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Rede Ferroviária Nacional - REFER EPE
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Following the government Decree Nº. 104/97, REFER, Rede Ferroviária Nacional, E.P.E., was legally incorporated on 29 April 1997 and is responsible for managing the infrastructure of the Portuguese Railway System, reporting directly to the Ministries of Finance and of Public Works, Transportation and Housing – State Secretariat for Transportation.
In compliance with the criteria of independence from Rail Transportation management companies, REFER reports to the Instituto Nacional do Transporte Ferroviário, the state railway regulator. In partnership with the existing railways operators, CP and Fertagus, the regulator defines access rights, grants access licences to operators, approves access charges and regulates railway activities taking into account development, safety, quality and environment.
REFER’s mission is to manage the rail network in terms of construction, conservation, maintenance, management of property assets and capacity management in order to provide the market with a competitive, efficient, safe and environmentally sound transport infrastructure.
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