Are you aware that right next to Reading Green Park station is a housing development called Green Park Village, which will have 1,300 homes by the time it is completed in 2026? This project was a key factor in the station getting the go-ahead.I'm doing some research into stations that are primarily built for business purposes. Reading Green Park springs to mind. What other stations are there like this?
I thought that was a large element of the original justification for it, though as a regular user (and personally using it to commute to the Science Park), I don't think it has ended up as such - probably because it is a bit too far away from the Science Park, via one of two very uninspiring (and increasingly poorly-lit, with quite a number of street lights out at the moment) paths.
Most users just seem to be using it as a (leisure) alternative to the main Cambridge station, probably because they live closer and/or because it is easier to get to. And it is increasingly popular and doing rather well. But I'm not convinced it gets the amount of Science Park traffic originally envisaged.
When we have visitors to our office the CSP they still mostly use a taxi to/from the station. The public transport links between Cambridge North and the Science Park (and St John's Innovation Centre) need to be improved.
Really could do with a circular bus service which goes around the CSP loop and SJIC and back to Cambridge North. Maybe also include the Milton Park and Ride.
Salwick nr Preston . Primarily used for the Springfield nuclear plant . Although I think it’s down to 1 train a day