Ref. No. 56258/2018-SŽDC-GŘ-O12 Správa železniční dopravní cesty, státní organizace, issues the Network Statement on Nationwide and Regional Railways Valid for the Preparation of the Timetable 2020 and the Timetable 2020 in Force as of 14/12/2018 Správa železniční dopravní cesty, státní organizace, ID No.: 70 99 42 34, based at Dlážděná 1003/7, 110 00 Prague 1 – Nové Město, registered in the Commercial Register maintained by the Municipal Court in Prague, Section A, File 48384 (hereinafter "SŽDC") as a legal person that in compliance with Section 32(1) of the Act No. 266/1994 Coll., as amended (the "Rail Systems Act") allocates the infrastructure capacity on nationwide and regional railways owned by the Czech Republic, issues, pursuant to Section 33(1) of the above mentioned Rail Systems Act, the "Network Statement on Nationwide and Regional Railways” (hereinafter the "Network Statement"). SŽDC The Network Statement on the Nationwide and Regional Railways 2020 Record on the Amendments to the Network Statement Amendment Amendment Description Number 1 3.4, 4.2, 4.6.2, 5.5.4, 6.4.1, 6.7.3, Annex C, Map M14 1.3.1, 2.3.1.2, 2.4.2.1, 3.3.2.6, 3.4, 3.4.2, 3.5.2, 3.8.2, 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.2, 4.3, 2 4.3.2.2, 4.5.1, 4.8.1, 4.8.4, 5.3, 5.5.2, 6.2.1, 6.7.1, 6.7.3, Annex A, Annex B, Annex D, Annex F, Annex L - 2 - SŽDC The Network Statement on the Nationwide and Regional Railways 2020 Contents GLOSSARY OF USED TERMS .................................................................................................................. 6 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 8 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 8 1.1.1 STATE ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE AFFAIRS OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE ............................. 8 1.1.2 BASIC INFORMATION ON THE CAPACITY ALLOCATOR.............................................................. 10 1.1.3 BASIC INFORMATION ON STATE OWNED RAILWAYS OPERATORS ............................................ 11 1.1.4 OTHER OWNERS OF NATIONWIDE AND REGIONAL RAILWAYS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC ........ 12 1.2 OBJECTIVE .................................................................................................................................. 14 1.3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................. 14 1.4 LEGAL STATUS ............................................................................................................................ 15 1.4.1 GENERAL REMARKS .................................................................................................................. 15 1.4.2 LIABILITY .................................................................................................................................. 15 1.4.3 APPEALS PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................ 15 1.5 STRUCTURE OF THE NETWORK STATEMENT ............................................................................ 15 1.6 VALIDITY AND UPDATING PROCESS .......................................................................................... 16 1.6.1 VALIDITY PERIOD ...................................................................................................................... 16 1.6.2 UPDATING PROCESS .................................................................................................................. 16 1.7 PUBLISHING ................................................................................................................................. 16 1.8 CONTACTS ................................................................................................................................... 16 1.9 EUROPEAN FREIGHT CORRIDORS.............................................................................................. 16 1.10 RAILNETEUROPE – INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN RAILWAYS OPERATORS. 17 1.10.1 ONE EUROPE – ONE SERVICE .................................................................................................. 17 1.10.2 RNE TOOLS .............................................................................................................................. 17 2 ACCESS CONDITIONS .............................................................................................................. 19 2.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 19 2.2 GENERAL ACCESS REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................... 19 2.2.1 CONDITIONS FOR APPLYING FOR CAPACITY .............................................................................. 19 2.2.2 CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS TO THE RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................ 19 2.2.3 LICENCES ................................................................................................................................... 20 2.2.4 SAFETY CERTIFICATE ................................................................................................................ 21 2.2.5 COVER OF LIABILITIES ............................................................................................................... 21 2.3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL CONDITIONS ...................................................................................... 22 2.3.1 CONTRACTS WITH RUS.............................................................................................................. 22 2.3.2 CONTRACTS WITH NON-RU APPLICANTS .................................................................................. 24 2.3.3 FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ........................................................................................................ 24 2.4 OPERATING RULES ..................................................................................................................... 24 2.4.1 INTERNAL REGULATIONS .......................................................................................................... 24 2.4.2 MUTUAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IM AND RU .................................................................. 25 2.5 EXCEPTIONAL CONSIGNMENTS ................................................................................................. 26 2.6 DANGEROUS GOODS ................................................................................................................... 28 2.7 ROLLING STOCK ACCEPTANCE PROCESS GUIDELINES ........................................................... 29 2.8 STAFF ACCEPTANCE PROCESS ................................................................................................... 30 3 INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................... 32 3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 32 3.2 EXTENT OF NETWORK ................................................................................................................ 32 3.2.1 LIMITS ........................................................................................................................................ 32 3.2.2 CONNECTED RAILWAY NETWORKS .......................................................................................... 32 3.2.3 OTHER INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 33 3.3 NETWORK DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 34 3.3.1 GEOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION .................................................................................................. 35 3.3.2 CAPABILITIES ............................................................................................................................ 36 - 3 - SŽDC The Network Statement on the Nationwide and Regional Railways 2020 3.3.3 TRAFFIC CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ............................................................... 41 3.4 TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ............................................................................................................. 43 3.4.1 SPECIALISED INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................ 44 3.4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTIONS .............................................................................................. 44 3.4.3 DANGEROUS GOODS .................................................................................................................. 45 3.4.4 TUNNEL RESTRICTIONS ............................................................................................................. 45 3.4.5 BRIDGE RESTRICTIONS .............................................................................................................. 45 3.5 AVAILABILITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................. 46 3.5.1 SIMPLIFIED CONTROL OF RAIL TRANSPORT .............................................................................. 46 3.5.2 RESTRICTION OF RAILWAY OPERATION .................................................................................... 46 3.5.3 PERSONNEL LIMITATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABILITY