ERA Railway Terminology Collection
Last updated: 5 December 2025.
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 "D" (336)
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Freight |
Glossary |
Handbook of scenarios for assessing major chemical accident risks JRC106029 - Ed. 2017 |
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Freight |
Glossary |
Handbook of scenarios for assessing major chemical accident risks JRC106029 - Ed. 2017 |
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Freight |
Glossary |
Handbook of scenarios for assessing major chemical accident risks JRC106029 - Ed. 2017 |
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Freight |
Glossary |
Handbook of scenarios for assessing major chemical accident risks JRC106029 - Ed. 2017 |
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Single Market Mutual Recognition Conformity Assessment |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and the Council, and repealing Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 87/357/EEC |
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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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Freight |
Glossary |
Transport of dangerous goods. Risks Management Framework. Framework glossary v. 1.0/2018 |
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ERTMS |
Glossary |
ERTMS/ATO Glossary - version 2 on 05.07.2023 |
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Operation |
TSI |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/773 of 16 May 2019 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the operation and traffic management subsystem of the rail system within the European Union and repealing Decision 2012/757/EU |
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ERTMS |
Glossary |
ERTMS/ATO Glossary - version 2 on 05.07.2023 |
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Interoperability |
Regulation |
Regulation EU) 2024/903 of the European Parliament and of the Concil of 13 March 2024 laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union. |
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Security |
Directive |
Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148 (NIS 2 Directive) |
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EU Policy |
Regulation |
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities |
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Data Protection |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC |
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Data Protection |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC |
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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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EU Policy |
Decision |
Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46 of 10 January 2017 on the security of communication and information systems in the European Commission |
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Noise |
Directive |
Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise |
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EU Policy |
Decision |
Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46 of 10 January 2017 on the security of communication and information systems in the European Commission |
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Telematics Applications for Passenger |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.50 Timetable application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
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