NR NR/GN/CIV/100/02 ISSUE 2 PDF

This guidance in this document is focused on the passenger journey and experience when using stations. The document aims to provide a holistic overview of the different elements that contribute to successful, sustainable well designed stations.

Many of the topics discussed in this manual are covered comprehensively in dedicated documents within the NR Design Manual suite. This document provides references throughout to the design manual suite, and explains where these documents can further assist.

This document is designed to compliment the Design Manual for Medium to Small Stations, and reference is made to this document and the key HUB station themes.

Appendix A provides reference to the full suite of Design Manuals.

Purpose of this Document

This document offers high level guidance aimed at the Sponsors, designers, and planners of new railway station infrastructure in the UK. It outlines not just the factors determining physical space within stations but other components that need to be considered to achieve world class station design. 

The document therefore references other guidance, standards and applicable legislation and acts as a signpost to other parts of the Network Rail guidance suite. References are provided throughout to the guidance suite, and suggests where these documents can further assist. 

Railway projects are subject to the procedures of the PACE (Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment) process, and this guidance helps users to navigate this process.

Key design considerations are set out and aligned to the PACE stages in Section 6 of this document as a design considerations toolkit: a practical checklist of action for anyone embarking on new station works in the UK.

Who is the document aimed at? 

This document is primarily aimed at supporting project teams and design teams defining, preparing and delivering station projects. It also defines the key components of a station and station journey, to help Sponsors develop quality criteria for the project, and help design teams develop their proposals to address the key requirements and objectives of a station and its contextual design, as well as Network Rail’s principles of good design. Refer to image 1.2 which shows which sections are most applicable to each user group.

The following gives an overview of the key document users: 

Design/Project teams: 

→ Project sponsors 

→ Project managers 

 → Architects, Urban Designers and Engineers 

→ Viability and market consultants 

→ Cost consultants and Economists 

→ Sustainability consultants 

→ Planners

Project stakeholders: 

→ Public Authorities and Public Bodies (governmental organisations that carry out tasks in the public interest such as Network Rail, the Greater London Authority, the Department for Transport) 

→ Local Authorities (County Councils, District Council, Metropolitan Districts, London Boroughs) 

→ Transport Authorities

→ Station Operators 

→ Asset Managers 

→ Train Operating Companies