Rail regulator consults on reduction in HS1 charges

Train operators will pay less to use High Speed 1 from next April, with forecasts of reduced renewals driving an overall 9% fall in charges.

In its draft determination of access charges for HS1’s Control Period 4 (CP4, April 1 2025-March 30 2030), the Office of Rail and Road proposes that Eurostar pays £312.3 million (down 7.7% from CP3), Southeastern pays £461.2m (down 10.8%), and East Midlands Railway pays £50.0m (which represents a 3.2% rise on CP3’s charges.