Access and licensing

If a railway operator wants to access the Network Rail’s infrastructure, they have to apply to us for a track access agreement with Network Rail.

These pages contain details on each infrastructure manager that we regulate. They include information on track access contract applications and decisions relating to each infrastructure manager.

This section sets out our guidance and policies on regulating infrastructure access.

Railway licences for companies listed K – R.

We regulate access to around 100 light maintenance depots in Britain which provide services to passenger and other trains.

Information about applying for a licence or licence exemption, the costs involved and the application forms you will need to use.

This page contains information on access and licensing on the Heathrow Spur.

The current standard versions of licences and licence exemptions in use.

This page sets out the background of Network Rail’s Network Code, which is the set of rules behind the contractual relationship between Network Rail and the passenger and freight operating companies that run trains on their infrastructure.