Consultation outcome

Periodic review 2023 of Network Rail: open access airport charges

• From: Office of Rail and Road
• Published: 8 August 2023
• Last updated: 9 November 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

On 31 October 2023 the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) published its periodic review 2023 of Network Rail final determination for control period 7 (CP7), including the updated policy position on access charges, which concludes this consultation.

Read the full outcome on ORR’s website.

Detail of feedback received

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) published responses to this consultation on 31 October 2023.

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Original consultation

Summary

Calls for views on a proposal to permit Network Rail to levy an infrastructure cost charge on open access airport services.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
7am on 1 August 2023 to 5pm on 31 August 2023

Consultation description

This relates to the 2023 periodic review (PR23) of Network Rail’s access charges.

It sets out the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) proposal to permit Network Rail to levy an infrastructure cost charge (ICC) on open access services to major airports in Great Britain during control period 7 (CP7).

Specifically, ORR is proposing to:

• permit Network Rail to levy an ICC on open access services from major rail stations in Great Britain to 4 airports: Gatwick, Stansted, Heathrow and Birmingham International
• set this ICC at £5 per train mile (in 2023 to 2024 prices), to be indexed in line with consumer price index inflation during CP7

Published 8 August 2023
Last updated 9 November 2023 + show all updates

1. 9 November 2023

   Public feedback and final outcome published.

2. 8 August 2023

   First published.