In adopting the report by Mr Frits CASTRICUM (PSE, NL) on the common position of the
Council, the EP reiterated some of the political demands voiced at first reading for the further
development of the rail networks, with particular reference to the goal of progressively making
trans-frontier regional transport, rapid goods transport and, at a later stage, the entire rail
transport system interoperable. Finally, it insisted that users must have easy access to the
high-speed network through the interoperability of the ticketing, reservation and information
systems of the European high-speed railway network.
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