Online Sessions: Onboarding & Training
Graphical User Interface scope
Graphical User Interface (GUI) = a PCS web application used by the majority of PCS users via a specific link; prerequisite is an active user account.
5
FEB
2026
10:00-12:00
&
14:00-16:00
PCS CB - Freight Path Request with and without PaPs
- Path Request creation from published RFC capacity; PaP search, adding a PaP to existing Path Requests, and tailor-made creation of Path Requests
- A detailed Agenda will be published closer to the event date
- Target audience: Freight Applicants
5
MAR
2026
10:00-12:00
&
14:00-16:00
PCS CB - Intermediate PaP-usage
- Intermediate PaP usage
- A detailed Agenda will be published closer to the event date
- Target audience: Freight Applicants
6
MAR
2026
9:00-12:00
PCS CB - Advance PCS usage and complex business needs
- Advanced PCS usage and complex business needs; resolving inconsistencies, features valuable before the PR deadline
- Target audience: Passenger and Freight Applicants
11
MAR
2026
10:00-12:00
&
14:00-16:00
PCS CB - Receiving Path Requets
- Receiving Path Requests, Path Elaboration and IM tasks until the end of the process without and with PaPs
- Target audience: IMs/ABs
14
APR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Pre-booking Phase
- duration of Pre-booking Phase, Alternative PaP offers, PaPs in Late Path Request
- Target audience: Freight Applicants
22
APR
2026
10:00-12:00
&
14:00-16:00
PCS CB - Last part of the process
- Continuation of the process to the end, comparison of Path Request to draft and final offers, final acceptance, LatePath Request, AdHoc, Path Changes
- Target audience: Passenger and Freight Applicants, IMs/ABs
Application Programming Interface scope
API: Application Programming Interface (API) = TAF/TAP TSI interface of PCS, used by interfacing companies via RNE Common Interface (CI); prerequisite is a technical configuration.
PCS CB API Available Hotlines (May - June)
Audience: Companies with an existing API connection to PCS who are creating, updating, submitting, or receiving offers via API.
Scope: Questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the Path Elaboration and Observations phase (offer creation by IMs and submission to Applicants).
Questions can optionally be submitted to RNE PCS Support before the session.
Location: online
Registration: PCS CB API Available Hotline (May-July) Registration (Teams invites will be sent by RNE PCS Support to the registered participants)
Registration for attendance: required
20 MAY 2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 1
26 MAY 2026
14:00-16:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 2
11 JUN
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 3
15 JUN
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 4
19 JUN
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 5
23 JUN
2026
14:00-16:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 6
24 JUN
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 7
1 JUL
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 8
2 JUL
2026
14:00-16:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 9
6 JUL
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 10
8 JUL
2026
14:00-16:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 11
14 JUL
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 12
17 JUL
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API available hotlines - Session 13
API scope - Online Trainings
Questions and Answers Sessions
Audience: Users from companies which already have an API connection to any PCS environment or who are planning to connect in the future
Scope: Ad Hoc path request process and path changes processes from the API perspective
Format: Online,
participants have the option of actively participate or just observe (indication needed when registering)
Registration for attendance: required
28
APR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API Online Training -
Ad Hoc Path request Process
Participation link will be shared after registration.
28
APR
2026
13:00-16:00
PCS CB API Online Training -
Path Modification Process
Participation link will be shared after registration.
29
APR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB API Online Training -
Ad Hoc Path request Process
Participation link will be shared after registration.
29
APR
2026
13:00-16:00
PCS CB API Online Training -
Path Modification Process
Participation link will be shared after registration.
30
APR
2026
09:00-11:00
PCS CB API Online Q&A
Participation link will be shared after registration.
In person Sessions: Onboarding & Training
Cooperation with RFCs
- Target audience: Freight Applicants and IM/ABs
The Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs) in cooperation with RailNetEurope (RNE) are pleased to invite you to the PCS Trainings scheduled in early 2026.
The organized training sessions will focus on the freight-specific functions in PCS-CB, providing you with valuable, practical insights needed for allocating capacity on the RFCs for timetable 2027.
In person PCS Trainings 2026: These sessions will be held physically only and include the chance to practice live with individual corridor-specific exercises. Explanations in local languages might be possible. If you would like to participate, please register through the following links:
11-12
FEB
2026
full day
In-person Training in Brussels
- Infrabel Headquarters
- jointly organised by RFCs Atlantic, North Sea-Rhine-Mediterranean and Mediterranean
18-19
FEB
2026
full day
In-person Training in Sopron
- location tbc
- jointly organised by RFCs Baltic-Adriatic, Rhine-Danube and Alpine-Western Balkan*
24-25
FEB
2026
full day
In-person Training in Berlin
- DB Systel
- jointly organised by RFCs North Sea-Rhine-Mediterranean, North Sea-Baltic, Rhine-Danube and Scandinavian-Mediterranean
2-3
MAR
2026
full day
In-person Training in Milano
- RFC Mediterranean premises
- jointly organised by RFCs Baltic-Adriatic, Mediterranean and Scandinavian-Mediterranean
17-18
MAR
2026
full day
In-person Training in Gdansk
- organised by RNE
Cooperation with FTE
RNE JO invites you to an in-person training session in the afternoon on Monday, one day before the FTE conference.
On-site support for PCS CB usage will be provided during the conferences for any individual assistance.
12
JAN
2026
15:00-19:00
FTE A Conference, day 0
- Scope: Feasibility Study process - start to finish
- Target audience: Passenger Applicants and IMs
16
JAN
2026
15:30-18:30
FTE B Conference, day 0
- Target audience: passenger Applicants
- Scope:
- Finalisation of the Feasibility Study process (review of the Study Results)
- Main New Path Request: annual process and usage of the Study data
- How to resolve the most common inconsistencies before sending the Path Request in April
- usage of the relevant newly developed improvements (change requests)
Migration information
Learn more about the migration from the PCS Envelope Concept to the PCS Capacity Broker before joining the training sessions!
Read the document sent to all active PCS users: New version of Path Coordination System to learn more about
- Why do we have a new version of PCS CB?
- How does the migration impact the international allocation processes started in PCS EC?
Additionally, important to know:
Archive: Past online Training Sessions
General information: relevant for GUI & API usage
5
NOV
2025
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Introduction and training session - General info about PCS CB version
- Terminology used in PCS CB, Testing environments explained, how to log in to PCS CB with your e-mail, EC vs CB layout, demonstration of the New Path Request process and overview of other processes, Reference Train (~Dossier) creation basics
- Target audience: Passenger and Freight Applicants, IMs/ABs, Interfacing companies
GUI scope
5
NOV
2025
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Introduction and training session - General info about PCS CB version
- Terminology used in PCS CB, Testing environments explained, how to log in to PCS CB with your e-mail, EC vs CB layout, demonstration of the New Path Request process and overview of other processes, Reference Train (~Dossier) creation basics
- Target audience: Passenger and Freight Applicants, IMs/ABs, Interfacing companies
8
JAN
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Feasibility study process
- Feasibility Study process - start to finish
- Target audience: Passenger Applicants
21
JAN
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - IM usage in the Feasibility study
- Feasibility Study process from IM POV
- Target audience: IMs in the Passenger aspect
API scope
December 2025 training sessions
Target audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS CB API and / or an implementation
Recommended prerequisites for attendance: familiarity with TAF/TAP TSI and PCS (Graphical User Interface and API)
Registration for attendance: link . Not mandatory but highly recommended for a more hands-on experience for the training participant already from the first training session. Registration deadline: 27.11.2025
On each session, at least 50 % of the time will be reserved for Questions and Answers.
2
DEC
2025
10:00-12:00
Session 1
- Agenda: Feasibility Study process and Questions & Answers
3
DEC
2025
9:30-12:00
Session 2
- Agenda: New Path Request process with pre-arranged paths (actions from Reference Train creation until end of the Harmonisation phase - Path request submission), PR split functionality, OffsetToReference functionality and Questions & Answers.
- Target audience: applicants
4
DEC
2025
9:30-12:00
Session 3
- Agenda: Questions & Answers with priority given to questions about the Feasibility Study process and New Path Request process (until path request submission)
no recording available
(session was cancelled)
9
DEC
2025
9:30-12:00
Session 4
- Agenda: New Path Request process with pre-arranged paths (actions starting from the path request submission), PR split functionality, OffsetToReference functionality and Questions & Answers.
- Target audience: IMs
10
DEC
2025
13:30-16:00
Session 5
- Agenda: New Path Request process with pre-arranged paths (actions starting from the Observations submission until Allocation phase) and Questions & Answers.
11
DEC
2025
9:00-11:00
Session 6
- Agenda: New Path Request process with partial offer and partial harmonisation, and Questions & Answers.
16
DEC
2025
9:00-11:00
Session 7
- Agenda: Questions & Answers with priority given to questions about the topics addressed during the December API training sessions.
Questions and Answers sessions 2025
24
NOV
2025
10:00-11:30
Q& A Session 1
26
NOV
2025
14:00-15:00
Q& A Session 2
27
NOV
2025
10:00-11:30
Q& A Session 3
Introduction and Training Sessions 2025
5
NOV
2025
13:00-15:00
Introduction & Training Session 1
Agenda: introduction to the November series of introduction and training sessions, API documentation overview, system overview, documentation focus: technical specifications, live demonstration, and Questions and Answers
6
NOV
2025
12:45-14:45
Introduction & Training Session 2
Agenda: documentation focus: PCS CB API – First steps for connecting, live demonstration, and Questions and Answers
7
NOV
2025
9:00-11:00
Introduction & Training Session 3
Agenda: Questions and Answers (priority scope: topics of sessions 1 to 3)
10
NOV
2025
10:00-12:00
Introduction & Training Session 4
Agenda: documentation focus: PCS CB API – Testing Guide, live demonstration, Questions and Answers
12
NOV
2025
13:00-15:00
Introduction & Training Session 5
Agenda: live demonstration, Questions and Answers
13
NOV
2025
13:00-15:00
Introduction & Training Session 6
Agenda: Questions and Answers (priority scope: topics of sessions 1 and 5)
Questions and Answers Sessions 2026
24
MAR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 1
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
27
MAR
2026
13:00-15:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 2
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
30
MAR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 3
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
1
APR
2026
13:00-15:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 4
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
7
APR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 5
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
9
APR
2026
13:00-15:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 6
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
10
APR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 7
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
14
APR
2026
13:00-15:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 8
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
16
APR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 9
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
21
APR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 10
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
23
APR
2026
13:00-15:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 11
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
27
APR
2026
10:00-12:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 12
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
30
APR
2026
13:00-15:00
PCS CB - Questions & Answers Session 13
- Audience: companies with an existing connection to PCS who are planning to receive new and late path requests for TT27 via API.
- Scope: questions from the audience about PCS CB API related to the New Path Request process and Late Path Request process.
