Track access applications and decisions

Our decisions on new contracts where Network Rail and the train operator were in agreement.

This page contains guidance, forms and decisions we have made regarding appeals under The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016.

This page contains information on our consideration of capacity, performance and current applications for access on the West Coast Main Line (WCML).

This section contains decisions we have made since 2020. For older decisions, please see our decisions library. All approved agreements and subsequently approved amendments to track access decisions are held on our public register.

We grant licences to operators of railway assets and approve access to the railway track, stations and depots. Copies of approved licences, access contracts and associated documents are placed on our electronic public register.

Information about the 2019 periodic review (PR19) of HS1 Ltd and control period 3 (2020-25)

This page contains archived track access applications by section.