Network Rail

Network Rail owns and manages 18 of the biggest and busiest railway stations in the UK.   Over 800 million visitors use these stations each year. That's a lot of ‘footfall' - and a lot of opportunity for businesses.  Network Rail owns 2500 other railways stations, but these are actually managed by the various train operating companies. Whilst Network Rail do not own St Pancras International Station, they are the operators, ensuring that the station functions on a day to day basis. 

High Speed 1

HS1 Ltd is the owner of the high-speed railway infrastructure and stations along the route.  Through its technology and design it is in essence a stand alone high-speed railway. The use of the high-speed route by both international and domestic traffic, produces technical boundaries, interfaces and contractual interdependencies to manage. 

Each of these boundaries is defined through a contractual relationship and implemented through working practice agreements. Much of the contractual framework and working practices are evolving, reflecting the new nature of the railway.

London & Continental Stations and Properties

In 1996, London & Continental Railways (LCR) was selected by the Government to build and operate the high speed Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), now called High Speed 1 (HS1) and to own and operate the UK arm of the Eurostar international train service.

It took nine years, thousands of people and millions of man-hours to build. It delivered over 109km of new high-speed railway, the world's longest span concrete high-speed rail bridge, 47km of cutting edge tunnels, and in St Pancras International, has created a truly world class station. On 6th November 2007, LCR delivered HS1 to the nation. Britain had finally got its first new railway for over a century, and was fully connected to the rapidly expanding European high-speed rail network.