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 ERA, Lille | |
  Valenciennes, Lille European Union Agency for Railways (European Union) | |
| Formation | April 2004 (established) |
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Director | Josef Doppelbauer |
| Website | era.europa.eu |
Formerly called | European Railway Agency (ERA, acronym still used) |
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) that sets mandatory requirements for European railways and manufacturers in the form of Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI), which apply to the Trans-European Rail system. The ERA publishes a document summarising the status of the TSIs.[1] The ERA sets common safety targets, common safety methods and common safety indicators, following Directive 2004/49/EC and amendments. The ERA also hosts a number of databases, among which a register of remaining, applicable national rules. One of its primary duties is the development and implementation of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
- ^ "Transversal and merged TSIs and their amendments, by year" (PDF). European Railway Agency. April 2014. pp. 1 to 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.