Policy paper

Railways Bill

Provides more information about the Railways Bill, which was introduced on 5 November 2025 and reintroduced in the House of Commons on 514 NovemberMay 2025.2026.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
5 November 2025
Last updated
18 May 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Railways Bill

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-02/0001/260001.pdf

Railways Bill introduction: British Sign Language (BSL) version

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Railways Bill explanatory notes

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-02/0001/en/260001en.pdf

Railways Bill impact assessment

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0325/FinalRailwaysBillImpactAssessment.pdf

Railways Bill equalities impact assessment

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/railways-bill-equalities-impact-assessment

Railways Bill delegated powers memorandum

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-02/0001/railways_reintroduced_dl_5-11-25.pdf

Railways Bill: environment statement

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Railways Bill: European Convention on Human Rights statement

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Railways Bill:Bill factsheet: introducing and designing Great British Railways

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Railways Bill:Bill factsheet: holding Great British Railways to account

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Railways Bill:Bill factsheet: the Long-Term Rail Strategy

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Railways Bill:Bill factsheet: rail freight

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Railways Bill:Bill factsheet: the passenger watchdog

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Railways Bill:Bill factsheet: accessibility

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Railways Bill:Bill devolvedfactsheet: and local governmentfares

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Railways Bill:Bill faresfactsheet: devolved and local government

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Railways Bill:Bill factsheet: tickets and retail

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Railways Bill:Bill factsheet: how the government plans to fund GBR

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Railways Bill:Bill factsheet: making best use of the rail network

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Details

The factsheets explain measures in the Railways Bill, why they are needed and what impact they will have.

Railways Bill

Updates to this page

Published 5 November 2025
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  1. The Railways Bill was introduced on 5 November 2025 and reintroduced in the House of Commons on 14 May 2026.

  2. First published.

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