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2011 NETWORK STATEMENT UPDATE.

The General Secretariat for Infrastructures’ Resolution of 16 February 2011 published the Adif Board of Directors’ Agreement of 28 January 2011, by which updates for 2011 to the Network Statement Document are approved (Official State Gazette number 56, 7 March 2011).

NOTA DE ACTUALIZACIÓN diciembre de 2011:

El 29 de diciembre de 2011 se publico en el Boletín Oficial del Estado, núm. 313,  Resolución de la Secretaría de Estado de Planificación e Infraestructuras, por la que se publica la aprobación de la propuesta de Tarifas Provisionales por la Prestación de Servicios Adicionales y Complementarios 2012 por la Entidad Pública Empresarial Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF).

Este documento anula y sustituye los siguientes apartados de la Declaración sobre la Red 2011:

INTRODUCTION.

The Network Statement is a document that describes the features of the infrastructure available to Railway Companies, and provides information about its access conditions. It also outlines general rules, deadlines, procedures and governing principles concerning capacity allocation and charges, and all other information needed to process an infrastructure capacity request.

The Network Statement has been updated for the year 2011, in compliance with what is established in Order FOM/897/2005 of 7 April, regarding the network statement and the railway capacity allocation procedure. This regulation transposes Directive 2001/14/EC, in accordance with which all necessary information must be provided for the use of access rights, in order to ensure transparent and non-discriminatory access to the railway infrastructure for all Applicants requesting Capacity to provide railway transport services.

2011 NETWORK STATEMENT UPDATE.

The following information has been amplified and brought up to date:

  • MAIN AGENTS IN THE RAILWAY SECTOR. Spanish Railway Sector information has been updated to include the Ministry of Public Works' basic organizational structure, the main agents, their functions and competencies, and Railway Companies and Authorised Applicants included in the Special Railway Registry.
  • CONTRACT PROGRAM SIGNED BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND ADIF FOR THE PERIOD 2007 - 2010. The extension of the 2007-2010 Contract Program, to 30 June 2011, is included.
  • ADIF’S IMPORTANT NUMBERS. Data in all sections has been updated, incorporating a specific summary of the most significant new Madrid–Valencia and Madrid–Albacete High-Speed sections.
  • INCLUSION OF NEW ASSETS IN THE ADIF-MANAGED NETWORK. Detailed information has been included about changes to assets (additions, withdrawals and modifications) in the Adif-Managed Network that are due to High-Speed development, network modernisation and commissioning of new sections.
  • FREIGHT TECHNICAL FACILITIES AND LOGISTICS. The list of Main Freight Logistics Facilities has been updated. (See section 3.7.1). From 1 January 2011, 55 Adif logistics facilities are managed in accordance with the new model for the allocation and use of spaces, under the system of self-provision of supplementary and ancillary services, to railway companies and authorised applicants owning rolling stock. (See section 3.7.2)
  • UPDATES TO THE ECONOMIC AND TAX FRAMEWORK FOR USE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
    FEES AND TARIFFS.- Railway fees and tariffs have been updated. In both cases, the guidelines for 2011, laid out in National Budget Law 42/2010 of 30 December (Official State Gazette, 31 December 2010), setting a 1% increase for these updates, have been applied. The Station and Line classification tables have also been updated, in accordance with Order FOM 3236/2010 of 13 December (Official State Gazette of 15 December 2010).
  • 2011 PROVISIONAL CHARGES FOR ADDITIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES (Ver actualización en Resolución de 14 de diciembre de 2011)
    Contents are included from the document, “2011 Provisional Fees for Providing Additional and Supplementary Services”, approved by the Resolution of the Secretariat of State for Planning and Infrastructure dated 29 December 2010 (Official State Gazette no. 7, 8 January 2011), which includes two arrangements for providing Supplementary Services SC-2, SC-3, SC-4 and SC-5. Chapters 5 and 6 have individual entries for Ancillary Services, which are separated from Additional and Supplementary services.
  • SERVICE TIMETABLE. 2011/2012. The 2011/2012 Service Timetable’s Capacity Allocation Calendar has been updated in accordance with Rail Net Europe (RNE) guidelines for Applicants making capacity requests.
    The Service Timetable for 2011 will be valid to 10 December 2011, and that for 2012 to 8 December 2012 (the second Saturday in December, as established in article 7.2 of Order FOM 897/2005). Both have set dates for carrying out the corresponding Agreed and Monthly Adjustments. The updated International Tracks Catalogue is also included.
  • UPDATED RAILWAY REGULATIONS. Appendix F, “Reference documentation”, has been updated with the most relevant current legal information on the Railway Sector, as at 31 January 2011. It includes both Spanish and European documents, as well as reference documents concerning the main technical regulations currently in force.
  • MAPS. The information in maps of the Adif-managed network has been updated and increased, incorporating new High-Speed lines and newly commissioned stations.
  • OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION. Annex D has details of infrastructure features and operating conditions for UIC-gauge passenger and freight trains between Barcelona and the International Section.

1st 2011 Network Statement Update Modification

On 5 March 2011, Law 2/2011, of 4 March, on sustainable economy, was published in the Official State Gazette.

The Final twenty third Provision of this Law, introduces modifications to Rail Sector Law 39/2003, of 17 November, which affect the contents of the 2011 Network Statement Update as follows:

2011 NETWORK STATEMENT. DOCUMENTS.

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