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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/253 Article 5

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/253 Article 5

Access to train traffic data and train composition data

Article 5

1.   In addition to the obligations set out in Article 4 of this Regulation, each infrastructure manager or, where relevant, an operator of rail freight service facilities shall grant telematics stakeholders pursuant to Article 4(1) access via a common Union web user interface (‘web UI’) in the area of traffic management referred to in Article 14(5) of this Regulation, and as part of the minimum access package laid down in point 1 of Annex II to Directive 2012/34/EU, to the following raw data in accordance with the specifications and access conditions set out in Annex: (a) working timetable data, referred to in point 2.3.10 of the Annex to this Regulation, generated by the infrastructure managers or, where relevant, the data holder; (b) train traffic data, referred to in point 2.6 of the Annex to this Regulation, generated by the infrastructure managers as holders of that data; (c) train composition data, referred to in point 2.5.1 of the Annex to this Regulation, received from railway undertakings as holders of that data; (d) historic record of train data, referred to in point 2.7 of the Annex to this Regulation. 2.   Access to the data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be public and free of charge via a publicly accessible common Union web UI. 3.   Paragraph 2 shall not apply to transport of dangerous goods subject to the provisions of Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 35 ) . 4.   In the case of freight rail transport services, paragraph 2 shall only apply where a freight railway undertaking chooses to disclose the data referred to in paragraph 1 in respect of some or all of its transport services on a voluntary basis. 5.   The common Union web UI referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure an automated implementation of the access restrictions and limitations referred to in this Article as specified by the data holder. 6.   The provisions of this Article shall neither apply to rail transport services for the armed forces nor to other rail transport services subject to security measures adopted by a Member State where such services are operated.

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