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Network Statement 2014 - ProRail

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agreement with <strong>ProRail</strong> and, if necessary, a permit as referred to in Section 19 Railways Act. <strong>ProRail</strong>has been authorised to grant such a permit.If a railway undertaking for its operational processes requires land or a facility at a railway yard that isnot offered by <strong>ProRail</strong>, such can be facilitated by <strong>ProRail</strong> under conditions. <strong>ProRail</strong> can offerfacilitation in the cases below.• Use of landPermission to use land managed by <strong>ProRail</strong>. For example, if a railway undertaking requires spacefor storage containers.• PermitProviding a permit for the realisation and operation of a facility by a railway undertaking. Forexample, if a railway undertaking wishes an own cleaning platform on land managed by <strong>ProRail</strong>.<strong>ProRail</strong> can within the context of the environmental permit serve as the contact for the competentauthority.• UtilitiesProviding utility connections for the railway undertaking's facility at the latter's expense. Forexample, if a train washing line requires a water and/or electricity and/or sewage connection bymeans of underground infrastructure, whereby <strong>ProRail</strong> retains ownership and management of theunderground infrastructure.The conditions under which <strong>ProRail</strong> can provide facilitation are determined on a case-by-case basis.5.2 <strong>Network</strong> and Train Path service groupThis service group comprises all services required for reserving and using train traffic capacity on thenetwork and other railway infrastructure managed by <strong>ProRail</strong>. The services below are provided.1. Train Path2. Overhead Contact Line3. Exceptional Transport5.2.1 Train PathServiceDescriptionUse of train pathsThe use of train paths according to the right to train paths acquired through thecapacity allocation process, plus the elements of the minimum access package asreferred to in Annex II of Directive 2001/14/EC:a. The handling of applications for infrastructure capacity 67 . For this purpose,<strong>ProRail</strong> provides the DONNA, EMMA, RADAR, ISVL and Path CoordinationSystem, as described in appendix 23.b. The reserving of capacity according to the agreed capacity location.c. The use of the tracks on route sections and stations for train and shuntingmovements as well as the stationary use of tracks insofar as necessary fortraffic flows (passing, direction changes, etc.) according to the agreed capacityallocation or intervention. Additionally, the stationary use of platform tracksinsofar as necessary for the (dis)embarking of passengers and/or (un)loadingof freight, as well as the stationary use of tracks not being platform tracksduring a maximum of 3 hours preceding and/or following a train or shuntingmovement.d. The train service and traffic control for both centrally and locally controlledareas, including use of the radio-communication system for rail safety GSM-RVoice, as described in Table 3.4 of § 3.3.3.3.e. The provision of all information required to carry out the train service for whichcapacity has been applied for, through, e.g., the RailMaps application (seeTable 3.1 in § 3.3), the Rail and Road Signs application (see Table 3.2 in § 3.3)and the information on Temporary Speed Restrictions’ (see Table 3.3 in § 3.3).f. The provision of information to the railway undertaking about train service67Trains subject to the user charge exemption scheme (due to instructions by <strong>ProRail</strong>) can only be applied foron the basis of a timetable entered by the applicant into VPT/Donna or via an application via ISVL.<strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong> Combined <strong>Network</strong> - version 1.0 dated 9 January 2013 page 64

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