NETWORK STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR

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1 Translation from Lithuanian APPROVED by Decree No. PV(DI)-158 of the Deputy Director General of JSC Lithuanian Railways - Director of the Railway Infrastructure Directorate 9 th of December 2016 NETWORK STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REFERENCE GUIDE 2016 Vilnius

2 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1.1. Introduction The Network Statement is prepared and published by the Lithuanian Railways, which was appointed as manager of the public railway infrastructure under Article 23(1) of the Railway Transport Code of the Republic of Lithuania Goals The purpose of the Network Statement is to provide detailed information on the public railway infrastructure which is available for use by railway undertakings (carriers), the conditions of access to such infrastructure, the principles of setting charges for the use of the public railway infrastructure, and the principles, procedures and criteria for the allocation of the public railway infrastructure capacity. 1.3.Legal acts The legal acts governing railway transport operations are published on the website at: Legal status General provisions The content of the Network Statement, the date of publication is described in Article 27 and Annex IV of the Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 and Chapter XI of the Rules for the allocation of public railway infrastructure capacity approved by resolution No. 611 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 19 May Liability The Network Statement is a reference guide; therefore some irregularities may appear during validity of the Network Statement. The Network Statement shall be valid in so far it is not contrary to the laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania. The Network Statement shall be published in the Lithuanian and English languages. Where there is a discrepancy, the version in the Lithuanian language shall prevail Complaints and remarks All information on noticed irregularities or shortcomings of the Network Statement should be addressed to: JSC Lithuanian Railways Railway Infrastructure Directorate Commerce Department Service Unit Mindaugo 12, LT Vilnius Tel a.bartuskevicius@litrail.lt 1.5. Structure of the Network Statement The structure of the Network Statement corresponds the structure of the Association of the European Rail Infrastructure Managers RailNetEurope (RNE) approved by decision of the General Assembly of 21 April 2016 published on the website at The goal of the uniform structure of the Network Statement is to establish the conditions for all concerned persons in Europe to find easier information they need in the same format and the very same documents of different countries Validity and updating of the Network Statement Validity of the Network Statement The Network Statement is valid from the date of its publication and applies to the Working Timetable from on 10 th of December 2017 until on 8 th of December Updating of the Network Statement The Network Statement is subject to amendment in case of amendments to the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania and/or changes in the technical characteristics of the public railway infrastructure or other circumstances during the period of validity of Working Timetable.

3 1.7. Publicising The Network Statement shall be published on the website at in the Lithuanian language and in the English language Contacts: Contacts in the Republic of Lithuania No Area Institution Responsible unit Institution regulating the railway transport sector Licensing activities of railway undertakings (carriers) Safety certification of the public railway infrastructure manager and railway undertakings (carriers) Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications Department of Law Department of Law Contact information Allocation of public railway infrastructure capacity, acceptance of Last Minute Applications and free public railway infrastructure capacity State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications Strategic planning division Compilation and execution of the Working Timetable Provision of information on the charges and conditions for the use of public railway infrastructure JSC Lithuanian Railways Traffic command centre Service Division of the Commerce Department the Railway Infrastructure Directorate Distribution of local legal acts approved by orders of the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager and binding upon railway undertakings (carriers) Technical Information Centre Contacts of railway infrastructure managers in the neighbouring countries: Country Railway infrastructure Reference manager Republic of Poland PKP PLK S.A. Republic of Latvia VAS Latvijas dzelzcelš Republic of Belarus ГО Белорусская железная дорога Russian Federation ОАО Российские железные дороги

4 1.9. Freight corridors: On 22 September 2010, the European Parliament and the Council issued Regulation No. 913/2010 concerning a European Rail Network for Competitive Freight. The main goal of this Regulation to establish competitive, as compared with other transport modes, conditions for transport of freight by rail. The European Union expects with the help of this Regulation to implement the following goals: Closer cooperation among railway infrastructure managers; Improved access conditions to the railway infrastructure; Giving higher priority to freight trains Corridor name Nordic Sea Baltic Sea Corridor number RFC8 Countries crossed by Corridor NL-BE-DE- CZ-PL-LT Corridor route Lines in Lithuania Wilhelmshaven/ Bremerhaven/ Hamburg/Amsterdam/Ro tterdam/antwerpen Aachen /Berlin Warsaw Terespol /Kaunas State border (LT-PL)- Šeštokai Kazlų Rūda Kaunas Reference RailNetEurope (RNE) RailNetEurope is an association established on the initiative of several European railway infrastructure managers and Capacity allocation bodies in January 2004.The goals of this association are to simplify, streamline and optimize international processes, such as scheduling allocation of railway infrastructure capacity, sales (including the Network Statement), traffic management, etc. In addition, RNE acts as a coordinative platform for Rail Freight Corridors (RFC). The first 6 RFC commenced operation in November 2013, and 3 more RFC joined them in November The task of the RNE is to ensure that different RFC processes are harmonized, all RFC use the same tools, thus simplifying activities of the Applicants operating on several RFC. Currently, true and associated members of the RNE include 35 railway infrastructure managers/capacity allocation bodies, whereas the total length of their network extends over 230,000 km One Europe One shop RNE created at least one OSS (one-stop-shop) contact in each Member State. Every customer may select an OSS contact he likes that will give him all necessary assistance associated with international rail services from access to the international railway infrastructure to the report on train running RNE information systems Path Coordination System (PCS) PCS RNE developed a web application designated for railway infrastructure managers, capacity allocation bodes, freight corridors, railway undertakings (carriers) and applicants for railway infrastructure capacity with the help whereof Applicants may file applications, correct these applications, receive draft timetables. From November 2013, PCS is the only system enabling to apply for prearranged train paths and reserve capacity in freight corridors established on the basis of the Regulation 913/2010. Charging Information System (CIS) CIS RNE developed a web application enabling the Applicants to receive information on the rates of charges and other taxes, to calculate possible rates of charges using the railway infrastructure in several countries. Train Information System (TIS) TIS RNE developed a web application enabling to visualize the running of international trains from the departure station to the destination station. Currently this application may also show information on the running of some national trains. Besides, this information is used by the Terminal Managers as this application facilitates the planning of Terminal congestion. The following data is visible in the application: route passed by train, current train location, times of crossing stations according to the timetable, information on delays and causes of delay. It is also possible to form reports on train punctuality.

5 2. ACCESS CONDITIONS 2.1. General provisions The conditions that must be complied with by a railway undertaking (carrier) wishing to use the public railway infrastructure are described in Chapter Requirements for companies wishing to apply for the public railway infrastructure capacity prescribe: to hold the relevant license issued in accordance with the Railway Transport Code of the Republic of Lithuania and the Licensing Rules for Railway Undertakings (Carriers). Licences to carry passengers, luggage and goods by rail along international routes issued in any Member State of the European Union are valid in the Republic of Lithuania Companies wishing to engage in economic commercial railway operations and railway undertakings (carriers) must have good reputation, members of management bodies of the company/undertaking, its management and persons authorised by them to be in charge of the passenger, luggage and/or goods carriage by rail have good reputation, the company/undertaking must be of good financial standing, its management structure must be such that traffic safety is ensured and conditions for the licensed activities are complied with, the civil liability requirements must be met, and the company/undertaking must own traction equipment, or control and use such equipment on other legitimate grounds to hold a safety certificate issued in accordance with the Railway Transport Code of the Republic of Lithuania and the Rules for the Safety Certification of Railway Undertakings (Carriers) and the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager. The safety certificate consists of Part A and Part B. Part A is a certificate stating that the railway undertaking (carrier) has implemented the traffic safety control system meeting the EU requirements which have been transposed to the Law on Railway Traffic Safety of the Republic of Lithuania. This part of the safety certificate, issued in the Republic of Lithuania or another EU Member State, is valid in the Republic of Lithuania and other EU Member States. Part B is a certificate confirming that the railway undertaking (carrier) complies with the prescribed traffic safety requirements. This part of the safety certificate is issued and is valid only in the Republic of Lithuania. Licences and safety certificates are issued in the Republic of Lithuania by the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications ( the State Railway Inspectorate ); to operate in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, orders of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the State Railway Inspectorate, and local legal acts governing carriers operations issued by the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager. The list of the local legal acts governing carriers operations issued by the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager is available on the website of the Lithuanian Railways to hold permits to start the operation of rolling stock, issued according to the procedure prescribed by legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania. The permits are issued by the State Railway Inspectorate; employees whose work is associated with train traffic must have passed examinations according to the procedure prescribed by legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania and hold documents confirming their qualifications; to conclude the Contract for the Use of Public Railway Infrastructure with the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager according to the procedure prescribed by legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania; to submit a civil liability insurance contract securing the Applicant s obligation to indemnify for damage in case of a railway traffic accident; to enter into other contracts with the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager and/or other entities if the necessity for such contracts is established during the negotiations for the Contract for the Use of the Public Railway Infrastructure or for the capacity allocation; for the purposes of international carriage, to conclude any requisite contracts and contracts on the organisation of passenger, luggage and goods traffic, accounting for rolling stock, settlements, procedures, liability, participation in the activities of international organisations and other issues necessary to ensure the safety of international train traffic and passengers, luggage or goods, should the necessity for concluding such contracts/contracts be established during the negotiations for the Contract for the Use of Public Railway Infrastructure or for the capacity allocation.

6 Undertakings entitled to use the public railway infrastructure any railway undertaking (carrier) registered in the Republic of Lithuania or another Member State of the European Union which has obtained the licence and the safety certificate under the procedure prescribed by the law and which has concluded the Contract for the Use of Public Railway Infrastructure with the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager is entitled to use the public railway infrastructure, save for exceptions laid down in Clause of this Article an exclusive right to use the public railway infrastructure by providing rail transit services is vested in railway undertakings (carriers) which, or all shares in which, are owned by the State of Lithuania undertakings which carry out shunting activities and/or go to/from the construction, repair and/or technical maintenance sites of the railway infrastructure objects and have obtained the safety certificates following the procedure prescribed by legal acts and which are insured by civil liability insurance are entitled to use the public railway infrastructure Licensing of undertakings Licenses are issued for railway undertakings (carriers) by the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications ( Certification of undertakings The State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications ( adopts decisions regarding the issue of safety certificates Requirements for mandatory civil liability insurance Requirements for mandatory civil liability insurance are described in Article 10 1 of the Railway Transport Code of the Republic of Lithuania Commercial conditions Framework Agreement The State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Applicant may conclude a Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement establishes the rights and obligations of the Applicant and the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications related to the allocation of the capacity for a period exceeding one period of the Working Timetable. The train line is not specifically described in the Framework Agreement; however, meeting of reasonable commercial needs of the Applicant is sought Contract for the Use of Public Railway Infrastructure An agreement is concluded for one period of validity of the Working Timetable, and must be concluded or renewed on an annual basis even in the case when a Framework Agreement has been concluded. Negotiations between the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager and the railway undertaking (carrier) for the Contract are started within 4 months after the expiry of the time limit for the submission of applications and are completed prior to the approval of the Working Timetable. If the railway undertaking (carrier) is planning to use the capacities of public railway infrastructure allocated under the Last Minute Application, it is suggested that the negotiations with the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager for the Contract should be started in advance and that the application should be submitted only upon reaching the agreement on the draft Contract. Any agreements which were concluded by the Applicant and the necessity for which had been determined during the negotiations, or attested copies thereof, are appended to the Contract (except for confidential commercial information), and such agreements form an integral part of the Contract; A model contract form for the use of public railway infrastructure agreement is available at the website at: Contracts on the use of public railway infrastructure with Applicants who are not carriers Contracts are concluded only with railway undertakings (carriers) and undertakings which go to /from the construction, repair and (or) technical maintenance sites of the public railway infrastructure objects The main legal acts governing the railway transport operations Railway Transport Code of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette 2004, No ; 2006, No ; 2011, No ; 2013, No , 2016, No. XII-2363);

7 Law on the Fundamentals of Transport Activities of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 1991, No ; 2002, No , 2003, No , 2004, No , 2005, No , 2006, No ; 2011, No ; 2012, No ); Law on Railway Transport Traffic Safety of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 2004, No. 4-27; 2006, No ; 2010, No ; 2011, No ); Resolution No of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 11 December On the Approval of Licensing Rules for Railway Undertakings (Carriers) (Official Gazette, 2013, No ); Resolution No. 611 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 19 May 2004 On the Approval of the Regulations on the Allocation of Public Railway Infrastructure Capacity (Official Gazette, 2004, No ; 2006, No ; 2010, No ; 2011, No ; 2011, No ; 2012, No ); Resolution No. 610 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 19 May 2004 On the Approval of the Rules for the Setting of Charges for the Services Provided by the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager (Official Gazette, 2004, No ; 2007, No ; 2010, No ; 2012, No ); Order No of the Minister of Transport and Communications of 29 September 2011 On the Approval of the Rules for the Safety Certification of Railway Undertakings (Carriers) and Railway Infrastructure Managers (Official Gazette, 2011, No ; 2012, No ; 2013, No ); Order No. 297 of the Minister of Transport and Communications of 20 September 1996 On the approval of regulations for technical use of railways (Official Gazette, 1996, No ; 1997, No ; 1998, No ; 2009, No ; 2009, No ; 2010, No ; 2011, No ; 2012, No ; 2013, No ) (the document is available at the Technical Information Centre of JSC Lithuanian Railways); Order No. 452 of the Minister of Transport and Communications of 30 December 1999 On the approval of the railway traffic rules (Official Gazette, 2000, No. 2-47; 2006, No ; 2006, No ) (the document is available at the Technical Information Centre of JSC Lithuanian Railways); Order No. 483 of the Minister of Transport and Communications of 30 December 1997 On the approval of the railway signalling rules (Official Gazette, 2001, No ; 2001, No ; 2002, No ; 2003, No ; 2011, No ; 2012, No ) (the document is available at the Technical Information Centre of JSC Lithuanian Railways); Order No of the Minister of Transport and Communications of 18 September 2006 On the allocation of public railway infrastructure capacity in the congested part of the public railway infrastructure (Official Gazette, 2006, No ); Order No of the Minister of Transport and Communications of 16 August 2010 On the approval of the national traffic safety rules (Official Gazette 2010, No ; 2012, No ); Order No of the Minister of Transport and Communications On the Order No of the Minister of Transport and Communications of 25 April 2005 On the Approval of the List of Technical Rules of Railway Sub-Systems Applied in the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 2012, No ); Order No. V-101 of Head of the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of 2 July 2014 On the Amendment to Order No V-304 of 16 May 2011 of the Head of the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications On the Requirements for the Content of the Application for the Allocation of Public Railway Infrastructure Capacity (the Register of Legal Acts, 2014, No ); Order No. V-90 of the Head of the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of 31 July 2007 On the Principles of Coordination of Applications by Railway Undertakings (Carriers) whereby Same Public Infrastructure Capacity Are Applied for and the Approval of the Description of Procedure (Official Gazette 2007, No ; 2011, No ); Order No. Į-509 of the Director General of JSC Lithuanian Railways of 4 November 2003 On the Approval of the Rules for the Execution of the Train Sheet (the document is available at the Technical Information Centre of JSC Lithuanian Railways);

8 Order No. Į-107 of the Director General of JSC Lithuanian Railways of 20 March 2003 On the Approval of the Railway Station Regulations (the document is available at the Technical Information Centre of JSC Lithuanian Railways); 2.5. Transport of uncleared and heavy loads carriage of uncleared and heavy loads is governed by the Instruction DČ-1835 for the carriage of uncleared and heavy loads by rail in the CIS countries, Republic of Estonia, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania and the Description of the Procedure for the Carriage of uncleared and heavy loads approved by Order No. Į-278 of the Director General of JSC Lithuanian Railways of 29 March 2012 (the document is available at the Technical Information Centre of JSC Lithuanian Railways); for the carriage of uncleared and heavy loads, a project for cargo carriage and securing must be prepared that must be coordinated with the Commission for checking the cargo loading and the anchoring method of the JSC Lithuanian Railways; additional information on issues pertaining to the carriage of uncleared and heavy loads is provided by phone Carriage of dangerous goods Main legal acts governing the carriage of dangerous goods by the railway transport in the territory of Lithuania: Law on Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail and Inland Waterways of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 2001, No ; 2008, No ; 2010, No ; 2011, No ); Appendix C Regulations Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) of the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF) (the document is available at the Technical Information Centre of JSC Lithuanian Railways and website at Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail (SMGS), Annex 2 Rules for Transportation of Dangerous Goods (see the relevant edition on the website at Resolution No of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 13 November 2002 On the Approval of the Description of Procedure for Controlling the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Railway Tracks (Official Gazette, 2002, No , 2009, No , 2010, No ; 2011, No ); Resolution No. 84 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 22 January 2002 On the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail in the Territory of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 2002, No ; 2005, No ; 2007, No ; 2009, No ; 2011, No ; 2011, No ; 2013, No ) establishes that: the carriage of dangerous goods by rail exclusively in the territory of the Republic of the carriage of dangerous goods by rail exclusively in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania and international carriage in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania and in the territory of any other Member State of the European Union or European Economic Area and the associated activity is carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in Appendix C of the Annex Regulations Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) of the Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) (recast of 1 January 2013), the Law on Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail and Inland Waterways of the Republic of Lithuania and the requirements referred to in regulatory legal acts; the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania and any other Member State of the Organisation for Co-Operation between Railways (OSJD), except for the Member States of the European Union and countries of the European Economic Area, and the associated activity is carried out in accordance with Annex 2 Rules for Transportation of Dangerous Goods of the Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail (SMGS), the Law on Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail and Inland Waterways of the Republic of Lithuania and the requirements referred to in regulatory legal acts Resolution No 1547 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 28 December of 2011 On the Authorisations Granted in the Areas of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Railway Tracks and Related Activities (Official Gazette, 2011, No ); Rules for the Carriage of Goods by Rail (ADV/6), approved by Order No. 174 of the Minister of Transport and Communications of 20 June 2000 (Official Gazette, 2000, No ; 2008, No , 2009, No , 2010, No.4-179; 2011, No );

9 Description of the procedure for setting and publishing additional requirements, restrictions and prohibitions for the carriage of dangerous goods which are not included in the international agreements of the Republic of Lithuania governing the carriage of dangerous goods approved by Order No of the Minister of Transport and Communications of 13 March 2012 (Official Gazette, 2012, No ); The special requirements to ensure safety when carrying dangerous goods by rail of 1520 mm track gauge in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania approved by Order No. V-769 of the Head of the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of 29 October 2012 (Official Gazette, 2012, No ); 2.7. Issue of permits for the rolling stock Prior to starting using the railway rolling stock, a permit from the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications ( must be obtained. Permits are issued for the railway rolling stock compliant with the TSS (i.e. which by the area of application of the TSS comply in full with the TSS valid at the time of starting the operation thereof, including the railway rolling stock subject to the conditions allowing not to apply the TSS for them, or one or several TSS establish a major part of essential requirements) and the rolling stock not compliant with the TSS Requirements for employees Respective certificates are issued in the Republic of Lithuania by the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications ( 3. INFRASTRUCTURE 3.1. Introduction Information provided in this chapter may not fully correspond to the actual condition of the network due to continuous technical improvements in the network. Additional information is provided by the Service Unit, Sales Department, Railway Infrastructure Directorate, JSC Lithuanian Railways, by phone No Geographic location of the public railway infrastructure network Limits of the public railway infrastructure The public railway infrastructure network is demarked by geographic boundaries of the Republic of Lithuania Neigbouring railway networks of the Republic of Latvia (LDZ), border stations Rokiškis, Joniškis; of the Republic of Belarus (BČ), border stations Kena, Stasylos; of the Republic of Poland (PKP-PLK S.A.), border station - Mockava; of the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation (RŽD), border stations Pagėgiai, Kybartai. A passenger border control post has been installed in Vilnius station Description of the public railway infrastructure network Geographic data Length of tracks The total length of railway tracks is km, of which: single track km.; double track km.; triple track 2.1 km Track gauge The track gauge of the railway track is 1520 mm ( km long) and 1435 mm (115.2 km long). A railway line of 1520 mm and 1435 mm gauge (four tracks) has been constructed from Mockava to Šeštokai railway station. An automatic gauge changing facility (1435/1520) has been installed at Mockava border station. A railway line of 1435 mm gauge was constructed from Šeštokai railway station to Kaunas railway station List of railway stations The list of railway stations in which commercial operations are carried out is provided in Annex Technical characteristics of the public railway infrastructure network

10 Clearance Clearance limits for all 1520 mm gauge railway lines The loading clearance limit is provided in Diag.1 below: Diagram 1 Rolling-stock clearance limit T Tc Rolling-stock clearance limits: Scope of application Permitted on public railway tracks and sidings (from the connection point to the owner s territory) in which installations and structures conform to S and SP limits of the structure gauge. Tank wagons and self-discharging wagons are permitted on railway tracks for public use and sidings. Open wagons are permitted on public railway tracks and sidings. Tpr 1-T Permitted on railway tracks for public use, sidings and tracks within the territories of undertakings. 1-BM (0-T) 1435 mm gauge railway network used for international carriage. 0-BM (01-T) 1520 mm gauge railway network, with the main railway lines of 1435 mm gauge. 02-BM (02-T) 1520 mm gauge railway network, with the main railway lines of 1435 mm gauge. 03-BM (03-T) 1520 mm gauge railway network, with the main railway lines of 1435 mm gauge. The exact clearance data for rolling stock is provided in GOST standard Clearance limits permitted in all railway lines of 1435 mm gauge In all railway lines of 1435 mm gauge the permitted clearance limit is GC Maximum permissible load The maximum permissible axle load in railway lines of 1520 mm gauge is 23.5 t; by a special permission of the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager it can be increased to 25 t; The maximum permissible axle load in railway lines of 1435 mm gauge is 22.5 t; The equivalent load (t/m) for each railway line is determined by the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager taking into account the permissible equivalent loads of railway structures. The equivalent load limits in the Lithuanian railway network range from 7.5 to 10.5 t/m Ruling gradients The list of ruling gradients is provided in Annex 4 thereto

11 The maximum permissible speeds The maximum permissible speeds of trains and locomotives on railway station tracks, line sections between stations and sidings are established by Order No Į-833 of 19 October 2012 of the Director General of the Lithuanian Railways. The Order may be updated with respect to the developments in the railways The maximum lengths of train units The maximum lengths of freight train units is indicated in Annex Electrified railway lines electrified railway lines Kena-N. Vilnia Vilnius, Vilnius Kaunas and Lentvaris Trakai. 25 kv alternating current of 50 Hz voltage is used in the contact network of the electrified lines. The electrified lines are adapted only for the suburban train traffic; Operating length of the electrified railway lines is 149 km, of which: single track 5 km; double track 144 km; With the alternating current, voltage in the electric rolling stock receivers in any contact network block section must be at least 21 kv and not higher than 29 kv. In line sections between stations and at stations, the wires of the contact network must be not lower than 5750 mm and at crossings not lower than 6000 mm over the rail head Railway signalling and control systems Railway signalling system The railway signalling system ensures safe train traffic with a speed of up to 120 km/h, and on the lines where signalling facilities have been upgraded a speed up to 160 km/h; Signalling facilities were upgraded (or are being upgraded) on the following railway lines: facilities in Kaišiadorys-Radviliškis line (Corridor IX-B) were upgraded in 2004 facilities in Šiauliai-Klaipėda line (Corridor IX-B) were upgraded in facilities in Kaunas-Kybartai line (Corridor IX-D) were upgraded in Signalling facilities of some railway lines of regional significance are upgraded using relay equipment. Signalling facilities are divided into station signalling facilities and those of line sections between stations: Station signalling facilities are divided into: a) relay interlocking. Such interlocking is installed in the majority of Lithuanian railway stations. All outdoor objects (with respect to the signalling type of each station): switches, traffic lights, rail chains, ALSN codes etc., and their condition are relay-controlled. b) microprocessor interlocking. Microprocessor signalling systems are installed on upgraded railway lines. Microprocessor interlocking systems of three types are used in the Lithuanian railways: Ebilock 950 installed in the stations of the modernised Kaišiadorys-Radviliškis line, SIMIS-IS was put into service in the Šiauliai-Klaipėda line in 2010, and the microprocessor interlocking system ESA 11- LG was put into operation in the Kaunas-Kybartai line in 2012; Signalling facilities in line sections between stations are divided into: a) automatic block signalling. It regulates train traffic on the line sections between stations (on the line section between stations, depending on the number of blocked sections, several trains may run at the same time on such sections). It is used together with ALS (automatic locomotive signalling) train safety system. Automatic train stopping devices are installed in locomotives that stop a train automatically in case of a restrictive signal if the driver does not stop the train on time. Automatic locomotive signalling (ALS) continuously transmits signals from the traffic lights that are approached by the train to the driver's cab throughout the blocked section and the main tracks of the stations. In the ALS system, the function of communication channel between the track and the locomotive is performed by the rail circuits. Coded current power signals flowing in the rails are used in the system; b) semi-automatic block signalling. It regulates train traffic on line sections between two stations (with only one train allowed to run on such section at a time); The layout of signalling systems in the railway network is provided in Annex 5 thereto. Until Class A signalling system is implemented in the lines of the public railway infrastructure in accordance with the Specifications of Interoperability of Control, Management and Signalling Systems, all traction rolling stock must be equipped with systems securing the interoperability with the systems described in Item 3.14 of this Network Statement, or the STM module must be installed. Technical requirements for the STM module are published on the website of the Lithuanian Railways

12 Infrastructure, Information for Railway Undertakings (Carriers), Other Documents and Information Automated Rolling-Stock Control System (ARSCS): Locations of installation of the components of the automated rolling stock control system (ARSCS) are shown in Annex 6 thereto. The information on the values of the rolling stock axle boxes and wheel temperatures and the wheel force impacting the rails must be prepared by the carriers operating the rolling stock and submitted to the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager for agreement; The procedure for checking the rolling stock defects recorded by the ARSCS must be established by the carriers operating the rolling stock. The said procedure must be submitted to the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager for agreement Radio communication system used to organize and manage the train traffic. The radio communication system operates on the basis of GSM-R radio communication network. Specialised GSM-R radio communication equipment operating in the MHz and MHz radio frequency range is used in the GSM-R network. The GSM-R radio communication system operates in all the railway stations in operation and the following line sections between stations: Vilnius Kaišiadorys Radviliškis Šiauliai Klaipėda Rimkai Draugystė; Rimkai Pagėgiai Jonaitiškiai Radviliškis; Pagėgiai state border; Radviliškis Pakruojis; Kužiai Bugeniai; Mažeikiai state border; Radviliškis Joniškis state border; Radviliškis Rokiškis state border; Paneriai Valčiūnai Kyviškės Kena state border; Vilnius Turmantas state border; Vilnius Kirtimai - Valčiūnai Stasylos state border; Vilnius Lentvaris Marcinkonys; Senieji Trakai Trakai; Gaižiūnai Palemonas Rokai Jiesia; Kaišiadorys Palemonas Kaunas Kazlų Rūda Kybartai state border; Kazlų Rūda Šeštokai Mockava state border. Line hectometric radio communication system is used in line sections between stations in border areas for the communication between the train driver and the station duty officer of the relevant section and the persons on duty in the adjacent stations (and vice versa). The line hectometric radio communication system employs analogue radio communication equipment operating at 2.13 MHz (standby channel: 2.15 MHz). In individual railway areas, local radio communication networks, i.e. area radio communication systems are used. These networks are intended for the performance of key functions in certain areas and are isolated from other communication systems. The area radio communication system networks are operating within the range of metric ( MHz) and decimetric ( MHz) waves. All conversations by the radio communication system are carried out in the Lithuanian language. Conversations by the radio communication system may also be carried out in the following border areas: in the Russian language: - Republic of Lithuania state border Kena Vilnius; - Republic of Lithuania state border Stasylos Vaidotai; - Republic of Lithuania state border Stasylos Vilnius; - Republic of Lithuania state border Kybartai; - Republic of Lithuania state border Joniškis Šiauliai - Radviliškis; In the Polish language: - Republic of Lithuania state border Mockava Train traffic restrictions

13 Specialized infrastructure There is no special infrastructure restricting the train traffic; Environmental restrictions There are no environmental restrictions on the train traffic; Carriage of dangerous goods There are no restrictions for the carriage of dangerous goods Restrictions for tunnels There are no tunnels where the train traffic is restricted; Restrictions for bridges All railway bridges, except for pedestrian bridges, are classified by the load bearing capacity. The bridge category by load capacity is a general indicator of the bridge strength. Bridges are categorised by load capacity as follows: Category I bridges calculated for N 8 and S 14 load, with no defects reducing the load capacity, and without speed limitation I; Category II bridges for rolling stock with a longitudinal track load capacity of maximum 10.5 t f/m (tonne force via linear meter), with the track load by a wheel pair of a locomotive/wagon of 27 t, as well as all currently used transporter wagons up to 500 t, with some speed limitations; Category III bridges for any currently used rolling stock including eight-axle open wagons with a longitudinal track load of maximum 9 t f/m, with some speed limitation; Category IV bridges for four-axle wagons with a longitudinal track load of maximum 7.5 t f/m and transporter wagons of up to 300 t, with the speed limitation; Category V all other bridges of smaller load capacity, with the speed limitations for heavy trains Planned restrictions of infrastructure capacity Planned restrictions of infrastructure capacity are available at: Services facilities Passenger stations The list of passenger stations and stops with lengths of passenger embarkation/disembarkation platform is available on the Annex No Freight terminals Information on freight terminals is available at: Train formation/break-up devices Information on train formation/break-up devices is available at: Parking tracks Information on parking tracks is available at: Technical maintenance equipment Information on technical maintenance equipment is available at: Other technical equipment, including cleaning and washing equipment Information on other technical equipment, including cleaning and washing equipment is available at: Sea and inland water port installations associated with railway activities Information on sea and inland water port installations associated with railway activities is available at: Equipment intended for providing help Information in equipment intended for providing help is available at: Refuelling facilities Information on refuelling facilities is available at: Development and upgrading of public railway infrastructure Information on development and upgrading of public railway infrastructure is available at:

14 4. CAPACITY ALLOCATION 4.1. Introduction Capacity of the public railway infrastructure of the Republic of Lithuania is allocated by the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Capacity of the public railway infrastructure is allocated for a period of validity of the Working Timetable Description of the capacity allocation process An application in the Lithuanian language must be submitted to the State Railway Inspectorate at the address: G. Vilko 18A LT-08104, Vilnius, Lithuania The Application Form and the list of documents to be appended is established in Order No V-101 of 2 July 2014 of the Head of the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications On the Amendment to Order No V-304 of 16 May 2011 of the Head of the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications On the Requirements for the Content of the Application for the Allocation of Public Railway Infrastructure Capacity (the Register of Legal Acts, 2014, No ) The Application Form is provided in Annex 7 thereto. The Application for the capacity is not examined and the documents are returned to the Applicant in cases referred to in Clause 11 of the Regulations for the Allocation of Capacities. Having established that the Application contains all the requisite data and all the requisite documents have been appended, the State Railway Inspectorate transfers the Application to the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager for technical evaluation to be carried out within one month from the expiry of the time limit for the submission of applications Deadlines for the completion of the capacity allocation procedures Deadlines for the capacity allocation for the Working Timetable Procedure Deadline Carried out by Filing of applications for capacity by Parties concerned Forwarding of applications to the Public State Railway Inspectorate by Railway Infrastructure Manager Drafting the Working Timetable and submitting to the State Railway by Public Railway Infrastructure Manager Inspectorate and parties concerned Submitting comments and proposals for by State Railway Inspectorate and the Draft Working Timetable Negotiations with the State Railway Inspectorate and parties concerned regarding the comments and proposals by Adopting decisions on capacity allocation by Submitting the Working Timetable to the by Applicants Approval of the Working Timetable by Effective date of the Working Timetable from parties concerned Public Railway Infrastructure Manager, parties concerned, State Railway Inspectorate State Railway Inspectorate Public Railway Infrastructure Manager Public Railway Infrastructure Manager Deadlines for the submission of Last Minute Applications Last Minute Applications are to be submitted to the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager at least 5 business days before the desired date of using the capacity. The Public Railway Infrastructure Manager must examine such an application and notify the State Railway Inspectorate of the results not later than within 3 business days from the date of receipt of the application. The State Railway Inspectorate must adopt the decision on the allocation

15 of capacities within 2 business days from the date of the receipt of the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager s notice. In analysing the Last Minute Applications and allocating capacity based thereon, the State Railway Inspectorate takes guidance, mutatis mutandis, from Sections III and VIII of the Regulations for the Allocation of Public Railway Infrastructure Capacities Capacity allocation process Coordination process between the public railway infrastructure manager and applicants 5 months before the effective day of the Working Timetable the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager submits a draft Working Timetable to the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the parties concerned. Comments regarding the draft Working Timetable must be submitted to the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager at least 4 months before the effective date of the Working Timetable. Negotiations regarding comments and proposals should be finished at least Coordination of applications for the allocation of the same capacities of the public railway infrastructure Applications for the allocation of the same capacities of the public railway infrastructure are coordinated in accordance with Order No V-90 of 31 July 2007 of the Head of the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communications Regarding the Principles of Coordination of Applications by Railway Undertakings (Carriers) whereby Same Public Infrastructure Capacities Are Applied for and the Approval of Relevant Procedures (recast of Order No V-182 of 28 March 2011) Declaring the public railway infrastructure congested If, upon the negotiations with the applicants, the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager cannot satisfy all the applications for capacity in any section of the public railway infrastructure due to insufficient capacity, it must immediately inform the State Railway Inspectorate on the congestion in the respective part of the public railway infrastructure Framework Agreement The Public Railway Infrastructure Manager and the Applicant may conclude the Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement establishes the rights and obligations of the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager and the Applicant related to the allocation of the capacity for a period exceeding one period of the Working Timetable. The train line is not specifically described in the Framework Agreement; however, meeting of reasonable commercial needs of the Applicant is sought Applications for capacity allocation for the maintenance and repairs of the public railway infrastructure Applications for capacity allocation for the maintenance and repairs of the public railway infrastructure must be submitted to the Inspectorate at least 2 months before the expiry of the time limit for the drafting of the Working Timetable. The Public Railway Infrastructure Manager, within the time-limits specified in Clause 16 of the Rules, must evaluate what impact on applicants will be had by the fact that respective capacities will be allocated for the maintenance and repairs of the public railway infrastructure. Should it be determined, during the drafting of the Working Timetable, that upon allocation of the capacity for the maintenance and repairs of the public railway infrastructure another applicant would be prevented from carrying out its railway economic commercial activities, the Public Railway Infrastructure Manager must offer such applicant another capacity or compensate for the railway traffic disruptions according to the procedure prescribed by legal acts Non-use or refusal to use the allocated capacity No specific time-limit has been set for how much in advance a railway undertaking (carrier) or an Undertaking that goes to/from the construction, repair and/or technical maintenance sites of the railway infrastructure objects must refuse of the capacity allocated to it or notify of the fact that it will not use this capacity Carriage of dangerous, uncleared or heavy loads See Clauses 2.5 and Contingency plan in case of traffic disruptions In each case of traffic disruption a specific contingency plan is drawn up Allocation of the service equipment capacity The description of the principle for the allocation of the service equipment capacity is available at: