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Traffic Management

Traffic Management – Other Activities

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RFC Traffic Management Information

The Traffic Management Information (TMI) document provides a detailed overview of the traffic management information content and structure; its annexes deal with specific traffic management information regarding the border sections relevant for RFCs.

The complete Traffic Management Information document can be downloaded as a PDF. The annexes in Excel format can be downloaded as Annexes.

Priority Rules

Within the framework of activities providing support to RNE Members with the implementation of EU Regulation 913/2010, RNE has collected much information regarding the priority rules applied in operation by its Member Infrastructure Managers (IMs) and described them in a comprehensive (regularly updated) document: Overview of the Priority Rules in Operation (PRO)

The ”Overview of the Priority Rules in Operation” also contains the PRO recommendations, which can be found in Chapter 5. The PRO recommendations were defined based on principles, such as: acting similarly when a similar situation occurs, increasing punctuality, capacity utilisation for an optimal traffic flow, ensuring the mobility or transport chain, and reaching the normal operation as soon as possible.

The main goals for PRO recommendations on how to treat the trains are therefore defined as the following (without specific order):

  • Restore the “plan” as quickly as possible;
  • Arrange the train runs to optimize capacity utilisation;
  • Reduce the delays of delayed trains;
  • Keep the trains punctual at least for the locations where they have relation to other traffic activities or undergo planned procedures;
  • Keep punctuality for the long-distance trains;
  • Provide the staff with information and tools to be able to manage the disrupted situations.

Operational Situations

Operational States Routine Train has a delta Infrastructure is according to the planned state (all trains have TT, e.g., TCR) Degraded Incident reducing the capacity of the line; train run still possible Partly obstructed track Failures Trains should be handled; some could be canceled or re-routed Including all ICM cases Incl. all cases reported in TIS Incident Management Tool Emergency Track is closed due to the incident Fully obstructed track No train runs are possible Some trains can be canceled or re-routed Including all ICM cases Incl. all cases reported in TIS Incident Management Tool Recommended Priorities General Principles Keep the non-discriminatory approach between the RUs Trains can be prioritized considering: Type of trains Type of goods Whole logistics chain Failed trains should get priority to minimize impact on other trains Speed of trains should be considered to reduce occupation of long sections Operational Priorities Train on time has priority Capacity to be reserved for passenger and freight trains Density of trains on network should be considered Keep punctuality for locations where trains have relations Keep path of train Trains with highest impact should have priority Harmonize PRO between neighboring IMs for cases of TCRs Contingency Measures Firefighting and rescue trains have priority Trains can be re-routed Passenger trains can be canceled/substituted by bus Passengers can be guided to other trains Disruption concept is recommended Introduce temporary PRO to speed up decision-making in ICM cases Bilateral ad-ons to basic PRO recommendations should be possible

Disclaimer: The information included in this page has been provided by the IMs concerned. RNE cannot be held responsible for any mistake it might contain.

Corridor Management

International Contingency Management

To coordinate incidents and disruptions, the International Contingency Management Handbook was introduced in 2018 and later revised in 2021 and 2024 reflecting the gained experiences. RNE, with the support of the RFCs has taken the responsibility of keeping this document up to date.

Further information can be found on the Incident Management page.