Have your say on the implementation of the Rail Capacity Regulation – apply for membership in the Advisory Board for the Capacity Regulation (ABCR) until 31 January!

The ABCR will serve as RNE’s central platform to consult operational stakeholders on the preparatory work to implement the upcoming EU regulation on the use of railway infrastructure.

Joining the ABCR now allows operational stakeholders (railway undertakings, applicants, intermodal and terminal operators, etc.) to provide input and feedback on RailNetEurope’s work as future Network Coordinator.

The purpose of establishing ABCR now is to create a forum for stakeholder consultation at an early stage, even before the entry into force of the Rail Capacity Regulation.

The ABCR is not meant to be a replacement or duplication of the European Railway Platform (ERP).

RailNetEurope and its members are looking forward to a close cooperation with the ERP once it is established and are committed to co-develop effective and efficient consultation mechanisms with the members and organisers of ERP.

Applications for membership (or observer status) in the ABCR submitted until 31 January 2026 at 12:00 (noon) will be considered in the first evaluation round, which selects the founding members of the ABCR.

The call for applications will remain open on a continuous basis; additional members and observers will be selected in periodic evaluation rounds.