
Article 1 

1. This Regulation establishes the necessary specifications in order to ensure that EU-wide multimodal travel information services are accurate and available across borders to ITS users.
2. This Regulation applies to the entire transport network of the Union.
3. This Regulation shall apply in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2010/40/EU.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Article 4 of Directive 2010/40/EU and in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 shall apply.
The following definitions shall also apply:

((1)) ‘accessibility of the data’ means the possibility to request and obtain the data at any time in a machine readable format;
((2)) ‘data update’ means any modification of the existing data, including its deletion or insertion of new or additional elements;
((3)) ‘metadata’ means a structured description of the contents of the data facilitating the discovery and use of this data;
((4)) ‘discovery services’ means services allowing for the search of the requested data using the contents of the corresponding metadata and displaying such contents;
((5)) ‘comprehensive trans-European transport network’ means the transport infrastructure that is part of the comprehensive network as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;
((6)) ‘access point’ means a digital interface where at least the static travel and historic traffic data together with the corresponding metadata are made accessible for reuse to users, or where the sources and metadata of these data are made accessible for reuse to users;
((7)) ‘dynamic travel and traffic data’ means data relating to different transport modes that changes often or on a regular basis, as listed in the Annex;
((8)) ‘static travel and traffic data’ means data relating to different transport modes that does not change at all or does not change often, or change on a regular basis, as listed in the Annex;
((9)) ‘transport authority’ means any public authority responsible for the traffic management or the planning, control or management of a given transport network or modes of transport, or both, falling within its territorial competence;
((10)) ‘transport operator’ means any public or private entity that is responsible for the maintenance and management of the transport service;
((11)) ‘user’ means any public or private entity which uses the National Access Point such as transport authorities, transport operators, travel information service providers, digital map producers, transport on demand service providers and infrastructure managers;
((12)) ‘end user’ means any natural or legal person who has access to travel information;
((13)) ‘travel information service’ means an ITS service, including digital maps, that provides users, and end-users, with travel and traffic information of at least one transport mode;
((14)) ‘historic traffic data’ means traffic characteristics depending on the hour, day, season based on previous measurements, including rate of congestion, average speeds, average travel times, as listed in the Annex;
((15)) ‘timeliness of data’ means the availability of up to date data provided to users and end users sufficiently in advance to be useful;
((16)) ‘travel information service provider’ means any public or private provider of travel and traffic information, excluding a mere conveyer of information, to users and end-users;
((17)) ‘transport on demand’ means a passenger transport service which is characterised by flexible routing such as car-sharing, car-pooling, bike-sharing, ride-sharing, taxi, dial-a-ride services. These services usually require interaction between the transport on demand service provider and end-users before delivery;
((18)) ‘transport on demand service provider’ means any public or private provider of transport on demand service to users and end-users, including travel and traffic information thereof;
((19)) ‘linking of service’ means the connection of local, regional, and national travel information systems which are interlinked via technical interfaces to provide routing results or other application programming interfaces (APIs) results based on static and/or dynamic travel and traffic information;
((20)) ‘handover point’ means the station, stop or location at which two travel information services' routing results are linked to produce a journey;
((21)) ‘multimodal travel information’ means information derived from any static or dynamic travel and traffic data, or both, for users and end-users, through any communication means, covering at least two modes of transport and allowing the possibility to compare transport modes;
((22)) ‘routing result’ means the travel itinerary in a machine readable format resulting from an end-users' journey request with reference to the hand-over point(s) used;
((23)) ‘infrastructure manager’ means any public or private body or undertaking that is responsible in particular for establishing and maintaining transport infrastructure, or part thereof;
((24)) ‘traveller transport service’ means any public or private transport service or any service which is available for collective use or private use by the general public covering different modes of transport.
Article 3 

1. Each Member State shall set up a national access point. The national access point shall constitute a single point of access for users to at least the static travel and traffic data and historic traffic data of different transport modes, including data updates, as set out in the Annex, provided by the transport authorities, transport operators, infrastructure managers or transport on demand service providers within the territory of a given Member State.
2. Existing national access points that have been set up to comply with other delegated acts adopted under Directive 2010/40/EU may be used as national access points, if deemed appropriate by the Member States.
3. National access points shall provide discovery services to users, for example services allowing for the search of the requested data using the contents of the corresponding metadata and displaying such contents;
4. Transport authorities, transport operators, infrastructure managers or transport on demand service providers shall ensure that they provide the metadata in order to allow users to discover and use the datasets made accessible through the national access points.
5. Two or more Member States may set up a common access point.
Article 4 

1. Transport authorities, transport operators, infrastructure managers or transport on demand service providers shall provide the static travel and traffic data and historic traffic data listed in point 1 of the Annex, of the different transport modes by using:
(a) for the road transport, the standards defined in Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/962;
(b) for other transport modes, the use of one of the following standards and technical specifications: NeTEx CEN/TS 16614 and subsequent versions, technical documents defined in Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 and subsequent versions, technical documents elaborated by IATA or any machine-readable format fully compatible and interoperable with those standards and technical specifications;
(c) for the spatial network the requirements defined in Article 7 of Directive 2007/2/EC.
2. The relevant static travel and traffic data listed in point 1 of the Annex that are applicable to NeTEx and DATEX II shall be represented through minimum national profiles
3. Transport authorities, transport operators, infrastructure managers or transport on demand service providers shall provide the static travel and traffic data through the national access point in the required formats in line with the following timetable:
(a) for the travel and traffic data set out in point 1.1 of the Annex for the comprehensive TEN-T network, by 1 December 2019 at the latest;
(b) for the travel and traffic data set out in point 1.2 of the Annex for the comprehensive TEN-T network, by 1 December 2020 at the latest;
(c) for the travel and traffic data set out in point 1.3 of the Annex for the comprehensive TEN-T network, by 1 December 2021 the latest;
(d) for the travel and traffic data set out in points 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 of the Annex for the other parts of the Union transport network, by 1 December 2023 at the latest.
4. APIs that provide access to static travel and traffic data listed in the Annex via the national access point shall be publicly accessible allowing users and end-users to register to obtain access.
Article 5 

1. Where the Member States decide to provide the dynamic travel and traffic data of different transport modes listed in point 2 of the Annex through the national access point, transport authorities, transport operators, infrastructure managers or transport on demand service providers shall use:
(a) for the road transport the standards defined in Articles 5 and 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/962;
(b) for the other transport modes: SIRI CEN/TS 15531 and subsequent versions, technical documents defined in Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 or any machine-readable format fully compatible and interoperable with those standards or technical documents.
2. The relevant travel and traffic data referred to in point 2 of the Annex applicable to SIRI and DATEX II shall be represented through minimum national profiles determined by Member States accessible through the national access point.
3. APIs that provide access to dynamic travel and traffic data listed in the Annex via the national access point shall be publicly accessible allowing users and end-users to register to obtain access.
Article 6 

1. Travel information services shall be based on updates of static and dynamic travel and traffic data.
2. When changes occur, the relevant static and dynamic travel and traffic data listed in the Annex shall be updated by transport authorities, transport operators, infrastructure managers or transport on demand service providers through the national access point in a timely manner. They shall in a timely manner correct any inaccuracies detected by them in their data or signalled to them by any user or end user.
Article 7 

1. Upon request, travel information service providers shall provide to another information service provider routing results based on static, and where possible, dynamic information.
2. Routing results shall be based on:
(a) the enquirers start and end points of a journey along with the specific time and date of departure or arrival, or both;
(b) possible travel options along with the specific time and date of departure or arrival, or both, including any possible connections;
(c) the handover point between travel information services;
(d) in case of disturbances, alternative possible travel options along with the specific time and date of departure or arrival, or both, and any connections, where available.
Article 8 

1. The travel and traffic data listed in the Annex and the corresponding metadata including information on the quality thereof shall be accessible for exchange and reuse within the Union on a non-discriminatory basis, through the national or common access point and within a time-frame that ensures the timely provision of travel information services. They shall be accurate and up to date.
2. The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reused in a neutral manner and without discrimination or bias. Criteria used for ranking travel options of different transport modes or combinations thereof, or both, shall be transparent and not be based on any factor directly or indirectly relating to the user identity or, if any, the commercial consideration related to the reuse of the data and shall be applied on a non-discriminatory basis to all participating users. The first principle travel itinerary presentation shall not mislead the end-user.
3. Where reusing the static and dynamic travel or traffic data, the source of those data shall be indicated. The date and time of the last update of the static data shall also be indicated.
4. The terms and conditions for the use of the traffic and travel data provided through the national access point may be determined through a licence agreement. Those conditions shall not unnecessarily restrict possibilities for reuse or be used to restrict competition. Licence agreements, whenever used, shall in any event impose as few restrictions on reuse as possible. Any financial compensation shall be reasonable and proportionate to the legitimate costs incurred of providing and disseminating the relevant travel and traffic data.
5. Terms and conditions of linking travel information services shall be defined in contractual agreements between the travel information service providers. Any financial compensation of the expenses of linking travel information services incurred shall be reasonable and proportionate.
Article 9 

1. Member States shall assess whether the requirements set out in Articles 3 to 8 are complied with by the transport authorities, transport operators, transport on demand service providers and travel information service providers.
2. In order to conduct the assessment, the competent authorities of Member States may request from the transport authorities, transport operators, infrastructure managers, transport on demand service providers or travel information service providers, the following documents:
(a) a description of the travel and traffic data listed or stored in the access point(s) and the travel information services available including connections with other services if applicable, as well as the information on the quality thereof; and
(b) an evidence-based declaration of compliance with the requirements set out in Articles 3 to 8.
3. Member States shall randomly check the correctness of the declarations referred to in paragraph 2(b).
Article 10 

1. By 1 December 2019 Member States shall provide the Commission with a report on the measures undertaken, if any, to set up a national access point and on the modalities of its functioning.
2. Every other calendar year thereafter, Member States shall provide the Commission with a report containing the following information:
(a) the progress made in terms of the accessibility and exchange of the travel and traffic data types set out in the Annex;
(b) the geographical coverage and the travel and traffic data set out in the Annex accessible in the access point and the linking of travel information services;
(c) the results of the assessment of compliance referred to in Article 9; and
(d) where relevant, a description of changes to paragraph 1 or paragraph 2(b).
Article 11 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 31 May 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX
DATA CATEGORIES 
Partition of transport modes by type, such as:


 Scheduled
Air, rail including high speed rail, conventional rail, light rail, long-distance coach, maritime including ferry, metro, tram, bus, trolley-bus.
 Demand-responsive
Shuttle bus, shuttle ferry, taxi, car-sharing, car-pooling, car-hire, bike-sharing, bike-hire.
 Personal
Car, motorcycle, cycle.
 1.  1.1. 

((a)) Location search (origin/destination):

((i)) Address identifiers (building number, street name, postcode)
((ii)) Topographic places (city, town, village, suburb, administrative unit)
((iii)) Points of interest (related to transport information) to which people may wish to travel
((b)) Trip plans:
Operational Calendar, mapping day types to calendar dates
((c)) Location search (access nodes):

((i)) Identified access nodes (all scheduled modes)
((ii)) Geometry/map layout structure of access nodes (all scheduled modes)
((d)) Trip plan computation — scheduled modes transport:

((i)) Connection links where interchanges may be made, default transfer times between modes at interchanges
((ii)) Network topology and routes/lines (topology)
((iii)) Transport operators
((iv)) Timetables
((v)) Planned interchanges between guaranteed scheduled services
((vi)) Hours of operation
((vii)) Stop facilities access nodes (including platform information, help desks/information points, ticket booths, lifts/stairs, entrances and exit locations)
((viii)) Vehicles (low floor; wheelchair accessible.)
((ix)) Accessibility of access nodes, and paths within an interchange (such as existence of lifts, escalators)
((x)) Existence of assistance services (such as existence of on-site assistance)
((e)) Trip plan computation — road transport (for personal modes):

((i)) Road network
((ii)) Cycle network (segregated cycle lanes, on-road shared with vehicles, on-path shared with pedestrians)
((iii)) Pedestrian network and accessibility facilities
 1.2. 

((a)) Location search (demand-responsive modes):

((i)) Park & Ride stops
((ii)) Bike sharing stations
((iii)) Car-sharing stations
((iv)) Publicly accessible refuelling stations for petrol, diesel, CNG/LNG, hydrogen powered vehicles, charging stations for electric vehicles
((v)) Secure bike parking (such as locked bike garages)
((b)) Information service:
Where and how to buy tickets for scheduled modes, demand responsive modes and car parking (all scheduled modes and demand-responsive incl. retail channels, fulfilment methods, payment methods)
((c)) Trip plans, auxiliary information, availability check:

((i)) Basic common standard fares (all scheduled modes):

— Fare network data (fare zones/stops and fare stages)
— Standard fare structures (point to point including daily and weekly fares, zonal fares, flat fares)
((ii)) Vehicle facilities such as classes of carriage, on-board Wi-Fi.
 1.3. 

((a)) Detailed common standard and special fare query (all scheduled modes):

((i)) Passenger classes (classes of user such as adult, child, student, veteran, impaired access and qualifying conditions and classes of travel such as 1st, 2nd.)
((ii)) Common fare products (access rights such as zone/point-to-point including daily and weekly tickets/single/return, eligibility of access, basic usage conditions such as validity period/operator/time of travel/interchanging, standard point to point fares prices for different point to point pairs including daily and weekly fares/zonal fare prices/flat fare prices)
((iii)) Special Fare Products: offers with additional special conditions such as promotional fares, group fares, season passes, aggregated products combining different products and add on products such as parking and travel, minimum stay
((iv)) Basic commercial conditions such as refunding/replacing/exchanging/transferring and basic booking conditions such as purchase windows, validity periods, routing restrictions zonal sequence fares, minimum stay.
((b)) Information service (all modes):

((i)) How to pay tolls (incl. retail channels, fulfilment methods, payment methods)
((ii)) How to book car sharing, taxis, cycle hire etc. (incl. retail channels, fulfilment methods, payment methods)
((iii)) Where how to pay for car parking, public charging stations for electric vehicles and refuelling points for CNG/LNG, hydrogen, petrol and diesel powered vehicles (incl. retail channels, fulfilment methods, payment methods)
((c)) Trip plans:

((i)) Detailed cycle network attributes (surface quality, side-by-side cycling, shared surface, on/off road, scenic route, ‘walk only’, turn or access restrictions (e.g. against flow of traffic)
((ii)) Parameters needed to calculate an environmental factor such as carbon per vehicle type or passenger mile or per distance walked
((iii)) Parameters such as fuel consumption needed to calculate cost
((d)) Trip plan computation:
Estimated travel times by day type and time-band by transport mode/combination of transport modes
 2.  2.1. 
Passing times, trip plans and auxiliary information:


((i)) Disruptions (all modes)
((ii)) Real-time status information — delays, cancellations, guaranteed connections monitoring (all modes)
((iii)) Status of access node features (including dynamic platform information, operational lifts/escalators, closed entrances and exit locations — all scheduled modes)
 2.2. 

((a)) Passing times, trip plans and auxiliary information (all modes):

((i)) Estimated departure and arrival times of services
((ii)) Current road link travel times
((iii)) Cycling network closures/diversions
((b)) Information service:
Availability of publicly accessible charging stations for electric vehicles and refuelling points for CNG/LNG, hydrogen, petrol and diesel powered vehicles
((c)) Availability check:

((i)) Car-sharing availability, bike sharing availability
((ii)) Car parking spaces available (on and off-street), parking tariffs, road toll tariffs
 2.3. 
Trip plans:

Future predicted road link travel times
