scope:

The Electric Vehicle Charging Points and Associated Infrastructure Design Manual provides an overview for the provision of public and company EV charging facilities.

The guidance is based on best practice, benchmarking, available published advice and research, and standards and specifications where they currently exist. The guidance refers to a range of Network Rail and external standards that can help users with their projects.

The intended audience for the Electric Vehicle Charging Points and Associated Infrastructure Design Manual are project and delivery teams including:

→ Asset owner-maintainer

→ Contractors / project delivery

→ Designers and architects

→ Project managers

→ Project sponsors

→ Network Rail property

→ Parking management companies

→ Station managers / Stations team

→ Public and private transport operators and service providers

→ Funders

→ Others involved in EV charging infrastructure projects

Purpose

As part of the Network Rail decarbonisation programme, Network Rail's Fleet Division is transitioning their vehicle fleet to electric vehicles. This coupled with the UK government commitment to transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) has led to a requirement for provision of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the estate.

The Electric Vehicle Charging Points (EVCPs) and Associated Infrastructure Design Manual has been prepared in anticipation of the increase in installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the estate.

It is an informative guide which also presents good practice in the approach to EV charging infrastructure provision, which should be consistent nationally across stations, managed stations and stations as part of the franchised estate.

This guide aims to supplement NR/L2/CIV/902 Level 2 Standard Specification for Electric Vehicle Charging Points (EVCPs) and associated infrastructure.