Community Rail Awards

Entries are NOW CLOSED for the Community Rail Awards 2025!

The shortlist will be announced Weds 11 December, and all shortlistees will also be directly informed by email.

Community Rail Awards 2025
NOW OPEN for Entries!

Download the Entry Booklet to prepare and submit your entry!

Pay particular attention to the ‘Judging Criteria’ for each category as evidence of impact is required for most of them. Ensure that you refer to the rules of entry to prepare for word counts, allowable time-spans of projects, required layout of documents etc.

Community Rail Awards 2026!

Headline sponsored by East Midlands Railway

We’re delighted to be working with our headline sponsors to bring the Awards Gala Event to the fabulous Derby Arena, Thursday 19 March!

For other sponsorship opportunities, please visit our ‘Sponsor the Awards’ page via the relevant link below

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 20^th anniversary awards in Newcastle, and thank you to our headline partners Lumo, who helped us delivery such special event!

We had such an amazing night, recognising the volunteers, groups and partnerships doing wonderful work on behalf of their communities and railways across the UK.