{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"rail infrastructure operator","description":"A rail infrastructure operator is the entity that owns, manages, and maintains the physical railway network – tracks, switches, signals, bridges, and stations – and allocates access to train operating companies (TOCs). Under EU railway legislation, infrastructure management must be organisationally separated from train operations to prevent conflicts of interest and enable open-access competition; TOCs pay regulated track access charges in return. This distinguishes the infrastructure operator f","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/rail-infrastructure-operator","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T17:54:30.371781","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_infrastructure_manager","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/rail-infrastructure-operator","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"rail infrastructure operator · A rail infrastructure operator is the entity that owns, manages, and maintains the physical railway network – tracks, switches, signals, bridges, and stations – and allocates access to train operating companies (TOCs). · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_infrastructure_manager"}