CEF II Technical Assistance – Phase 2

Acronym: 22-AT-TG-RNE-CEF TA2_23

Project Summary

The Phase 2 of the Technical Assistance intends to continue the valuable work started in previous EU-funded actions and the Technical Assistance Phase 1, aiming to support accompanying measures under Article 9(1) of the CEF Regulation (“technical assistance”) 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.
The general objective of the “CEF Technical Assistance to RailNetEurope - 2023’ is to support the Rail Freight Corridors and Infrastructure Managers in 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 Phase 2 includes the following activities:

• Coordination and cooperation between RNE, RFCs, ERJU, EU Agency for Railways, and rail sector stakeholders
• Feasibility study and detailed implementation plan for a European transport market study covering passenger and freight transport
• Further development and implementation of new approaches for rail capacity management and allocation, in the context of the ‘timetable redesign’ programme (TTR for Smart Capacity Management)
• Specification, development, and deployment of IT systems and applications for rail capacity management and allocation (‘digital capacity management)
• European traffic and contingency management and related data exchange and monitoring
• Performance monitoring and management for rail infrastructure and transport services, including in the intermodal context
• Providing information on rail infrastructure and services in human-readable user-friendly, and machine-readable digital formats
• Support to cross-border long-distance passenger rail pilot services, in the framework of the Commission’s invitation to submit proposals for cross-border pilot rail services

Main outputs/results for the technical assistance are:

• Implementation of Scoping and Feasibility study on a European Transport Market study for passenger and freight transportation
• TTR programme implementation according to the defined plan
• Defined procedures and IT tools for European network management and incident management
• Implementation of the revised performance indicators for international train runs
• Increased usage of RINF data
• Implementation of procedures to support cross-border passenger service pilots

Participants

RailNetEurope

Project Duration

The eligibility period for this project are the years 2023-2024.

Project Volume

Total Investment Volume: 10,500,000 EUR

Max EU-Contribution: 10,500,000 EUR (100%)