European Rail Infrastructure Managers

European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM) is a sector association that represents the interests of European rail infrastructure managers. Members consist of owners/managers of infrastructure from most European/EEA countries. EIM was formally established in 2002 following the liberalisation of the EU railway market to promote the interests of independent rail infrastructure managers in the EU and the EEA. EIM is a founding member of the Platform for European Rail Infrastructure Managers (PRIME), a member of the Group of Representative Bodies[1] and a member of the Management Board of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA).

European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM)
Formation2002 (2002)
Typesector association
PurposeTo represent the common interests of the railway infrastructure managers at European level
HeadquartersSquare de Meeûs 1 B-1000-Brussels
Location
Region served
Europe
Membership
Rail infrastructure managers
Official language
English
President
Gorm Frimannslund (Bane NOR)
Vice Presidents
Executive Director
Monika Heiming
Manager Internal Affairs
Sandrine Roussel
Websitewww.eimrail.org

Purpose

The role of EIM is to provide a single voice to represent its members vis-à-vis the relevant European institutions and sector stakeholders. EIM also assists members in developing their businesses through the sharing of experiences and contributing to the technical and safety activities of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA).

Organisational structure

Based in Brussels, EIM is registered as an international, non-profit association under Belgian law. EIM is led by a President and three Vice-Presidents, who are elected for two-year terms. The President, the Vice-Presidents and the Executive Director form the Board of Directors. The General Assembly is the highest and final governance authority of the association. It gathers normally twice a year. Members meet informally at the highest level to share experiences and discuss matters of common importance at the CEOs Club meetings which usually take place twice a year. The Executive-Director leads the Secretariat which consists of three organizational units employing an international staff of approximately ten people. Members are represented at EIM via the Policy and Management Committee (PMC) for the policy activities and via the Technical Steering Group (TSG) for technical matters. The PMC and the TSG may be assisted by internal working groups to address specific questions and to monitor special areas of interest. EIM currently has 13 Working Groups whose work is being co-ordinated and supervised by the TSG. The Working Groups frequently interact with their equivalents in the European Union Agency for Railways, which is aiming to create an efficient railway network in Europe by promoting interoperability and common standards for railways.

Members

The following are full members of EIM (voting rights):

The following are associate members of EIM (no voting rights):

Activities

EIM's main areas of interest include:

EU Policy

  • EU regulatory framework for railways: the first, second, third and fourth packages
  • EU measures aimed at harmonizing, among others, track access charges (TAC), ERTMS modulated TAC, noise-differentiated charging, framework agreements, access to service facilities
  • Proposal for a Fourth Railway Package
  • TEN-T and CEF
  • Urban Mobility
  • Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Environment
  • White Paper for Transport
  • Shift2Rail[2]


Technical issues

  • Infrastructure (INF)
  • Cross acceptance (XA)
  • Operations (OPE)
  • ERTMS Change Control Management (ERTMS)
  • Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM)
  • Train Detection Compatibility (TDC)
  • Safety (SAF)
  • Locomotives and Passenger Rolling Stock (LOC&PAS)
  • Energy (ENE)
  • Security (SEC)
  • Telecom (TEL)
  • Register of Infrastructure (RINF)
  • Telematic Applications for Passengers and Freight (TAP&TAF)

Business

  • Asset management
  • Development of KPIs
  • Digital railways
  • Research & Development

References
  1. "Representative Bodies". Stakeholder Relations. European Union Agency for Railways. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. "Green Cargo to test digital automatic coupling to improve efficiency". Global Railway Review. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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