With the upcoming EU regulation on the use of railway infrastructure poised to enter into force in 2026, RNE is launching the new Advisory Board for the Capacity Regulation (ABCR). The ABCR will serve as the central consultation platform for operational stakeholders other than Infrastructure Managers (IMs) in the preparatory work related to the upcoming … Read more
European rail stakeholders met on 2 December 2025 in Vienna to review the achievements of the Digital Capacity Management – Implementation 2022–2024 (DCM IMP 22_24) project – a major milestone in rolling out TTR (Timetable Redesign) for Smart Capacity Management across Europe. At this final internal meeting in Vienna, co-beneficiaries and RNE task owners presented … Read more
RailNetEurope’s General Assembly (GA) convened in Vienna on 10 December to take a series of decisions that will shape the Association’s future role, particularly in light of the recent trilogue agreement on the EU Capacity Regulation. With RNE set to assume new responsibilities as Network Coordinator, Members signalled both determination and readiness to meet the … Read more
On 20 November 2025, RNE representatives took part in the PRIME Plenary meeting in Warsaw, where high-level representatives of rail infrastructure managers and DG MOVE gathered to discuss strategic questions around infrastructure development, management and European cooperation. RNE representatives were invited to present in several topics. Ongoing preparations for the role of Network Coordinator Following … Read more
RNE’s Path Coordination System (PCS) has long been established as the key platform for harmonising international train path requests among all involved stakeholders. Building on this success, RNE launched the PCS Capacity Broker on 17 November 2025 – a major step toward even broader process automation and digitalisation. This milestone also marks significant progress in … Read more
The European rail sector continues to strengthen its strategic capacity planning framework, moving towards ever more efficient use of rail capacity in support of the EU’s sustainable transport goals. Two major developments mark recent progress: These milestones reflect the growing maturity, coordination, and transparency of rail capacity planning across Europe. Draft Capacity Strategies TT2029: Submit … Read more