The European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation laying down requirements for the interoperability of data sharing in rail transport.
It establishes a technical specification for interoperability (TSI) relating to the telematics subsystem (‘TSI Telematics’), which will benefit passengers and businesses alike.
The TSI Telematics supports non-discriminatory and transparent data sharing in the rail sector, based on the EU rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act). For that purpose, it sets out business-to-business obligations to share data, as well as rights to access and use data.
It specifies the data format to be used, based on a common ontology (the ‘ERA Ontology’), as well as requirements in terms of data quality, cybersecurity and data use for the safety of operations and future digital operational communications.
With requirements for the deployment of common European “one-stop shops” for digital capacity and traffic management, this TSI is also a key technical enabler for the implementation of the recently agreed rules for improved management and increased use of Europe’s railway infrastructure capacity.
This act also specifies the role of the European Union Agency for Railways as the systems authority for the digitalisation of communications in the rail sector and sets out a compliance framework with clear deadlines. (....)