Railways Bill

Commons bill Government Bill 2025-26

Sponsor

Heidi Alexander

Introduced

5 November 2025

Last activity

14 May 2026

Parliament

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About this bill

A Bill to make provision about railways and railway services; and for connected purposes.

Parliamentary stages

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Commons

✓ First reading 5 Nov 2025

✓ Second reading 9 Dec 2025

✓ Programme motion 9 Dec 2025

✓ Money resolution 9 Dec 2025

✓ Carry-over motion 9 Dec 2025

✓ Committee stage 20 Jan 2026↗

✓ Bill Reintroduced 14 May 2026↗

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What this bill is about

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Other documents

Bill 001 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - large print - pdf Bill text
Memorandum from the Department for Transport to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - reissued 14 May 2026 Delegated Powers Memorandum
Bill 001 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - pdf Bill text
Bill 001 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - html Bill text
Bill 373 2024-26 (as amended in Committee) - pdf Bill text
Bill 373 2024-26 (as amended in Committee) - html Bill text
Bill 373 2024-26 (as amended in Committee) - large Print Bill text
Bill 325 2024-26 (as introduced) - large print Bill text
+ 3 more documents on parliament.uk ↗

GOV.UK policy documents

Railways Bill introduction: British Sign Language (BSL) version Policy paper
Railways Bill: environment statement Policy paper
Railways Bill: European Convention on Human Rights statement Human Rights Memorandum
Railways Bill factsheet: introducing and designing Great British Railways Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: holding Great British Railways to account Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: the Long-Term Rail Strategy Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: rail freight Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: the passenger watchdog Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: accessibility Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: fares Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: devolved and local government Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: making best use of the rail network Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: tickets and retail Factsheet
Railways Bill factsheet: how the government plans to fund GBR Factsheet

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