Access and licensing

A consolidated (or conformed) agreement is a document incorporating all approved amendments to the existing approved agreement. We do not approve these consolidated agreements, they are provided by Network Rail for reference purposes only to provide an overview of the current terms of the contract.

This page contains guidance modules and the application form for track access by passenger operators, both public service operators and open access.

Our decisions in 2022 on amendments to contracts where Network Rail and the train operator were in agreement

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

This page is intended to be used as a quick reference for all ORR-issued template documentation relating to station and depot access, including access agreements, access conditions, annexes, amending documents and amending agreements.

This page contains details of current projects, policy documents and statements regarding access to the rail network.