National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC)

Über National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC)

Die Beschreibung des Unternehmens ist auf Englisch.

The National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) exists since 01.01.2002.

NRIC is a trader, a state enterprise under article 62, paragraph 3 of the Commerce Law, established on the strength of article 9, paragraph 1 of the Railway Transport Act (RTA). NRIC is the manager of the railway infrastructure.

NRIC is a juridical person with the status of a state enterprise under article 62, paragraph 3 of the Commerce Law.

The main business activities of NRIC are :

* Providing the operation exploitation of the railway infrastructure by licensed carriers under equal conditions ;

* The supervision of the development , the overhaul , the maintenance and the operation exploitation of the railway infrastructure ;

* The collection of infrastructure charges to a amount , fixed by the Council of Ministers , by an offer from the Minister of Transport ;

* Working out of timetables , coordinated with the railway carriers , for the passenger traffic – with the municipalities ;

* The management of the train operation in the railway infrastructure in compliance with the safety , dependability and security regulations ;

* The reception of all traffic requests from the railway carriers ;

* The reception and fulfilment of all requests , ensuing from the obligations for public services ;

* The creation , updating and preservation of a registry , comprising data about the land and objects of the railway infrastructure ;

* The carrying out of the investment policy o n the development and modernization , the maintenance and the overhaul of the railway infrastructure for realization of the European criteria and standards .

NRIC organizes, carries out and is responsible for meeting its obligations under a long-term agreement, concluded between the company and the state. The company organizes its entire activity on the basis of researches, prognoses and programs for the development of the railway infrastructure in keeping with this agreement.