On January 9, 2023, the North Sea-Baltic Rail Freight Corridor (RFC NS-B) catalog of Pre-arranged Paths (PaP) for the year 2024 was published. The catalog can be found on the RFC NS-B website. Carriers may place their international train path requests until April 11, 2023.
JSC “LatRailNet” reminds that before making a reservation of PaP, it is necessary to evaluate whether the planned transportation meets the requirements of PaP.
Rail Freight Corridor North Sea – Baltic, formerly known as Rail Freight Corridor No. 8, includes more than 9600 km of railway lines which span over eight countries and connects the most important North Sea ports with Central Europe and the Baltic States providing a rail bridge between eastern and western Europe. PaPs are dedicated capacity for international rail freight, published in a PaP catalogue on the 2nd Monday of January of each year for the following timetable (11 months before the timetable change). PaPs are defined in accordance with specific parameters such as load, length or locomotive type and are organized and presented in logical geographical sections. The PaP-catalogue is displayed in a transparent way in the IT tool called Path Coordination System (PCS) and forms the basis for international train path requests.