In order to ensure optimal use of railway infrastructure capacity, socioeconomic, operational and environmental criteria should be taken into account during the planning and allocation process, in particular when assessing alternative capacity partitioning options on an element of railway infrastructure that is highly utilised or congested and for conflict resolution purposes. Especially for applicants requesting capacity in different Member States, it would be beneficial that infrastructure managers use a common method and a transparent set of criteria which clarify how these criteria have been taken into account and how they have affected the decisions taken.
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