4th Railway Package - Guide
Since 1991, the European railway sector has constantly been reformed by the European Union. The 4th Railway Package, which was adopted in 2016 is by far the largest and most complex legal initiative introduced so far. The 4th Railway Package consists of a political and a technical pillar which introduce substantial reforms for all stakeholders concerned.
The Guide below (drop-down menu) illustrates in four different chapters the reforms in the field of vehicle authorisation, safety certification and ERTMS trackside approval as well as the new role of the European Union Agency for Railways as ‘frequently asked questions’. Given the fact that the implementation of the 4th Railway Package is an ongoing process, the Guide will be updated on a regular basis, in line with the progress of the reforms being made on EU level.
Christian Rausch
Chairman of the Group of Representative Bodies (GRB)
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- Category: The ERA Regulation (EU) 2016/796
- Created: 14 February 2019
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- 16/06/2019: ERA starts full operation and issue vehicle authorisations, approvals of ERTMS track-side component tenders and safety certificates for those Member States having transposed the Interoperability and the Safety Directive;
- 16/06/2020: ERA issues vehicle authorizations, approvals of ERTMS track-side component tenders and safety certificates for all MS.