CFR Network Statement2026

Ferate “CFR” S.A. Romania - Ucraina - Romania (Dornești - Bacău - Buzău - București - Constanța) Detalii privitoare la aceste coridoare inclusiv rutele de pe teritoriul României se găsesc la adresa web: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tentec-maps/web/public/screen/home?layers=15_TEN- T%20Regulation%202024_Railways%20(passenger)%2C18_TEN- T%20Regulation%202024_Comprehensive%2C17_TEN- T%20Regulation%202024_Extended%20Core%2C16_TEN-T%20Regulation%202024_Core%2C11_TEN- T%20Regulation%202024_Railways%20(Freight)%2C14_TEN- T%20Regulation%202024_Comprehensive%2C13_TEN- T%20Regulation%202024_Extended%20Core%2C12_TEN- T%20Regulation%202024_Core&extent=3908480.046314678,2032409.6240838107,6356385.895753874, 5289936.47711938&basemap=gisco&countries=Romania&coreNetwork=&corridors= This corridor includes the routes: The EU funding programs and initiatives for financing the TEN-T network development projects can be found on the website: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure_en d) CER – The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies Established in 1988 with its headquarters in Brussels, CER is a European organization at the level of the railway companies which aims to represent the interests of its members at European level, to improve its position on the transport market and the viability of the railway transport, by conducting actions to influence the general framework which determines the making of the political decisions. The details of CER’s activity can be found on the website: http://www.cer.be. To this end, CER is involved in all stages of drafting European legislation, formulating points of view, being recognized by the European Commission as a negotiating partner and lobbying for the railway transport, with a view to finding the right balance between the modes of transport, and creating a fair competition on the transport market, under conditions of sustainable development. Given that CER - as an organization - is recognized by the European Commission as a dialogue partner in the process of drafting and improving transport legislation (while being also a lobbyist for the railway sector), the capacity as CER member which CFR SA obtained in 2003 offers, on the one hand, a real-time efficient information framework and, on the other hand, the possibility of expressing views in line with the realities and interests of CFR railway infrastructure, even from the drafting stage of the new railway legislative regulations. e) The International Union of Railways (UIC) UIC is a non-governmental multilateral organization established in Paris in 1922 for the co-operation in the field of railway transport, which aims at promoting the co-operation between the member railways and of the railway transport in general, developing the interoperability and improving the competitiveness of the railway transport as compared to other modes of transport. For this purpose, UIC develops rules, provisions and recommendations, railway and technical leaflets and standards, launches and supervises international projects and studies, and fosters the exchange of information and experience https://uic.org/about/about- uic/ During the period of time 2005-2006, UIC repositioned itself in relation to the European Union and the world developments, and the UIC structure was adequately adapted to give a global dimension to its organization and activity. At present, UIC has 200 members, belonging to the following categories: - active members, including railway undertakings and infrastructure managers in Europe, as well as railways from North Africa, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Japan, China and South Africa; - associate members, including most railways in Asia, Africa, America and Australia; 2026 CFR Network Statement Version: 15.1.6 Section: General Information A Page Date: 29.05.2026 22 of 98  Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate “CFR” S.A. Romania - affiliated members, which are companies that perform activities complementary to those performed by the railways (public transport, sleeping cars, catering, etc.). CFR (the Romanian Railways) is one of the founding members of UIC. f) OSJD - Organisation for Cooperation between Railways OSJD is a specialized interministerial international organisation established on 28 June 1956, with the Romanian Ministry of Railways as a founding member, based in Warsaw, whose objective is to ensure the necessary prerequisites for the development of the railway transport between Europe and Asia, and to promote the cooperation of the members on the railway policy and strategy issues, transport law, freight, passenger and infrastructure. OSJD mainly coordinates the Agreements on International Passenger Transport by Rail (SMPS) and on International Freight Traffic by Rail (SMGS) carried out with the countries of the former Soviet Union, the agreements on mutual settlements between the railways, as well as the technical issues related to the railway interoperability. The details can be found on the website: http://en.osjd.org The organization has two governing and decision-making levels, and namely:  Higher decision-making body – the Transport Ministers Conference, whose responsibility includes, in particular, policy issues, strategy and transport law;  The Conference of the Directors General of the railways in the member countries, which mainly coordinates the freight, passenger and infrastructure sectors. Romania is represented at the Transport Ministers Conference by the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communications, and CFR S.A. ensures the representation of the CFR company system at the level of the Conference of Directors General. One Stop Shop - RNE The European infrastructure managers which joined RNE have set up One Stop Shops (OSSs) that work within the freight railway corridors (RFC) as a network of contact points under the RNE and RFC umbrella. The main tasks of the OSS are set out in Annex 4. A list of the contact persons of the OSSs of the RNE administrations can be found on the RNE website: www.rne.eu CFR’s One Stop Shop (OSS) works within the Traffic Directorate, its contact information being the following: following: Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate - CFR SA, Traffic Directorate Address: 38 Dinicu Golescu Blvd., 1 Bucharest 010873, Romania OSS: Mr. Ionut STUPINARU Phone: +40 21 319 25 10 Fax: +40 21 319 25 11 E-mail: [email protected] RNE Tools In order to ensure easy access to the services supplied by the IMs, RNE developed a number of online software tools such as: 2026 CFR Network Statement Version: 15.1.6 Section: General Information A Page Date: 29.05.2026 23 of 98  Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate “CFR” S.A. Romania  PCS (Path Coordination System) Pathfinder - a system for requests for PCS international train paths: https://pcs.rne.eu/  TIS (Train Information System) EUROPTIRAILS - system for visualizing the traffic of the international trains: https://tis.rne.eu/  The description of these tools is set out in Annex 4. Back to TABLE OF CONTENTS 2026 CFR Network Statement Version: 15.1.6 Section: General Information A Page Date: 29.05.2026 24 of 98 Cap. 2 INFRASTRUCTURE  Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate “CFR” S.A. Romania 2.1 Introduction The information provided in this chapter is the one valid at the drafting date of the NS. If there appear significant modifications of the characteristics of the railway infrastructure during the validity period of the NS, these will be included in the published modifications. For the case when one of the activities included in this chapter is provided by another entity than CFR (in the capacity as IM), there was mentioned the relevant information specific to the activity or there were made references to the provisions comprising it. The organisation of CFR and of the performed activities are set out on its own Internet page: www.cfr.ro. The railway infrastructure includes the railway infrastructure in the public ownership of the State, hereinafter called the public railway infrastructure, as well as that in private ownership, hereinafter called the private railway infrastructure. The management of the railway infrastructure in the public or private ownership of the State is provided by Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate “CFR”-SA (hereinafter called CFR), to which the public railway infrastructure is awarded in concession, without payment of any royalty, and which owns the other elements of the railway infrastructure set out in Annex 2 to GD No. 581/1998 regarding the setting-up of CFR. Some parts of the State’s public railway infrastructure can be awarded in concession, in accordance with the law, to other national companies under the authority of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communications in compliance with the national and Community regulations. For the time being, CFR is the only national company empowered to manage the public railway infrastructure. The concrete elements of the public railway infrastructure are defined in Article 11(1) of GO No. 12/1998, and are set out in GO No. 581/1998 and Annex I to Law No. 202/2016. The other elements of the railway infrastructure assembly which are not mentioned above represent CFR’s private property in accordance with Article 11(3) of GO No. 12/1998. 2.2 Extent of Network The railway network managed by CFR has the general characteristics set out in Annex 5. The map of the railway network with its main characteristics highlighted is set out in Annex 2.a. Limits The public or private railway network managed by CFR covers rather evenly the territory of Romania, and serves most of the economic and urban hubs. The railway network managed by CFR is connected to the European railway network through the neighbouring railway administrations, namely: Hungary (MAV), Serbia (ZS), Bulgaria (NRIC), Moldova (CFM), and Ukraine (UZ). The border stations between the railway network managed by CFR and the railway network of the neighbouring railway administrations are set out in Annex 6. 2.2.1.1 Interoperable and non-interoperable railway infrastructure The State’s public or private railway infrastructure includes the infrastructure that can be connected to the trans-European railway infrastructure as well as the infrastructure that cannot be connected to this, as follows: a) interoperable railway infrastructure, with a route length of 6,878 km; The list of these sections is presented in Annex 2 of GD 643/2011); b) non-interoperable railway infrastructure with a route length of 3,737 km; The list of these sections is presented in Annex 3 of GD 643/2011). 2026 CFR Network Statement Version: 15.1.6 Section: Infrastructure A Page Date: 29.05.2026 26 of 98  Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate “CFR” S.A. Romania b) non-interoperable railway infrastructure with a route length of 3,737 km; The list of these sections is presented in Annex 3 of GD 643/2011). A) Interoperable Railway Infrastructure Management CFR ensures the management of the interoperable infrastructure by fulfilling all the functions necessary for the use of the railway infrastructure and making it available to railway transport operators, under the terms of the law. C.F.R. ensures the functioning of the public railway infrastructure by: a) fulfilling all the necessary technical, commercial, economic and representational functions; b) ensuring the operating status of the lines, installations and other elements of the railway infrastructure at the established parameters; c) operational management of train traffic and allowing maneuvering; d) distributing the capacities of the railway infrastructure and allocating paths based on the rules established by the Ministry of Transport and the access contract to it. CFR also ensures the development and modernization of the railway infrastructure in Romania in accordance with European standards, in order to ensure compatibility and interoperability with the European railway transport system. In order to ensure the safe operation of the activity and for related activities, the specific normative acts in force, the national railway regulations and the own procedures developed by CFR apply to the interoperable and non-interoperable non-leased railway infrastructure. The sections of the non-interoperable non-leased railway infrastructure are presented in Annex 7.a. The services that CFR offers to customers who wish to operate trains on the railway infrastructure managed by CFR are described in this NS. CFR, as the manager of the railway infrastructure, benefits from organizational and decision-making independence with regard to essential functions. Essential functions of infrastructure management are: (i) decision-making regarding the allocation of train paths, including the definition and assessment of train path availability, and (ii) the allocation of individual train paths and decision-making regarding infrastructure pricing, including the establishment and collection of tariffs, in accordance with the pricing framework and the capacity allocation framework. The services provided by CFR on the railway infrastructure managed by CFR, as well as the related tariffs, are presented in Chapter 5. b) Management of non-interoperable railway infrastructure CFR may lease parts of the non-interoperable public railway infrastructure to other legal entities, in order to manage it for the organization of public transport of goods and passengers. The conditions for leasing parts of the non-interoperable railway infrastructure are regulated by GD 643/2011 and are made on the basis of a framework lease agreement presented in Annex 8. Legal entities leasing portions of the non-interoperable railway infrastructure must be authorized by AFER as infrastructure managers according to art.12 of GD 643/2011. 2026 CFR Network Statement Version: 15.1.6 Section: Infrastructure A Page Date: 29.05.2026 27 of 98  Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate “CFR” S.A. Romania Currently, CFR has concluded lease agreements with 5 non-interoperable railway infrastructure managers. The leased sections are highlighted in Annex 7.a. The railway map of interoperable and non-interoperable stations and lines, highlighting the infrastructure managers that have leased non-interoperable lines from CFR, is presented in Annex 2.b. In order to ensure the safe operation of traffic and related activities, the specific regulatory acts in force, national railway regulations and the own procedures developed by the managers of non-interoperable railway infrastructure (GIFN) apply to the leased non-interoperable railway infrastructure. The management of non-interoperable infrastructure is carried out under the conditions provided for in GD 643/2011. The following rules are provided for the management of train traffic on the traffic sections belonging to the leased non-interoperable railway infrastructure: a) The operational management activities of train traffic on the traffic sections belonging to the non- interoperable railway infrastructure are carried out exclusively by CFR through its own railway traffic management structures (Regional Traffic Regulators or Traffic Regulators), under the terms of the law. The services provided by CFR on the non-interoperable railway infrastructure leased through its own railway traffic management structures as well as the related tariffs are presented in Chapter 5.5.5. b) The activities of train traffic management at the level of railway stations and other junction points on the traffic sections belonging to the non-interoperable railway infrastructure are carried out only by personnel authorized by AFER, under the coordination of the railway traffic management structures of CFR, in compliance with all traffic safety norms and in accordance with the regulations in force. c) Access to these lines is based on an access contract concluded between the railway infrastructure manager and the OTF and the payment of a TUI that cannot exceed the TUI value applied by CFR for sections and similar conditions. The specific tariff conditions are presented in Chapter 5 of the DRR. The services that GIFN offers to customers who wish to operate trains on the GIFN railway infrastructure are established by GIFN and transmitted to