• Consolidation of the reform of the sector and development of the new railway model
• Promotion of a "central railway function" in the most important corridors
• Contribution to the accessibility of the whole territory
• Establishment of a high-performance network, designed principally for mixed traffic
• Reduction of total travel time in intercity rail transport
• Increase in railway participation in medium- and long-distance goods transport
• Definition of a railway goods network
• Definition of a strategy for changing the gauge in the conventional network
• Maintaining railway safety levels
• Definition of an integral and preventive maintenance system for the railway network
• Implementing plans for the conservation and modernisation of the conventional railway network
• Definition of major operations in the urban environment to improve the insertion of the rail network
• Completion of the local commuter service networks and modernisation of the rolling stock. Promotion of greater institutional participation in management by the Autonomous Regional Governments and Transport Authorities
• Definition of a new framework for the development of regional railway services
• Setting intermediate medium-term goals for the development of the Plan, by preparing the plans for the railway sector
• Encourage the revalorisation of disused railway lines as a public asset by making them available for alternative uses

For more detailed information the following documents can be consulted: Specific guidelines for sector-by-sector policy development in the PEIT section 5.2.2