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 "R" (582)
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Telematics Applications for Passenger |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.51 Tariff application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
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Telematics Applications for Passenger |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.52 Reservation application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
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Telematics Applications for Passenger |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.54 Indirect Fulfilment application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
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Telematics Applications for Passenger |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.55 PRM assistance application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
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Control-Command and Signalling |
ERA Technical Document |
Guideline - Certification: Restrictions and added functions V1.0 of 18.06.2024 |
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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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Interoperability |
Decision |
2011/155/EU: Commission Decision of 9 March 2011 on the publication and management of 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 |
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EU Policy |
Directive |
Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services |
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO/DIS 22575(en) Railway applications — General terms and definitions |
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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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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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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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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web |
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Safety / SSC-SA |
Application Guide |
Implementation Guidance for CSIs - v. 6.0 on 24.05.2023 |
Latest release |
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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 |
Technical Document |
ERTMS/ETCS - Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations - version : 4.0.0 - date 05/07/2023 |
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ERTMS |
ERA Technical Document |
Technical Document ERTMS Operational Principles and Rules ERA_ERTMS_OPE_AppA_5 / V 5.0 on 09.04.2019 |
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