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.
Click here for more information
The file you will get by clicking the "Download the full Terminology" button below is in CSV format. To convert it to a readable Excel file:
1. Download the CSV file
2. Open a blank Excel sheet
3. Go to Data → Get Data from CSV → select the CSV file you just downloaded
4. The Excel file will be generated (without any encoding issues)
Starting with "F" (240)
| Term | Context | Document Type | Origin document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EU Policy |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2018/643 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on rail transport statistics |
|
|
EU Policy |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2018/643 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on rail transport statistics |
|
|
International Standard |
ISO |
ISO 7001:2023(en) Graphical symbols — Registered public information symbols |
|
|
Functional and technical specification related to the electric power supply |
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) |
|
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) |
|
|
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 |
|
Control-Command and Signalling |
Regulation |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 of 10 August 2023 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystems of the rail system in the European Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/919 |
|
|
ERTMS |
ERA Technical Document |
Technical Document ERTMS Operational Principles and Rules ERA_ERTMS_OPE_AppA_5 / V 5.0 on 09.04.2019 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
International Standard |
ISO |
ISO 22163:2023(en) Railway applications — Railway quality management system — ISO 9001:2015 and specific requirements for application in the railway sector |
|
|
SMS Safety Culture Human and Organisational Factor |
ISO |
ISO 22163:2023(en) Railway applications — Railway quality management system — ISO 9001:2015 and specific requirements for application in the railway sector |
Latest release |
|
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) |
|
|
EU Policy |
Glossary |
Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026 |
Latest release |
|
EU Policy |
Glossary |
Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026 |
Latest release |
|
EU Policy |
Glossary |
Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026 |
Latest release |
|
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) |
|
|
RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
|
|
International Standard |
EU Technical Document |
CEN CENELEC ABBRAVIATION ACRONYM 2025 |
|
|
Freight |
Glossary |
Transport of dangerous goods. Risks Management Framework. Framework glossary v. 1.0/2018 |
|
|
Freight |
Glossary |
Transport of dangerous goods. Risks Management Framework. Framework glossary v. 1.0/2018 |
|