Station owners

[pdeaves]

There are a number of other stations that aren't owned by Network Rail, for example Warwick Parkway. But that probably justifies its own thread (if there isn't already one).

This is my take on stations not owned by Network Rail. The greater number are Transport for Wales property, part of the Core Valley Lines, but there are lots of others, too.

Abbey Wood	Transport for London
Aber	Transport for Wales
Abercynon	Transport for Wales
Aberdare	Transport for Wales
Amersham	London Underground
Aylesbury Vale Parkway	Aylesbury Vale Parkway
Bargoed	Transport for Wales
Barking Riverside	Transport for London
Birchgrove	Transport for Wales
Birmingham Moor Street (terminal platforms)	Hammerson
Bond Street	Transport for London?
Brithdir	Transport for Wales
Bromsgrove	West Midlands Combined Authority
Caerphilly	Transport for Wales
Canary Wharf	Transport for London?
Cardiff Bay	Transport for Wales
Cardiff Queen Street	Transport for Wales
Cathays	Transport for Wales
Chalfont & Latimer	London Underground
Chorleywood	London Underground
Coleshill Parkway	Coleshill Parkway
Coryton	Transport for Wales
Custom House	Transport for London?
Cwmbach	Transport for Wales
Danescourt	Transport for Wales
Dinas Rhondda	Transport for Wales
East Putney	London Underground
Ebbsfleet International	HS1
Fairwater	Transport for Wales
Farringdon	London Underground
Farringdon (Crossrail)	Transport for London?
Fernhill	Transport for Wales
Fishguard & Goodwick	Pembrokeshire County Council
Fishguard Harbour	Stena Line
Greenford	London Underground
Harrow-on-the-Hill	London Underground
Heath High Level	Transport for Wales
Heath Low Level	Transport for Wales
Heathrow Terminal 4	Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Terminal 5	Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3	Heathrow Airport
Hengoed	Transport for Wales
Horwich Parkway	Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Lisvane & Thornhill	Transport for Wales
Liverpool Street (Crossrail)	Transport for London?
Llanbradach	Transport for Wales
Llandaf	Transport for Wales
Llanishen	Transport for Wales
Llwynypia	Transport for Wales
London St Pancras International	HS1
Merthyr Tydfil	Transport for Wales
Merthyr Vale	Transport for Wales
Moorgate	London Underground
Mountain Ash	Transport for Wales
Paddington (Crossrail)	Transport for London?
Pengam	Transport for Wales
Penrhiwceiber	Transport for Wales
Pentre-Bach	Transport for Wales
Pontlottyn	Transport for Wales
Pontypridd	Transport for Wales
Porth	Transport for Wales
Princes Risborough (down platform)	Arriva Trains Holdings
Putney Bridge	London Underground
Quakers Yard	Transport for Wales
Radyr	Transport for Wales
Rhiwbina	Transport for Wales
Rhymney	Transport for Wales
Rickmansworth	London Underground
Southend Airport	London Southend Airport Company
Southfields	London Underground
Stratford International	HS1
Taffs Well	Transport for Wales
Tir-Phil	Transport for Wales
Tonypandy	Transport for Wales
Tottenham Court Road	Transport for London?
Trefforest	Transport for Wales
Trefforest Estate	Transport for Wales
Trehafod	Transport for Wales
Treherbert	Transport for Wales
Treorchy	Transport for Wales
Troed-y-rhiw	Transport for Wales
Ty Glas	Transport for Wales
Warwick Parkway	M40 Trains
Waun-Gron Park	Transport for Wales
Whitchurch (Cardiff)	Transport for Wales
Whitechapel	Transport for London?
Wimbledon Park	London Underground
Woolwich	Transport for London?
Ynyswen	Transport for Wales
Ystrad Mynach	Transport for Wales
Ystrad Rhondda	Transport for Wales

Aylesbury and Coleshill are owned by companies specifically to own the station and named obviously describing what they are for. Their Companies House entry gives more details.
The Crossrail core station ownership is unclear to me at present.

 

[Watershed]

This is my take on stations not owned by Network Rail. The greater number are Transport for Wales property, part of the Core Valley Lines, but there are lots of others, too.

Abbey Wood	Transport for London
Aber	Transport for Wales
Abercynon	Transport for Wales
Aberdare	Transport for Wales
Amersham	London Underground
Aylesbury Vale Parkway	Aylesbury Vale Parkway
Bargoed	Transport for Wales
Barking Riverside	Transport for London
Birchgrove	Transport for Wales
Birmingham Moor Street (terminal platforms)	Hammerson
Bond Street	Transport for London?
Brithdir	Transport for Wales
Bromsgrove	West Midlands Combined Authority
Caerphilly	Transport for Wales
Canary Wharf	Transport for London?
Cardiff Bay	Transport for Wales
Cardiff Queen Street	Transport for Wales
Cathays	Transport for Wales
Chalfont & Latimer	London Underground
Chorleywood	London Underground
Coleshill Parkway	Coleshill Parkway
Coryton	Transport for Wales
Custom House	Transport for London?
Cwmbach	Transport for Wales
Danescourt	Transport for Wales
Dinas Rhondda	Transport for Wales
East Putney	London Underground
Ebbsfleet International	HS1
Fairwater	Transport for Wales
Farringdon	London Underground
Farringdon (Crossrail)	Transport for London?
Fernhill	Transport for Wales
Fishguard & Goodwick	Pembrokeshire County Council
Fishguard Harbour	Stena Line
Greenford	London Underground
Harrow-on-the-Hill	London Underground
Heath High Level	Transport for Wales
Heath Low Level	Transport for Wales
Heathrow Terminal 4	Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Terminal 5	Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3	Heathrow Airport
Hengoed	Transport for Wales
Horwich Parkway	Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Lisvane & Thornhill	Transport for Wales
Liverpool Street (Crossrail)	Transport for London?
Llanbradach	Transport for Wales
Llandaf	Transport for Wales
Llanishen	Transport for Wales
Llwynypia	Transport for Wales
London St Pancras International	HS1
Merthyr Tydfil	Transport for Wales
Merthyr Vale	Transport for Wales
Moorgate	London Underground
Mountain Ash	Transport for Wales
Paddington (Crossrail)	Transport for London?
Pengam	Transport for Wales
Penrhiwceiber	Transport for Wales
Pentre-Bach	Transport for Wales
Pontlottyn	Transport for Wales
Pontypridd	Transport for Wales
Porth	Transport for Wales
Princes Risborough (down platform)	Arriva Trains Holdings
Putney Bridge	London Underground
Quakers Yard	Transport for Wales
Radyr	Transport for Wales
Rhiwbina	Transport for Wales
Rhymney	Transport for Wales
Rickmansworth	London Underground
Southend Airport	London Southend Airport Company
Southfields	London Underground
Stratford International	HS1
Taffs Well	Transport for Wales
Tir-Phil	Transport for Wales
Tonypandy	Transport for Wales
Tottenham Court Road	Transport for London?
Trefforest	Transport for Wales
Trefforest Estate	Transport for Wales
Trehafod	Transport for Wales
Treherbert	Transport for Wales
Treorchy	Transport for Wales
Troed-y-rhiw	Transport for Wales
Ty Glas	Transport for Wales
Warwick Parkway	M40 Trains
Waun-Gron Park	Transport for Wales
Whitchurch (Cardiff)	Transport for Wales
Whitechapel	Transport for London?
Wimbledon Park	London Underground
Woolwich	Transport for London?
Ynyswen	Transport for Wales
Ystrad Mynach	Transport for Wales
Ystrad Rhondda	Transport for Wales

Aylesbury and Coleshill are owned by companies specifically to own the station and named obviously describing what they are for. Their Companies House entry gives more details.
The Crossrail core station ownership is unclear to me at present.

I believe Crossrail core stations are owned by Rail for London Infrastructure (RfLI), though most are managed by LUL, albeit with MTR staff on the Crossrail platforms/part of the station.

 

[pdeaves]

I believe Crossrail core stations are owned by Rail for London Infrastructure (RfLI), though most are managed by LUL, albeit with MTR staff on the Crossrail platforms/part of the station.

Thanks. Further investigation suggests that just Paddington, Canary Wharf, Custom House and Woolwich Crossrail stations are RfLI property (the ones managed by MTR). The others (managed by London Underground) are presumably LU property.

 

[Mojo]

Thanks. Further investigation suggests that just Paddington, Canary Wharf, Custom House and Woolwich Crossrail stations are RfLI property (the ones managed by MTR). The others (managed by London Underground) are presumably LU property.

That’s correct. Of the central operating section, Bond St to Whitechapel inclusive are London Underground and the rest are RfLI. As @JaJaWa put it to me, LU are responsible for the “round” stations and RfLI deal with the more boxy ones.

Unfortunately there is no consistency between Infrastructure Managers, for instance RfLI are the Infrastructure Manager for Maryland to Brentwood inclusive, but all of the western stations remain with Network Rail (except for the 3 Heathrow stations obviously).

 

[pdeaves]

RfLI are the Infrastructure Manager for Maryland to Brentwood inclusive

For clarity, does that mean:

• Network Rail has 'sold' (for any or no monetary consideration) its station assets to RfLI; or
• Network Rail has leased its assets to RfLI; or
• RfLI acts as NR's agent, making decisions on its behalf; or
• something else?

(if indeed you or anyone actually knows!)

 

[SargeNpton]

What is the ownership status of those stations on private land? This is a list I compiled some time ago...

Altnabreac

Corrour

Cressington

Duncraig

Dunrobin Castle

Gatwick Airport

Harwich International

Heysham Port

Holyhead

Kirkstall Forge

Longcross

Lymington Pier

Lympstone Commando

Manchester Airport

Manchester United Football Ground

Ryde Pier Head

Stanlow & Thornton

Stansted Airport

Stranraer

Teesside Airport

Wedgwood

 

[pdeaves]

What is the ownership status of those stations on private land? This is a list I compiled some time ago...

Altnabreac

Corrour

Cressington

Duncraig

Dunrobin Castle

Gatwick Airport

Harwich International

Heysham Port

Holyhead

Kirkstall Forge

Longcross

Lymington Pier

Lympstone Commando

Manchester Airport

Manchester United Football Ground

Ryde Pier Head

Stanlow & Thornton

Stansted Airport

Stranraer

Teesside Airport

Wedgwood

I believe (happy to be corrected) that the railway assets are all Network Rail's property, at least for any part inside the railway boundary fence. Lots of other stations have bits outside the boundary that could well belong to the local authority (for example), e.g. station forecourt areas.