Translation of "Réseau international de transport ferroviaire en Europe " (French → English) :

International Rail Transport System in Europe

International Rail Transport Committee | CIT [Abbr.]

International Rail Transport Committee

Trans-European Rail Freight Network | TEN-RF [Abbr.] | TERFN [Abbr.]

International Network for the Defence of the Economic and Social Rights of the Underprivileged in Europe

Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of the South East Europe Core Regional Transport Network

international rail transport

Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail [ RID ]

international carriage of dangerous goods by rail

Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail [ CIV ]

In addition, more priority should also be given to the development of a « dedicated » rail freight network.

The single railway area seeks to modernise Europe's railway transport sector by tackling 3 aspects:

Therefore, it sets the following relevant targets for TEN-T policy: 30 % of road freight carried over distances of more than 300 km should shift to other modes by 2030, and more than 50 % by 2050; the length of the existing high-speed rail network should triple by 2030 and by 2050 the majority of medium-distance passenger journeys should be undertaken by rail; by 2050, all core network airports should be connected to the rail network and all seaports to the rail freight and, where possible, to the inland waterway system.

‘economic equilibrium test’ means the assessment process carried out by a regulatory body at the request of an entity referred to in Article 10, only applicable in Member States that have decided, in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 2012/34/EU, to limit the right of access to rail infrastructure for international rail passenger services between a place of departure and a destination which are covered by one or more public service contracts, in order to determine whether the economic equilibrium of a public service contract would be compromised by a proposed new international rail passenger service;