ERA Railway Terminology Collection
Last updated: 12 March 2026
The ERA Railway Terminology Collection gathers terms and abbreviations that are contained in the EU legal framework for railway, technical documents produced by bodies which are engaged in the development of important evolution in the railway system and other relevant glossaries.
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Starting with "C" (756)
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Telematics Applications for Passenger and Freight Services |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 |
Latest release |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
The Social Costs of Transport - February 1997 |
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Freight |
Glossary |
Transport of dangerous goods. Risks Management Framework. Framework glossary v. 1.0/2018 |
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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.56 RU/IM Communication application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
Latest release |
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Energy |
TSI |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the energy subsystem of the rail system in the Union |
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Infrastructure |
Regulation |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/777 of 16 May 2019 on the common specifications for the register of railway infrastructure and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/880/EU |
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ERTMS |
Technical Document |
ERTMS/ETCS - Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations - version : 4.0.0 - date 05/07/2023 |
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Energy |
TSI |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the energy subsystem of the rail system in the Union |
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Energy |
TSI |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the energy subsystem of the rail system in the Union |
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Interoperability |
Decision |
Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 on the reference document referred to in Article 27(4) of Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community. (2009/965/EC) |
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Interoperability |
Decision |
Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 on the reference document referred to in Article 27(4) of Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community. (2009/965/EC) |
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Interoperability |
Decision |
Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 on the reference document referred to in Article 27(4) of Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community. (2009/965/EC) |
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Interoperability |
Decision |
Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 on the reference document referred to in Article 27(4) of Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community. (2009/965/EC) |
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Energy |
TSI |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the energy subsystem of the rail system in the Union |
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International Relations |
Convention |
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) Appendix C – Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web release November 2024 |
Latest release |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026 |
Latest release |
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Freight |
Glossary |
Terminology on Combined Transport from Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE). Prepared by the UN/ECE, the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) and the European Commission (EC). UNITED NATIONS - New York and Geneva, 2001 |
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Freight |
Glossary |
Transport of dangerous goods. Risks Management Framework. Framework glossary v. 1.0/2018 |
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International Relations |
Convention |
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) Appendix C – Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) |
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