Infrastructure
Modern, efficient and reliable infrastructure is the backbone of the European economy. The rail network in Europe enables the transport of passengers and goods across member states with high efficiency and low emissions.
Related CER Publications
Longer trains - Facts & experiences in Europe - 5th edition
Longer trains are one way to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the rail freight system, allowing more efficient operation and an increase in transport capacity....
Sector Statement Group welcomes Berlin Declaration to support international rail freight and presents its progress report
The Sector Statement Group (SSG) welcomes today’s publication of the Ministerial “Rail Freight Corridors: The Future of Rail Freight in Europe” Declaration (Berlin Declaration)....
Follow-up to the Sector Statement on Rail Freight Corridors
In 2016 Ministers of Transport signed the so-called ‘Rotterdam Declaration’ in support of the development of international rail freight transport and in particular the Rail...
The sector’s views on Rail Freight Corridors Regulation 913/2010
In light of the European Green Deal and the Commission’s goal to reach climate-neutrality by 2050, European rail freight plays an important role. The Rail Freight Corridors are...
A blueprint for greater focus on rail in the quest for green mobility
European transport must be carbon-neutral at the latest by 2050, with clear mid-term milestones set for 2030 and 2040. This is the objective proposed by the Community of European...
CER input to the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility
Rail is the safest, most sustainable transport mode. It contributes to making the European economy greener and more efficient. Yet much must be done in order to create the...
Europe's economic recovery after Covid-19: help finance it by applying user-pays and polluter-pays principles in transport
Since March 2020, the EU and its member states have committed more than €3trn to support their economies against the Covid-19 pandemic's immediate economic fallout. Further public...
Rail sector joins forces to contribute to sustainable and smart mobility in Europe
Transport accounts for a quarter of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, which are projected to grow further upon a post-pandemic return to business-as-usual. To achieve the EU...
Joint statement of the rail sector on the forthcoming Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, CER together with the association of the European rail infrastructure managers (EIM) and the association of the European rail supply...
Revision of TEN-T Regulation 1315/2013 - ensuring the core network
The trans-European transport network (TEN-T) is an essential tool for the development of multimodal, green and efficient mobility in Europe and for enabling rail to unleash its...
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External Links
TEN-T - Connecting Europe
As of January 2014, the European Union has a new transport infrastructure policy that connects the continent between East and West, North and South. This policy aims to close the...
Innovation & Networks Executive Agency
The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) is the successor of the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA), which was created by the European...
