CEF II Technical Assistance – Phase 1

Acronym: 21-AT-TG-RNE CEF TA

Project Summary

The overall objective of the Action ‘CEF Technical Assistance to RailNetEurope - 2021’ is to support accompanying measures that contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to efficient, interconnected and multimodal networks and infrastructure for smart, interoperable, sustainable, inclusive, accessible, safe and secure mobility on the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), specifically to promote the effective implementation of Regulation (EU) N° 913/2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight, and Directive 2012/34/EU establishing a single European railway area. RailNetEurope is an association set up by a majority of European Rail Infrastructure Managers and Allocation Bodies to enable fast and easy access to the European rail system, as well as to increase the quality and efficiency of international rail traffic. Technical Assistance to RailNetEurope shall address the support to Rail Freight Corridors and the Infrastructure Managers for the development of common rules, processes, functions and IT requirements / architectures for international rail capacity and traffic management, as well as activities related to data sharing, information provision, performance and market analysis. The technical assistance shall cover the following activities:

• The Coordination and cooperation between RNE, RFCs and rail sector stakeholders shall be facilitated.
• A Scoping and feasibility study for a European transport market study shall be prepared.
  Further development and implementation of new approaches for rail capacity management and allocation shall be processed.
• Specification, development and deployment of IT systems and applications for rail capacity management (‘digital capacity management’) shall be deployed.
• European traffic and contingency management including the related data exchange and monitoring shall be assessed and further defined.
• Performance monitoring and management for rail infrastructure and transport services, including intermodal context shall be improved
• Provision of information on rail infrastructure and services in user-friendly, digital formats shall be strengthened.
• RNE shall support the preparation of coordinated funding proposals involving multiple rail stakeholders

Main outputs/results for the technical assistance are:

• The promotion and coordination of joint sector activities in the frame of RNE portfolio.
• A completed “Scoping and feasibility study for a European transport market study“.
• The facilitation of a harmonised European capacity management under the Program "TTR for a Smart Capacity Management" facilitated
• European Capacity Management Tool and Temporary Capacity Restriction Tool.
• The improvement of the performance monitoring and management for rail infrastructure and transport services.
• The coordination of sector funding projects to strengthen the digitalisation of the European rail sector.

Participants

RailNetEurope

Project Duration

The eligibility period for this project are the years 2021-2022.

Project Volume

Total Investment Volume: 2,800,000 EUR

Max EU-Contribution: 2,800,000 EUR (100%)