Interoperability and safety
Interoperability and safety enhance and ensure the seamless and safe circulation of passengers and goods on railway vehicles across the European Union and even beyond its borders.
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More funds proposed for greening and digitalising transport
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the joint vote of the Committees on Industry, Research and Energy and on Transport and Tourism on the...
CER welcomes Parliament MFF report
On 14 November the European Parliament, meeting in Strasbourg, approved the report on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, outlining the Parliament’s position...
Exchange of domestic tariff data - NeTEx standard
In the framework of the TAP TSI revision activity, the European Union Agency for Railways launched a study to analyse domestic tariffs of European railways in order to...
CER Position Paper - Commission Proposal on Connecting Europ
CER welcomes the Commission proposal establishing the Connecting Europe Facility but feels that the proposed budgetary resources for transport of EUR 30.6 billion are not...
ERRAC, the Technology Platform for the rail sector in Europe
The European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC) plans joint participation with Shift2Rail at InnoTrans 2018 to showcase the railway sector’s new Rail 2050 Vision and to...
Rail sector calls for EU budget that ensures the digital tra
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the European Parliament draft report on the new Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) proposal, but would...
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and its wider benefits
Transport generates jobs and growth economy-wide for prosperity and cohesion across the EU. Investing in transport, particularly rail transport, is investing in the EU, and...
GRB Position Paper - Route Compatibility Check
This position paper sets out the Group of Representative Bodies’ (GRB) view on the general principles for the route compatibility check (RCC) before the use of authorised...
GRB/SFR - Sector Vision for the Future of Reference Standard
This paper sets out the railway sector’s vision for how referenced standards within the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) should be managed in the future. The...
Minimum Connections Times (MCTs)
The scope of this CER Position Paper is to propose to all the sector stakeholders and the European Union Agency for Railways the adoption of a fair and non-...
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Group of Representative Bodies
The Group of Representative Bodies (GRB) is a grouping of railway associations in Europe with the role of supporting, in a transverse way, the rail sector’s input to the European...
ERRAC - The European Rail Research Advisory Council
ERRAC was set up in 2001 with the ambitious goal of creating a single European body with both the competence and capability to help revitalise the European rail sector and make it...
European Railway Agency Database of Interoperability and Safety
The ERADIS database shall ensure that the information relevant to the safety and interoperability of the railways in the Member States is accessible and transparent to all...
European Railway Agency
The European Railway Agency was set up to help create this integrated railway area by reinforcing safety and interoperability. The Agency also acts as the system authority for the...
