fat_boy_pete
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Mods, please reopen and move this post/merge thread to existing thread https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/beaulieu-park-station-funding-approved.189267/
The latest hurdle for the reopening of Beaulieu Park station has passed with detailed planning permission granted by Chelmsford council. Full additional details in story at
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/new-chelmsford-beaulieu-train-station-7232966
I note that the planned opening date is still 2026.
More details from Network Rail Grip Stage5 in the follow up story
www.essexlive.news
Says platform 1 and 2 will be on an island platform accessed via the overbridge (with lifts) and platform 3 directly from the station building. Given the layout of the site, I assume that means the additional track to be built will become the Up Fast/Platform 1?
The latest hurdle for the reopening of Beaulieu Park station has passed with detailed planning permission granted by Chelmsford council. Full additional details in story at
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/new-chelmsford-beaulieu-train-station-7232966
I note that the planned opening date is still 2026.
More details from Network Rail Grip Stage5 in the follow up story

Beaulieu train station: Full timeline as plans receive major boost
A new train station in Chelmsford has been a plan for a long time coming
Says platform 1 and 2 will be on an island platform accessed via the overbridge (with lifts) and platform 3 directly from the station building. Given the layout of the site, I assume that means the additional track to be built will become the Up Fast/Platform 1?
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