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New technical instrument unifies concepts, incorporates cutting-edge technologies and strengthens the safety and efficiency of the national railway system.In a strategic step to accompany the expansion and modernization of the countrys railway system, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) approved the Glossary of Railway Terms, a technical instrument that standardizes and updates the specialized language of the sector at the national level.
The measure responds to the need to adapt railway terminology to the technological, operational and regulatory advances registered in recent years, as well as the sustained growth of passenger and cargo railway projects promoted by the State. This seeks to guarantee a clear, uniform and precise interpretation of the technical and legal instruments that govern this strategic activity.
The glossary brings together definitions aligned with international standards and current regulations, and incorporates concepts associated with new railway technologies, electrical systems, automation and strategic infrastructure projects. All of this in coherence with the railway development guidelines and the vision of transportation modernization promoted by the MTC.
Approved by Directorial Resolution No. 004-2026-MTC/18, the document becomes a reference tool for operators, concessionaires, supervisory entities, public institutions, specialized professionals and other actors linked to railway activity.
Its application will reduce technical ambiguities, strengthen operational safety, optimize project formulation and facilitate interoperability within the multimodal transportation system, contributing to improving the efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability of the railway mode.
The MTC specifies that the glossary has a technical and guiding nature, and plays a key role in the formulation of national policies. In this sense, it may be reviewed and updated periodically by the Directorate of Policies and Standards in Railway Transport, of the General Directorate of Policies and Regulation in Multimodal Transport, in order to maintain its validity in the face of the evolution of the sector.
With this initiative, the Ministry reaffirms its commitment to institutional strengthening, the continuous improvement of regulatory quality and the consolidation of a safe, modern railway system aligned with the best international practices, for the benefit of the economic development and integration of the country.
The glossary can be reviewed at the following link: https://www.gob.pe/institucion/mtc/normas-legales/7703923-0004-2026-mtc-18
