Consultation outcome

Rail markets: implementing the market pillar

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 24 April 2018
• Last updated: 23 January 2019 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses to consultation on updating rail markets regulations and government decision

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Detail of outcome

Summary of responses received and government decision on implementing the directive.

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Original consultation

Summary

Implementing the market pillar, European Union directive (2016/2370/EU), plus preparing rail markets legislation for EU Exit.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 24 April 2018 to 11:45pm on 8 June 2018

Consultation description

The market pillar directive will:

• establish the principle of open access to rail markets enabling new rail operators, subject to certain protections, to bid for access on to routes with existing franchise operators
• introduce measures to safeguard the independence and impartiality of infrastructure managers within vertically integrated structures - those structures where rail infrastructure and passenger services are operated and owned by a single body

We are also consulting on the amendments we will need to make to rail markets legislation following the UK’s exit from the EU.

The EU market pillar directive, EU 2016/2370, was completed in December 2016.

Documents

Updating rail markets regulations: implementing part of the market pillar of the fourth railway package

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Impact assessment: the railways infrastructure (access and management) and (licensing of undertakings) (amendment) regulations 2018

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Published 24 April 2018
Last updated 23 January 2019 + show all updates

1. 23 January 2019

   Sections 2.22 and 2.23 revised to correct dates.

2. 21 January 2019

   Summary of responses and outcome of consultation.

3. 24 April 2018

   First published.