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Use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area, amending Directive 2012/34/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) No 913/2010

Effect
Passed
Result
565 for · 14 against · 37 abstained roll call
Date
12 March 2024, 13:27
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (7)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Source
Committee report by Tilly Metz
Votes
1 vote · 1 roll call
Final vote
166227
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 565 for, 14 against, 37 abstained (roll call).

Passed by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; The Left mostly abstained; ESN split.

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 4Against 1Abst. 7Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided
GreensFor 28Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 64Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 36Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 88Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 22Against 1Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
PatriotsFor 19Against 0Abst. 8Majority line ForClear line For
ESNFor 2Against 0Abst. 2Majority line TieClear line Divided
No groupFor 3Against 2Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

The breakdown by country is not available right now.

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 1

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Final vote A9-0069/2024 – Tilly Metz – Commission proposal and amendments Roll call565 for, 14 against, 37 abstained Adopted

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2024-0069

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on using railways infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area lays down rules for capacity management, including strategic planning, allocation, and traffic management, and amends Directive 2012/34/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) No 913/2010.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0271(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 June 2026 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 30 April 2026 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 5 May 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 6 May 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Voted 19 May 2026 (done)
  5. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 27 January 2026 (done)
  6. Published as law · 10 June 2026 (done)

Lead committee: TRAN · Rapporteur: Tilly METZ (Greens)

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Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area, amending Directive 2012/34/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) No 913/2010”. Decision, 12 March 2024. votingId 166227, document A-9-2024-0069, reference 2023/0271(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-12/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-03-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-03-12-5,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area, amending Directive 2012/34/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) No 913/2010}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-12/5}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-12/5},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166227, document A-9-2024-0069, reference 2023/0271(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}