Congested lines / congested infrastructure

Element of infrastructure for which the demand for capacity cannot be fully satisfied during certain periods, even after coordination of all the requests for capacity. DIRECTIVE 2012/34/EU: 'Where after coordination of the requested paths and consultation with applicants it is not possible to satisfy requests for infrastructure capacity adequately then the infrastructure manager shall immediately declare that section of infrastructure on which this has occurred to be congested. This shall also be done for infrastructure which can be expected to suffer from insufficient capacity in the near future.'