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Infrastructure managers are legally obliged to grant non-discriminatory access to their rail network to railway undertakings and any third parties entitled to order train paths.

RailCom monitors the non-discriminatory performance of system tasks by a system manager commissioned by the Federal Office of Transport and settles disputes.

Railway undertakings and sidings operators affected by a specific investment project of an infrastructure manager have a right of participation in its short and medium-term planning of investments.

Operators of intermodal freight terminals subsidised by the Confederation are obliged to grant third parties non-discriminatory access to their facilities.

With the commencement of the revised Goods Carriage Act (GCarA) on 1 January 2026, the operator of the port infrastructure for freight transport on the Rhine is required to grant nondiscriminatory access to its infrastructure.

With the European freight corridors, the EU created the framework conditions for competitive freight transport.

RailCom ensures non-discriminatory access to last-mile rail freight services and settles disputes.