Luckily we haven't suffered that, but it does sound immensely frustrating.
Laughably, there is not a single mention - bar the tiny photo accompanying the press release - that the station's name is Cambridge South not Cambridge Biomedial Campus.DfT have formally launched start of construction of new Cambridge Biomedical campus station 5th June
Work begins on Cambridge’s new rail station
New train station to boost jobs and homes in the area and bring together world-leading academics at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.www.gov.uk
I also find it concerning that the government can't spell Stansted right (they wrote Stanstead Airport!)DfT have formally launched start of construction of new South Cambridge station
Work begins on Cambridge’s new rail station
New train station to boost jobs and homes in the area and bring together world-leading academics at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
Government agrees to fund £200m Cambridge South station
- Published
- 2 hours ago
Image source, Andrew Sinclair/BBC
Image caption,
Rail minister Huw Merriman said it was an "incredibly ambitious" project
By Andrew Sinclair and Kate Scotter
BBC News, Cambridgeshire
The government has agreed to fully fund a new £200m railway station.
Work has already begun on the Cambridge South station, next to the city's Biomedical Campus.
It is expected to serve 1.8 million passengers a year, making it easier for people to get to the research site from the main Cambridge station and as part of the new East-West Rail line.
Visiting the site, rail minister Huw Merriman said it was an "incredibly ambitious" project.
"But it's something that we want to do. This will help deliver the workforce for Cambridge," he added.
The station, which will be Cambridge's third with its central station and Cambridge North, is expected to be open within two years.
Construction of the site is said to have created 300 new jobs.
Image source, Andrew Sinclair/BBC
Image caption,
Work has already begun on the £200m scheme
Like East-West Rail, for which the proposed route of the final stretch was recently announced, the government is funding infrastructure projects which could encourage greater investment in science.
It said it saw Cambridge as a key part of its aim to make Britain a "science superpower by 2030".
Katie Frost, Network Rail's route director for East Anglia, said: "Rail continues to be an environmentally sustainable form of transport and I know the minister's announcement will be welcomed by the customers and communities we serve across Cambridgeshire and beyond."
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Image source, Network Rail
Image caption,
The Cambridge South station is being built next to the city's Biomedical Campus
Image source, Network Rail
Image caption,
Once open, it is expected to serve 1.8 million passengers a year
Kristin-Anne Rutter, executive director at Cambridge Biomedical Campus Ltd, added: "We are delighted that the Cambridge Biomedical Campus is to get its own railway station in less than two years' time.
"Better public transport links will be critical in fulfilling our vision of a more sustainable campus."
Is this announcement any more than a ministerial photo opportunity, timed to follow on from the East West Rail announcement?
Yes, very much so. It's the formal announcement of commitment of full funding from the government to the project. I think the East-West rail timing was more of a coincidence personally, but who ever really knows in the world of politics!
Quite! That first picture is quite the contrast with our Murphy lead in oranges and hard hat and the minister in a suit!
Ambitious by Cambridgeshire standards, in so far as that the scope of work does not include vast amounts of bus infrastructure!It’s all about the spin isn’t it - apparently this is an “incredibly ambitious project”.
Thanks for pointing out.
Sorry, I was under the mistaken impression there were going to be two island platforms, and four tracks into Cambridge Central. I now see the track arrangements are described in post #605 upthread. So AIUI there won't be more tracks either N or S of Cambridge S until EWR arrives.
I'm sure with a bit of decent investment, the existing bus network could be beefed up to solve this.
.Series 1 OLE haters...I'm afraid that looks like one of the beefy anchor portals from the GWML - bring them on I say!
Indeed, just the loops. EWR will change all that, but that's nothing to do with the Cambridge South project.
The spans next to each abutment look wide enough for a train to physically fit through - although the dynamic profile may limit the speed available through the bridge. It depends what's on the other side of the fence and whether that needs to stay on that rough line or if it could be moved completely.
There was an Up loop which pretty much mirrored the formation of the Down. This was removed in the early 70s when Trumpington signal box closed. Never 4 tracks under the bridge.(Meant to reply to this one before but forgot - sorry)
Correct. Series 1.
Indeed, just the loops. EWR will change all that, but that's nothing to do with the Cambridge South project.
Long road - I did wonder myself if it used to be 4-tracks through here. I have no idea. It does look like there might be space for them.
For CSIE that was never the intention so we haven't looked at that at all, but EWR will undoubtedly have a look to see if it could work.
It does look very much like there should be space for 4 tracks.
Here's a better picture for you:
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EWR Co currently anticipates that bridge widening will be required in order to accommodate four-tracking.
This is correct. I hope that this link will work to demonstrate.
But this isn't. The original Cambridge South proposal did include 4 tracks between Shepreth Branch Junction and Cambridge. It was descoped between the first and second consultations.
