European Union Agency for Railways

European Union Agency for Railways

ERA, Lille
Valenciennes, Lille European Union Agency for Railways (European Union)
Formation	April 2004 (established)
Location	Valenciennes & Lille, France
Director	Josef Doppelbauer
Website	era.europa.eu
Formerly called	European Railway Agency (ERA, acronym still used)

The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) that sets mandatory requirements for European railways and manufacturers in the form of Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI), which apply to the Trans-European Rail system. The ERA publishes a document summarising the status of the TSIs.^[1] The ERA sets common safety targets, common safety methods and common safety indicators, following Directive 2004/49/EC and amendments. The ERA also hosts a number of databases, among which a register of remaining, applicable national rules. One of its primary duties is the development and implementation of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS).