Train Operating Companies: Fees and Charges
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much each train operating company paid on average in access charges per 100,000 passenger kilometres in 2024-25 by type of access charge.
Answered by Keir Mather
The net access charge for each operator varies for several reasons such as infrastructure provider, and type and length of train being operated. This means it is not meaningful to compare the net costs of one operator against another. The range of net charges payable by the 14 Department for Transport contracted operators is shown in the following table. They include track, station and depot access charges, net of depot and station access income, but exclude charges for electricity consumption.
Operator Access Charges Values in £k per 100,000 passenger kilometres (-ve indicates income) | Minimum | Maximum | Average |
Fixed Track Access | 0.86 | 3.78 | 1.94 |
Variable Track Access | 0.27 | 6.69 | 0.88 |
Electric Asset Usage | - | 0.08 | 0.04 |
Other Infrastructure Access Charges | - | 0.55 | 0.09 |
Station and Depot Access Charges | -0.18 | 2.65 | 1.27 |
Schedule 4 Access Charge Supplement | 0.22 | 0.77 | 0.48 |
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