Network Statement
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APPROVED BY Order No. ĮS-PAJ(LGI)-101 February the 24th of 2021 of CEO of AB LTG Infra PUBLIC RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE For 2020-2021 NETWORK STATEMENT 2020 Vilnius 2 Document version (filled from 10/04/2020) Date of the Version No. Subject of the changes changes 10/04/2020 1 Revised information on platforms (clauses 3.3.2.5, 3.6.1 of the Network Statement); the limit norm (Item 4.3.1 of the Network Statement, Annex 10), specified in Clause 3.3.2.5 of the Network Statement. Annex 9, points 5 and 6 of the Network Statement, Annex 9 of Annex 9 on the preparation of the draft working timetable have been amended, the application form for applications for public infrastructure capacity and last minute applications for public infrastructure capacity have been amended (Network Statement Points 4.1 and 4.2.2), the negotiation process has been clarified (Annex 9, point 7 of the Network Statement), as well as points 3.3.1.3, 3.6.2 - 3.6.5, 6.1 of the Network Statement have been clarified, other minor adjustments have been made, links to websites have been updated. A new point 4.7 has been added to the Network Statement. Adjusted sub-clauses 3.3.2.5, clause 4.8, clauses 7.5 and 11.11 of 07/08/2020 2 Annex 9, sub-clauses 7.16.4 and 13.1.1 of the Network Statement, supplemented clause 12.6; New Chapters 9 and 10 have been added to Annex 9 (Preparation for the use of the requested public railway infrastructure capacity, due to which the part of the public railway infrastructure has been declared congested and application of the priority rules established in the Order to the applicants who are ready to use the requested capacity), amended accordingly for the sections below numbering. 13/10/2020 3 Subsections 3.6.3, 3.6.9, clause 5.3 of the Network Statement have been clarified by changing the information on railway service facilities and their descriptions. Chapter 6 of the Network Statement has been supplemented with new clauses 6.6 and 6.7, the numbering has been changed to the following clauses, and other minor adjustments have been made. 13/11/2020 4 Items 2.3.2, 3.3.1.3, 3.6.2, 3.6.4, 6.2.1, 6.9, 6.10 and Annexes 4, 5, 10 of the Network Statement have been revised; Company details updated in all Network Regulations, changed from 5.3.9 to 5.3.11. numbering of sub-items to 5.3.10-5.3.12. A new sub-items 5.3.9., new clauses 6.8. and 6.11. and new annexes 12 and 16 have been added to the Network Statement. 21/12/2020 5 Clause 2.4 of the Network Statement has been clarified, separating the Regulatory Technical Documentation from other documents, therefore a new Clause 2.5 has been added to the Network Statement. A new point 10 has been added to Annex 3 of Annex 9 to the Network Statement. The form for requesting the renunciation of allocated public railway infrastructure capacity has been changed (clauses 4.5 and 15.2 of Annex 9 to the Network Statement). Item 2.6 of the Network Statement and clauses 5.10.4 and 5.11 of Annex 11 to the Network Statement have been revised, and clause 5.4.7.4 of the Network Statement “5.4.7.4. if the Carrier uses traction units with traction signaling and safety devices, the registered data of which cannot be decrypted by the Manager with the decryption systems available to the Manager, the Carrier shall provide the Manager with the software (means) for such decryption free of charge ” has been deleted. Paragraphs 7.16.1 of Annex 9 to the Network Statement and 1.2 of 3 Annex 2 of Annex 9 to the Network Statement have been revised by clarifying the references in these paragraphs to other paragraphs. 24/02/2021 6 According to the obligations of an order of January the 6th of 2021 of the Director of the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania No. (1.9E)1V-7 Item 4.7.1 of the Network Statement has been repealed, Item 4.7.3.1 has been reworded as follows: “4.7.2.1. the public railway infrastructure manager must inform the applicant thereof in writing or by electronic means no later than the next working day from the occurrence of such circumstances." 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................10 1.1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................10 1.2. Purpose of the Network Statement ....................................................................................10 1.3. Legal framework ................................................................................................................10 1.4. Legal status ........................................................................................................................10 1.4.1. General provisions 10 1.4.2. Liability 10 1.4.3. Complaints and remarks 11 1.5. Structure of the Network Statement ..................................................................................11 1.6. Validity and updating of the Network Statement ................................................................11 1.6.1. Validity of the Network Statement 11 1.6.2. Updating of the Network Statement 11 1.7. Publication.........................................................................................................................12 1.8. Contact information ...........................................................................................................12 1.8.1. Contacts in the Republic of Lithuania 12 1.8.2. Contacts of infrastructure managers of neighbouring countries 13 1.9. Freight transportation corridors .........................................................................................13 1.10. Association of European Rail Infrastructure Managers and Allocation Bodies (RailNetEurope) .............................................................................................................................................13 1.10.1. One Europe - One authority 14 1.10.2. RNE’s information systems 14 2. ACCESS CONDITIONS .............................................................................................................14 2.1. General provisions .............................................................................................................14 2.2. General requirements for the access ..................................................................................15 2.2.1. Requirements for railway undertakings (carriers) wishing to use public railway infrastructure 15 2.2.2. Business licensing 15 2.2.3. Business certification 16 2.2.4. Requirements for compulsory civil liability insurance 16 2.2.5. Companies entitled to use public railway infrastructure 16 2.3. Commercial terms ..............................................................................................................17 2.3.1. Contract for the use of public railway infrastructure 17 2.3.2. Agreement for the allocation of public railway infrastructure capacity 19 5 2.3.3. Framework Agreement 19 2.4. Normative technical documentation ..................................................................................19 2.5. Other documents ...............................................................................................................19 2.6. Transportation of oversized and heavy freight ....................................................................19 2.7. Transportation of dangerous freight ...................................................................................20 2.8. Issue of permits for the rolling stocks .................................................................................20 2.9. Requirements for employees .............................................................................................21 3. INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................................21 3.1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................21 3.2. Geographical location of the public railway infrastructure network.....................................21 3.2.1. Boundaries of public railway infrastructure 21 3.2.2. Neighbouring railway networks 21 3.3. Description of the public rail infrastructure network ...........................................................21 3.3.1. Geographical data 21 3.3.2. Technical characteristics of the public railway infrastructure network 21 3.3.3. Railway line signalling and control systems 23 3.4. Train traffic restrictions ......................................................................................................26 3.4.1. Specialized infrastructure 26 3.4.2. Environmental restrictions 26 3.4.3. Transportation of dangerous freight 26 3.4.4. Restrictions on tunnels 26 3.4.5. Restrictions on bridges 26 3.4.6. Other restrictions 26 3.5. Planned restrictions on infrastructure capacity ...................................................................27 3.6. Service facilities .................................................................................................................27 3.6.1. Passenger stations 27 3.6.2. Freight terminals 27 3.6.3. Accumulation tracks, train formation and shunting facilities 27 3.6.4. Parking tracks 28 3.6.5. Rolling stock maintenance equipment, excluding equipment for the large-scale maintenance of high-speed trains or other types of rolling stock requiring special equipment 28 3.6.6. Other technical equipment, including cleaning and washing equipment 28 3.6.7. Equipment of sea and inland water