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864.3.2. OCCASIONAL TRAIN PATHS(TRENDÍA)To be able to respond to requests fromCandidates through the TRENDÍA product, it isnecessary for the request to be made with aminimum notice.Maximum responsetime5 working daysFor international train paths, and if there are notimetable train paths available to fit the request, theCandidate will be informed of this circumstancein this same 5 day period, a maximum 30 daysperiod existing to establish a made to measuretrain path.The CM will require different periods for thoserequests involving a large amount of train paths,such as in the case of campaigns or when thereare coinciding circumstances that demand amore extensive scheduling period. The replymay also be delayed when a TRENDÍA trainpath is requested so far in advance that theCM considers the regular train service is notsufficiently consolidated to carry out occasionaltrain studies.For exceptional and justified reasons, theCandidate may request train paths with lessthan 5 working days. This service will only beprovided on working days (from Monday toFriday), requests having to be submitted before12:00 on the day before the requested traindeparture. The reply will be notified before18:00 of the same day.4.4. CAPACITY ALLOCATIONA. DIFFERENT USE OF INFRASTRUCTUREThe main instrument used by ADIF todefine general guidelines for different useof infrastructure is the estimate of trainpaths available train in each section andtimetable period for each type of service, thisinformation being included in the CapacitiesManual (CM). “Train path quotas” are trainpath capacities foreseen by ADIF for eachtype of service. Types of Services consideredfor these purposes are:• Long distance passenger services.• Commuter and regional train passengerservices.• Freight services.The CM tries to make the Capacity allocationprocess as transparent as possible, but it is asimplification of the train mesh reality sinceits design may be decisively influenced byaspects such as the stops requested, technicalcharacteristics of trains, loads requested, etc.This information is merely supplied as guidancetherefore, the CM being authorised to allocatetrain paths depending on each case, as longas it maintains the general spirit of quotas statedin the CM.Those priorities that may be stated by the Ministryof Public Works for a particular type of traffic willalso be included in the CM.