{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-757/annex-I/division-4/division-4.2/division-4.2.3/division-4.2.3.7",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/757",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 November 2012 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and amending Decision 2007/756/EC (notified under document C(2012) 8075) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/757/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-757",
  "path": "annex/I/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.3/division/4.2.3.7",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.2.3.7",
  "heading": "Managing an emergency situation",
  "text": "The infrastructure manager must, in consultation with:\nall railway undertakings operating over his infrastructure, or, where appropriate, representative bodies of railway undertakings operating over his infrastructure,\nneighbouring infrastructure managers, as appropriate,\nlocal authorities, representative bodies of the emergency services (including fire-fighting and rescue) at either local or national level, as appropriate,\ndefine, publish and make available appropriate measures to manage emergency situations and restore the line to normal operation.\nSuch measures shall typically cover:\ncollisions,\nfires on train,\nevacuation of trains,\naccidents in tunnels,\nincidents involving dangerous goods,\nderailments.\nThe railway undertaking must provide the infrastructure manager with any specific information in respect to these circumstances, especially in respect to the recovery or re-railing of their trains.\nAdditionally, the railway undertaking must have processes to inform passengers about on-board emergency and safety procedures.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/995 of 8 June 2015 amending Decision 2012/757/EU concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/757/annex/I/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.3/division/4.2.3.7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:15.033136+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}