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1. The executive board and the management board of a freight corridor shall cooperate with the European Coordinator concerned by the freight corridor in relation to the infrastructure and investments needs resulting from the rail freight traffic to support the drawing up of the work plan referred to in Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679.

2. The management board shall consult the advisory groups referred to in Articles 8(7) and (8) on infrastructure development and investment needs. The consultation shall be based on an adequate, up-to-date documentation of the infrastructure planning at corridor and national level. Opinions by the advisory groups on investment shall be substantiated with sufficient justification. The executive board shall ensure adequate coordination between these consultation activities and the coordination mechanisms at national level as defined in Article 7e of Directive 2012/34/EU.

3. The cooperation and the consultation shall address in particular:

(a) capacity needs of rail freight transport relevant for infrastructure and investment planning, in particular as regards freight trains with a length of no less than 740 m, taking into account the need for capacity pursuant to Article 14(2) of this Regulation and any infrastructure declared congested pursuant to Article 47 of Directive 2012/34/EU;

(b) Trans-European transport network infrastructure requirements relevant for rail freight transport as defined in Chapters II and III of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679;

(c) need for targeted investments to remove local bottlenecks, improvements to nodes and rail access routes or technical equipment enhancing operational performance.