Article 62 — Tasks of the network coordinator

The network coordinator shall carry out the following tasks in support of ENIM: (a) act as the secretariat and prepare ENIM’s meetings, documents, decisions and opinions; (b) contribute to the preparation of the European framework for capacity management, the European framework for the coordination of cross-border traffic management, disruption management and crisis management referred to in Article 46 and the European framework for performance review referred to in Article 52; (c) contribute to the operational coordination among infrastructure managers in accordance with Article 55; (d) identify rules, procedures and tools within the scope of this Regulation and adopted at national or infrastructure manager level which create obstacles for multi-network rail services, as set out in this Regulation, and propose to ENIM methods to facilitate cross-border rail services; (e) contribute to the coordination among infrastructure managers concerning strategic capacity planning according to Article 16 by elaborating specific timetable designs which facilitate competitive multi-network long-distance train paths; (f) act as a contact point on behalf of infrastructure managers for enquiries related to capacity planning and allocation, in particular regarding potential requests for capacity, or requests for information or contact points related to rail incidents and temporary capacity restrictions; (g) act as a first point of contact for stakeholders interested in using rail services, providing contacts to relevant actors such as infrastructure managers and other operational stakeholders; (h) act as a contact point on behalf of ENIM for applicants and other operational stakeholders on issues not explicitly covered by this Regulation, in particular the launch or change of cross-border rail transport services or organising support for ad hoc activities, in particular to address the crisis situations referred to in Article 49; (i) offer services, in particular in terms of digital and IT tools, when requested, to improve rail services and boost trans-European rail traffic.