Network access

The deregulation of the railway sector has meant different operators gaining access to the General Interest Railway Network. The first step was aimed at transporting goods to, later, be extended to passengers.

To access the General Interest Railway Network (RFIG), railway undertakings must hold the corresponding license and safety certificate, which are issued by the AESF (Spanish Railway Safety Agency).

The AESF is the authority responsible for railway safety, as established in Law 38/2015 of 19 September, on the Railway Sector, which carries out the management, inspection and supervision of the safety of all elements of the railway system: infrastructure, rolling stock, railway personnel and railway operation.

It also carries out the functions related to the interoperability of the railway system falling under State jurisdiction, as well as the granting, suspension and revocation of licences to railway undertakings.

Spanish Railway Safety Agency

Authorisations of siding connections to the RFIG

Report on siding connections granted from 2005 to the current date.

20250901_INF_CARGADEROS.pdf (PDF, 677 KB)

List of companies with privately owned railway infrastructures for the execution of connections with the General Interest Railway Network, location of connections, activity and authorisation dates.