Operating procedure

In Chapter 3 of the Network Statement the terms and conditions related to accessing the railway infrastructure managed by Adif Alta Velocidad are described.

In accordance with Railway Sector Law, railway companies with a valid safety license and certificate issued by the Spanish Railway Safety Agency or by the competent authority of another member state of the European Union can access the General Interest Railway Network managed by Adif under the conditions determined therein.

Adif Alta Velocidad has entrusted the performance of certain tasks to the public business entity "Administrator de Ingraestructuras Ferroviarias" (Resolution of January 10, 2020, of the Department for Infrastructures, Transport and Housing), for example: infrastructure maintenance, traffic and capacity management, traffic safety, safety and civil protection, coordination and monitoring of operations, stations and fuel, etc. However, Adif Alta Velocidad keeps its competencies and responsibilities as a railway infrastructure manager. Railway companies interested in providing any of these services should contact the corresponding areas of Adif indicated in the Directory in Section 1.6.

Chapter 7 of the Network Statement, on service facilities, offers an overview of the infrastructure manager's service facilities and other service facilities connected to the General Interest Railway Network in application of the EU Implementation Regulation 2017/2177