CFR Network Statement2026

          Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate “CFR” S.A.                                             Romania

c) If urgent works on the railway infrastructure are necessary in the situations when there is a danger for the traffic safety, CFR orders the closure of the traffic on the relevant sections until the repairs have been performed. d) If the infrastructure is affected due to a force majeure case making the railway infrastructure unavailable, the RUs are operatively notified, and alternative train paths are made available to them on deviated routes. The specific provisions are set out in the access contract These cases of unavailability of the infrastructure are notified to the RUs in accordance with the provisions of Article 53 of Law No. 202/2016.

2.6       Infrastructure Development
  Infrastructure is the most important logistical resource of the railway transport, and the development of
  the infrastructure must be seen from the perspective of the need to develop the railway transport. The
  development of the railway infrastructure includes, first of all, the maintenance, repair and renewal actions
  necessary for the rehabilitation of the existing infrastructure, and its maintenance at the performance
  parameters necessary to support a competitive railway transport at national level. The development of the
  railway infrastructure also includes the modernization and development actions needed to meet the
  current and future mobility needs of the people and goods, as well as the identified requirements for
  increasing the competitiveness of the railway transport. Last but not least, the development of the railway
  infrastructure includes actions for modernizing the operation of the railway infrastructure, on the one hand,
  in order to increase the performance of the train traffic, and, on the other hand, in order to streamline the
  operation with a view to limiting the railway transport costs. Finally, the development of the railway

infrastructure includes actions designed to maintain a high level of the train traffic safety, with a view to strengthening one of the important strengths of the railway transport on the transport market. In accordance with the provisions of Article 8(1) of Law No. 202/2016, CFR, in collaboration with the specialized departments of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communications, prepared the Strategy for the Development of the Railway Infrastructure in the Period of Time 2021-2025. The strategy aims at substantiating the needs of financing the Romanian railway infrastructure for the next 5 years (period of time 2021-2025). Against this background, it should be noted that the general objectives, the specific objectives and the strategic actions are defined in accordance with a medium- and long-term strategic vision, which includes as benchmarks the years 2025, 2030 and 2050. But within each direction of strategic action there are identified actions with a priority nature from a time perspective, which should be carried out in the next 5 years. These priority actions are quantified in terms of estimated costs, in order to identify the financing needs for the next 5 years. It is envisaged not to exceed a sustainable financing level,

estimated on the basis of the information available at the time of developing the strategy. In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Law No. 202/2016, based on the financing need identified within this strategy, there is going to be established and approved the plan of actual financing of the railway infrastructure for the next 5 years. Based on the approved financing plan, the CFR business plan for the next 5 years will then be drawn up, which will also identify the feasible investment plan within the approved financing plan. The development strategy of the Romanian railway infrastructure is correlated with the General Transport Master Plan of Romania, approved by means of the Government Decision No. 666/2016, as well as with the Management Plan of the company. Moreover, following the approval by the Government, the railway infrastructure development strategy will be integrated in the development strategy of Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate “CFR” SA, the manager of the Romanian railway infrastructure. Some relevant elements of the railway infrastructure development strategy are summarized in Annex 12.a.

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