Proposals for a new station in Chesterton have been given the go-ahead by Cambridge City council. The new station will boost economic growth and improve access to the area, which includes the internationally-renowned Cambridge Science Park.
The station will have three new platforms and will be fully accessible with a footbridge and lifts to each platform as well as having retail facilities, a 1000-space cycle park and 450-space car park for passengers.
Funded by the Department for Transport and developed by Network Rail in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council, the new station will provide an alternative connection point for commuters in north-east Cambridge, with an anticipated 3,000 journeys being made from the station every day. Building work is set to start this autumn and the new station is anticipated to open in December 2016.
“We are investing £44 million in this new station to provide better journeys across Cambridge. It will ease traffic congestion, improve connectivity and boost the local economy,” Rail Minister Claire Perry said.
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