Article 44 — Traffic management, disruption management and crisis management

1. Infrastructure managers shall perform traffic management in accordance with this Regulation, Directive (EU) 2016/797 and the specifications laid down in implementing acts adopted under that Directive. For that purpose, infrastructure managers shall perform: (a) traffic management during normal operating conditions involving the management of incidents resulting in limited deviations from the working timetable; (b) disruption management to address significant disturbances to network operations requiring concerted action in accordance with Article 48; (c) traffic management during crisis situations as referred to in Article 49. 2. When managing traffic, infrastructure managers shall adhere to the principles set out in Article 2. In particular, infrastructure managers shall minimise disturbances and their impact on rail traffic and shall: (a) ensure a fast and coordinated reaction to disturbances, in particular in the event of network disruptions and crisis situations; (b) stabilise and optimise rail traffic during the entire duration of network disruptions and crisis situations; (c) provide relevant, accurate and up-to-date information to operational stakeholders and to other parties concerned, in particular authorities in charge of managing crisis situations outside the rail sector; that information shall be provided by the appropriate means, including those referred to in Article 66.