We would like to inform our customers and potential customers that the updated Corridor Information Document for Timetable 2025 (Sections 1-4) has been published.
The CID provides information about the conditions of using the RFC comprising infrastructure characteristics, list and description of terminals, capacity allocation rules, and traffic management rules.
We would like to inform our customers about the publication of the updated overview of Temporary Capacity Restrictions (TCRs) on RFC Rhine-Danube. This update concerns TCRs of GYSEV and MÁV.
If you would like to exchange on matters with us important for you and your organisation regarding facilitating rail freight traffic, please visit us between 3rd and 5th April at the joint booth of the RFC Network, which will be booth No. 67 in the Grand Hall.
Additionally, we would like to invite all of our interested partners to a special side-event on ‘Improving the performance of cross-border rail freight traffic’, which is co-organised by the RFC Network and some partner organisations in cooperation with the European Commission. It will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 on 4 April 2024 at Studios 314+316.
This side-event will focus on some of the current initiatives improving the performance of cross-border rail freight traffic:
Quality Circle Operations (QCO) (RFC Atlantic & RFC Rhine-Alpine)
Brenner Corridor and Femern Belt Platforms (RFC ScanMed)
Evolution of the dozen: improving train performance both at Schengen borders and non-Schengen borders (RFC Orient/East-Med & RFC Rhine-Danube)
Capacity Intelligence project (RFC North Sea-Med)
Real Time Data sharing between railway actors (TIS and R-CDM) (RailNetEurope)
Enhanced Data Interoperability for Combined Transport stakeholders (EDICT) project (UIRR)
Our PaP offer for timetable 2025 is now published and accessible via PCS and the website.
We are glad to inform all our customers and potential customers about the publication of the pre-arranged paths (PaPs) on RFC Rhine-Danube for timetable 2025. The offer is accessible via PCS (https://pcs-online.rne.eu/pcs/#/login) and the PaP Catalogue may be accessed via our website (http://rfc-rhine-danube.eu/pre-arranged-paths-paps/), containing a clickable map, detailed information sheets per section, a table overview of all PaPs per direction as well as additional information on train parameters, TCRs and distances. For any questions, please address the C-OSS manager (http://rfc-rhine-danube.eu/#section-contactdata).
We are looking forward to welcoming you on the RFC Rhine-Danube network!
To learn the level of satisfaction of the customers with the performance of the corridor, RFC Rhine-Danube conducted its third user satisfication survey for 2023. The survey was conducted in a harmonised manner, most importantly by using a harmonised questionnaire across all 11 RFCs, and coordinated by RailNetEurope.
We would like to thank everyone who filled it in for the valuable feedback and time.
The summary of the results specific for RFC Rhine-Danube can be downloaded here.
Our RFC is taking a deeper look into the results in order to define concrete actions for improvement.
We would like to inform our customers and potential customers that the new Corridor Information Document for Timetable 2025 (Sections 1-4) and the updated Corridor Information Document for Timetable 2024 (Sections 1-4) have been published.
The CID provides information about the conditions of using the RFC comprising infrastructure characteristics, list and description of terminals, capacity allocation rules, and traffic management rules.
A PCS training will be offered in February 2024, providing you with valuable and practical insights needed for requesting capacity on the Rail Freight Corridors for timetable 2025. Moreover, the training will enhance your knowledge by introducing you to (new) features and functions in PCS, informing you about the news for TT 2025 and giving you the chance to practice live with individual and corridor-specific exercises.
Should you be interested in participating to one or several of the trainings, please contact the C-OSS via , or register directly via the following links:
RFC Group 1: jointly organized by RFC North Sea-Med, Atlantic and Mediterranean RFC Group 2: jointly organized by RFC Baltic-Adriatic, Orient/East-Med, Rhine-Danube, Alpine-Western Balkan, and Amber RFC Group 3: jointly organized by RFC Rhine-Alpine, North Sea-Med, Scan-Med, Orient/East-Med North Sea-Baltic and Rhine-Danube RFC Group 4: jointly organized by RFC Baltic-Adriatic, North Sea-Baltic and Amber
Please feel free to share this information with other colleagues.
Due to heavy snowfall in the southern part of Germany during the night from Friday 1st to Saturday 2nd December, DB Netz classified the impact as an ICM case according to the RNE ICM Handbook.
The southern federal state Bavaria and in particular the area around Munich are significantly affected. Since the evening of 1st December, the Munich – Rosenheim section has been closed. No train traffic has been possible here.
The reason is that on this section near the town of Assling, there is a catenary damage, which is currently still under repair. Single-track operation is running again since 2 pm today.
DB Netz is checking whether further train journeys are possible. Double-track operation is expected to be possible by 6th December.
UPDATE 06-12-2023:
All main lines have been cleared and international traffic is up and running on all lines again. With this improvement and upgrade of capacity, DB Netz has decleared that the international distruption is over.
Some of the shunting yards and service tracks are still down to 50% capacity and DB Netz will continue with the work to clear them up. The forecast of capacity is uncertain at the moment.
We will keep our customers informed about the further proceedings.
We would like to inform you about an update regarding the urgent construction works ongoing on the Biatorbágy – Szárliget section, located on the main line Budapest – Rajka (1) in Hungary.
As informed you before, total closure will be introduced on the above section between 27 October and 17 November 2023.
On the alternative route, Komárom – Székesfehérvár (5), MÁV is going to arrange diesel locomotives for traction of freight trains continuously between28 October and 18 November in order to maximize the available capacity on this route.
Please note the following:
the diesel locomotives will be provided by MÁV Rail Tours Kft.,
MÁV will manage the operation of these locomotives,
these locomotives will fall under the scope of the agreement between MÁV and the RUs concerned about the reimbursement of the costs related to this temporary capacity restriction.
Railway undertakings are informed that train paths allocated on the main line Budapest – Rajka (1) should not be cancelled, however, alternative train paths on the Komárom – Székesfehérvár – Budapest-Kelenföld section should be requested by the operating railway undertakings.
In order to minimise the unnecessary waiting times, we kindly request the railway undertakings concerned not to plan long dwell times on the above section and to arrange the shifts of locomotive drivers in a way not to generate track occupancy at the stations Komárom and Székesfehérvár.
