European rail stakeholders are joining forces to turn digital capacity management into a reality, setting the foundation for the upcoming EU Regulation on the Use of Railway Infrastructure Capacity.  

The Digital Capacity Management – Implementation 2025–2029 (DCM IMP 25_29) project, coordinated by RNE, supports the deployment of the necessary digital systems and processes.  

At the recent kick-off meeting, those were the key themes to move rail capacity and traffic management from a national and manual approach to one that is European, digital, and flexible. 

Laying the Groundwork for the EU Capacity Regulation

The DCM IMP 25_29 project focuses on: 

• aligning national legacy systems for cross-border Capacity Request and Traffic Management 
• enabling cross-border data exchange based on Telematics TSI 
• harmonising rail reference data using RINF and Telematics TSI 
• ensuring compliance with TSIs and operational rules 
• building capacity for digital traffic and performance management 

Held in September 2025, the hybrid kick-off meeting brought together representatives from eleven Infrastructure Managers, including:

• AS Eesti Raudtee 
• Banedanmark 
• DB InfraGO 
• FTIA – Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency 
• IP – Infraestruturas de Portugal 
•  Latvijas dzelzcels 
• AB LTG Infra 
• SNCF Réseau 
• Slovenske železnice – Infrastruktura d.o.o. 
• SZCZ – Správa železnic 
• Trafikverket 

The meeting focused on preparing the Grant Agreement. Participants reiterated their commitment to building a future-ready European rail system and achieving the project’s objectives throughout its nearly five-year duration. 

The project, co-funded under the CEF Transport programme, will run until the end of 2029. 

Collaboration Driving Digital Progress 

Special thanks go to CINEA, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, for their continued support, and to all consortium members for their collaboration.  

The launch of DCM IMP 25_29 marks another milestone in modernising European rail, with digital capacity management at its core.