The RFC NS-B passes through seven countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia. It stretches from the North Sea ports in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany to Poland and continues north through Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. To the South, the corridor extends from Berlin and Warsaw via Lublin to Dorohusk and from Magdeburg via Wrocław to Katowice to Medyka. Another branch goes from Warsaw to Kaunas, then to Riga and Tallinn.

Although the railway freight lines of the ETC go to Finland, Sweden and Ukraine, they are not included in the map. As the Finnish railway system is not linked to Estonia and Finland decided to make use of Article 8(2a) of the RFC Regulation, meaning that the Finnish IM will not participate in the Management Board of the Corridor, their lines are not included in the map. On top of that, as an isolated network with a different track gauge, they could be exempted from complying with these TEN-T Requirements. This also applies to Ukraine apart from being a non-EU country and the war of aggression still going on. 

As Sweden is not connected to the RFC except through Finland, and given Finland’s non – participation, it is neither included in this map. 

Below map presents the detailed alignment of the Rail Freight Corridor North Sea – Baltic with division into line categories.