Scientific paper ID 2067 : 2021/1

Railway transport plays a key role for ensuring the mobility of people and goods and for the fulfilment of the European policy goals to enhance the intermodality and to improve the environmental performance of transport systems within the context of Sustainable Development Policy and the European Green Deal. In order to ensure that these goals are achieved, it is necessary to provide this mode of transport with quality and reliable infrastructure.

The main objective of the presented study is to outline trends for the development of railway infrastructure in the country and in particular to clarify the main prospects and key objectives for its management.

The research methods used elements of retrospective analysis, comparative and meaningful analysis and aggregated ideas for improving the development and management of railway infrastructure. The article provides an overview of the results achieved in terms of the integration and implementation of the European and National policy in the field of railway infrastructure development. Some financial, commercial and technological aspects and objectives for the development of the National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) are analyzed, and the possibilities for the enlargement of the international cooperation of the company with different organizations in the implementation of its development strategy are outlined as well. The results are presented as summaries and analyses that provide a solid basis for making evidence-based decisions on the future development of the railway infrastructure in the country. The most important organizational and management aspects and development goals of the NRIC are concluded.