Mr MISSE NTONE Claude
Director of Railway Transport
(1) Placed under the authority of a Director, the Department of Rail Transport is responsible for:
- the formulation, implementation and monitoring of Government policy on rail transport;
- studies relating to the development of the network and the creation of railway lines;
- monitoring conditions of passenger transport by railway;
- monitoring the implementation of the specifications for the concession
- the railway, in collaboration with the administrations concerned;
- monitoring the execution of the railway investment programme;
- monitoring the implementation of equitable conditions for the exercise of rail-road competition;
- monitoring the implementation of passenger transport agreements between the State-Dealer;
- contributing to the monitoring of the commissioning of road developments envisaged in the railway rights-of-way;
- monitoring issues relating to safety and the protection of the railway environment;
- monitoring the operation of the railway heritage conceded;
- monitoring the process of rehabilitation and renewal of rail infrastructure;
- the conduct of investigations on accidents on the rail network;
- the formulation of the regulations on railway transport.
- It comprises:
- the Sub-Department for the Monitoring of Railway Activities;
- Development of Railway Infrastructure Unit.