2.2. Energy

Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

Operation of the energy-supply systems must not impair the safety either of trains or of persons (users, operating staff, trackside dwellers and third parties). The functioning of the electrical or thermal energy-supply systems must not interfere with the environment beyond the specified limits. The electricity/thermal energy-supply systems used must: enable trains to achieve the specified performance levels, in the case of electricity energy-supply systems, be compatible with the collection devices fitted to the trains.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.