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Target: to get more international transport shipped by rail

More international traffic shipped by rail - that's the goal of European railways. RailNetEurope, an association of European infrastructure managers, offers advice on traffic to or from other countries.

Borderless rail transport 

Borderless rail transport – liberalisation

The liberalisation of rail transport began with EU Directive 91/440 and has continued in stages. From 2006, the entire cross-border rail freight transport throughout the European Union will be liberalised.

Foreign transport 

Polish diesel locomotive passing the german-polish border

Foreign RUs in Germany

Are you a foreign railway undertaking planning to operate in Germany? Unless you are planning to set up a branch office in Germany, you should observe the following with regard to network access.

International Train-paths 

Detail from the Corridor diagram

Train-paths for international freight traffic

Whether catalogue-paths or customised solutions – we offer our customers the best-suited product for cross-border freight traffic.

RailNetEurope 

The Rail Net Europe logo

RailNetEurope (RNE)

RNE offers all railway undertakings high-quality train-paths for cross-border transport, and competent border-crossing advice from its One-Stop-Shop.

Der Hochgeschwindigkeitszug "THALYS" bei der Einfahrt in Köln Hbf

Taking traffic abroad 

Access conditions

Are you a railway undertaking based in Germany and wish to take traffic abroad? If you are not planning to set up a branch office in the country in question, or are unable to, you should observe the following.

Contacts 

Addresses of national One-Stop-Shop representatives and foreign agencies

If you have any queries concerning rail transport regulations and procedures for foreign railway undertakings wishing to operate in Germany, our contacts in the respective countries will be pleased to help you.


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