Autorité de Régulation des Activités Ferroviaires

The Autorité de Régulation des Activités Ferroviaires is a French government agency which regulates rail transport.

[1] ARAF was officially founded in December 2010,[2] but there was considerable informal work before that date.

[4] ARAF is funded by a levy on track access fees paid to RFF.

Much of ARAF's early work involves Réseau Ferré de France and track access.

[7] In May 2013, the French government announced plans to reform SNCF Infra and RFF and create a single national infrastructure operator; this may lead to ARAF taking a bigger role in ensuring equal access for other train operators.