Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

1. INFRASTRUCTURE

The infrastructure of the trans-European conventional rail system shall be that on the lines of the trans-European transport network identified in Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network(1) or listed in any update to the same Decision as a result of the revision provided for in Article 21 of that Decision.

For the purposes of this Directive, this network may be subdivided into the following categories:

• lines intended for passenger services;

• lines intended for mixed traffic (passengers and freight);

• lines specially designed or upgraded for freight services;

• passenger hubs;

• freight hubs, including intermodal terminals;

• lines connecting the abovementioned components.

This infrastructure includes traffic management, tracking, and navigation systems: technical installations for data processing and telecommunications intended for long-distance passenger services and freight services on the network in order to guarantee the safe and harmonious operation of the network and efficient traffic management.

(1)

OJ L 228, 9.9.1996, p. 1.