABs on key aspects such as the allocation of paths, deployment of interoperable systems and infrastructure development,  finding the right balance between freight and passenger traffic along the RFCs, giving adequate capacity for freight in line with market needs and ensuring that common punctuality targets for freight trains are met,  promoting intermodality between rail and other transport modes by integrating terminals into the corridor management process. The main parameters of the 4 RFC corridors concerning the national rail infrastructure are shown below: 1. Rhine – Alpine Corridor: Zeebrugge-Antwerp/Amsterdam/Vlissingen/Rotterdam-Duisburg-[Basel]Milan/Novara-Genoa; 2. ScanMed Corridor: Stockholm[Oslo]/Trellerborg-Malmö-Copenhagen-Hamburg-Innsbruck-Verona-La Spezia/ Livorno/Ancona/Taranto/Augusta-Palermo; 3. Baltic – Adriatic Corridor: Swinoujscie/Gdynia-Katowice-Ostrava/Žilina-Bratislava/Vienna/Klagenfurt-UdineVenice/Trieste/Bologna/Ravenna/Graz-Maribor-Ljubljana-Koper/Trieste; 4. Mediterranean Corridor: Almería-Valencia/Madrid-Zaragoza/Barcelona-Marseille-Lyon-Turin-Milan-VeronaPadua/Venice-Trieste/Koper-Ljubljana-Budapest-Ljubljana/Fiume-Zagreb-Budapest-Zahony (Hungarian – Ukrainian border) Further information regarding the RFCs is available at the following relevant websites:  Rhine-Alpine Corridor: www.corridor-rhine-alpine.eu  Scandinavia-Mediterranean Corridor: http://scanmedfreight.eu/  Baltic-Adriatic Corridor: http://rfc5.eu/  Mediterranean Corridor: www.railfreightcorridor6.eu or in the dedicated Corridor Information Documents (CIDs) produced by the RFCs and available at the above mentioned websites. Furthermore, in order to regulate the procedure for complaints lodged by transport operators against decisions taken by the competent RFC bodies, specific Cooperation Agreements have been entered into, signed by the Regulatory Bodies of the States concerned by the various RFCs. The texts of the agreements can be found at the following websites: http://www.mit.gov.it/mit/site.php?p=cm&o=vd&id=2856 In this regard, the Regulatory Authority responsible for the “Mediterranean” RFC 6 is the TRA (Transport Regulation Authority – the Italian regulation authority). All complaints must be submitted both in Italian and in English or French and must necessarily also be forwarded by email to the following email address: rfcmed@autorita-trasporti.it. In the case of the “Rhine-Alpine” RFC, the responsible Regulation Authority is the German Bundesnetzagentur: www.bundesnetzagentur.de For the "Scandinavia-Mediterranean" RFC, the responsible Regulation Authority is the Austrian Schienen-Control Kommission: http://www.schienencontrol.gv.at For the "Baltic-Adriatic" RFC the responsible Regulation Authority is defined in the Cooperation Agreement concluded by the corridor Regulation Authorities: http://rfc5.eu/documents/regulary-bodies-cooperation-agreement/

1.10 RAIL NET EUROPE – INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURE

MANAGERS (UPDATED IN DECEMBER 2019)

RFI is a member of RailNetEurope (RNE), which is an umbrella organisation of European railway Infrastructure Managers and Allocation Bodies (IMs/ABs). RNE facilitates international railway business by developing harmonised international business processes in the form of templates, handbooks, and guidelines, as well as IT tools.

You can find more information about RNE on http://www.rne.eu/organisation/rne-approach-structure/

1.10.1 One Stop Shops

A network of One-Stop Shops (OSS) represents the IMs in international traffic. They constitute a single point of contact for the entire international route of a rail service, from the initial questions related to network access to international path requests and performance reviews after a train run. [IM name] also operates an OSS

List of OSS contact persons available at: www.rne.eu/organisation/oss-c-oss/..

1.10.2 RNE Tools

Path Coordination System (PCS)

PCS is an international path request coordination system for Railway Undertakings (RUs) and other Applicants, Infrastructure Managers (IMs,) Allocation Bodies (ABs) and Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs). The internet-based application optimises international path coordination by ensuring that path requests and offers are harmonised by all involved parties. Furthermore, PCS is the only tool for publishing the binding PaP and RC offer and for managing international path requests on RFCs.

Access to PCS is free of charge. A user account can be requested via the RNE PCS Support: support.pcs@rne.eu.

More information can be found on http://pcs.rne.eu.

Charging Information System (CIS)

The CIS is an infrastructure charging information system for Applicants provided by IMs and ABs. The web-based application provides fast information on indicative charges related to the use of European rail infrastructure and estimates the price for the use of international train paths. It is an umbrella application for the various national rail infrastructure charging systems. Access to CIS is free of charge without user registration. More information can be found on http://cis.rne.eu or can be requested via the RNE CIS Support: support.cis@rne.eu

Train Information System (TIS)

TIS is a web-based application that supports international train management by delivering real-time train data concerning international trains. The relevant data are obtained directly from [IM name]'s systems. The IMs send data to TIS, where all the information from the different IMs is combined into one train run from departure or origin to final destination. In this manner, a train can be monitored from start to end across borders. RUs and terminal operators may also be granted access to TIS. They are invited to join the RNE TIS Advisory Board as all members of this board grant all other members full access to TIS data if they are involved in the same train run. However, if the RUs and terminal operators concerned are not members of the RNE TIS Advisory Board, mutual agreements have to be signed between individual RUs and between RUs and terminal operators.

Access to TIS is free of charge. A user account can be requested via the RNE TIS Support: support.tis@rne.eu. More information can be found on http://tis.rne.eu.

1.10.3 Pilot projects within the framework of the TTR

In order to ensure a further degree of harmonisation of the timetable definition procedures among the different European countries, RNE and the Forum Train Europe (FTE), in collaboration with the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) have launched the TTR Strategy for the Timetabling Process (abbreviated as TTR). The TTR project aims to more suitably meet the needs of the various Applicants through an optimised timetabling process providing capacity for specific purposes and safeguarding a part of the timetable for any requests made in the closeness of the actual use of the train path (so-called "Rolling Planning" requests).

The TTR will be introduced gradually through pilot projects for testing the innovative elements of the TTR. The pilot projects shall be operational from the 2019-2020 timetable and will continue during the TT 2020/2021; the purpose is to assess how the new process effectively responds to the relevant objectives, with the possibility to adjust any critical aspects and make further adjustments before the actual implementation of the new process across Europe.

Further information about the strategy can be found at http://www.ttr.rne.eu/pilots, and in paragraph 4.2.1 of the NS.