Single European railway area: use of railway infrastructure capacity
Use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area, amending Directive 2012/34/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) No 913/2010
- Stage
- In force, reached 10 Jun 2026
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA)
- Lead DG
- DG MOVE
- Commissioner
- Apostolos Tzitzikostas
- Council configuration
- Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
- Last activity
- 10 Jun 2026
- Legal basis
- TFEU_2016 Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 91
Where it stands
Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 11 Jun 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 63 dates, 5 Apr 2022 to 28 Apr 2026
- 5 Apr 2022
- Call for evidence closed: Measures to better manage and coordinate international rail traffic to increase the modal share of rail, 67 responses · Commission
- 22 Jun 2022
- Public consultation closed: Measures to better manage and coordinate international rail traffic to increase the modal share of rail, 121 responses · Commission
- 12 Jul 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 13 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 2 Oct 2023
- Referred to committee
- 8 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Nov 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Measures to better manage and coordinate international rail traffic to increase the modal share of rail, 39 responses · Commission
- 21 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 28 Nov 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 7 Dec 2023
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 11 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Feb 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Mar 2024
- Committee report adopted
- 5 Mar 2024
- Tabled for plenary
- 12 Mar 2024
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 11 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Jun 2024
- General approach by the Council
- 25 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 Jul 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 19 Nov 2024
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 22 Nov 2024
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 5 Dec 2024
- Deliberations in Council
- 26 Feb 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 3 Mar 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 5 Mar 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 1 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 15 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 7 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 16 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 21 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 27 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 4 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 5 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council
- 10 Jun 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 13 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 17 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 18 Jun 2025
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 24 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 10 Jul 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 17 Jul 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 4 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 12 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 18 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 25 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 2 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 9 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 15 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
- 23 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 31 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 6 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 12 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 18 Nov 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 20 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 21 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 4 Dec 2025
- Deliberations in Council
- 19 Dec 2025
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 27 Jan 2026
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 21 Apr 2026
- Council’s position at first reading and statement of reasons · Council
- 23 Apr 2026
- Adoption of a Commission’s communication on Council’s position at 1st reading · Commission
- 28 Apr 2026
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft recommendation for second reading · Parliament committee
- 30 Apr 2026
- Announcement of the Council’s first reading position in EP plenary · Parliament
- Referred to committee
- 5 May 2026
- Committee report adopted
- 6 May 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 11 May 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 19 May 2026
- Approval of the Council’s first reading position by the EP (adoption of the legislative act)
- Plenary vote
- Plenary approved the Council position
- 20 May 2026
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council · Parliament and Council
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Published in the Official Journal
- 11 Jun 2026
- Publication in the Official Journal · provisional
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Tilly Metz | Greens/EFA | LU | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Arash Saeidi | The Left | FR | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Gheorghe Falcă | EPP | RO | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Johan Danielsson | S&D | SE | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ondřej Kovařík | PfE | CZ | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ondřej Krutílek | ECR | CZ | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Valérie Devaux | Renew | FR | TRAN |
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · T9-0127/2024Parliament · 5 Mar 2024
- Report · A9-0069/2024Parliament · 4 Mar 2024
- Report · PE752.954Parliament · 28 Nov 2023
- Amendments · PE757.085Parliament · 28 Nov 2023
- Proposal · COM(2023)0443Commission · 11 Jul 2023
- Report · A10-0126/2026Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2026)0171Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 10.06.2026Commission
- Report · PE787.893Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2026/1184Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2024)350Parliament
- Text adopted · T10-0169/2026Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2023 | 227 |
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation modernizes rules for allocating railway infrastructure capacity across the Single European Railway Area, repealing Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and amending Directive 2012/34/EU. It streamlines capacity management to reduce fragmentation and improve cross-border freight and passenger rail efficiency.
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