Date revealed for opening of new railway station

Passengers will soon be able to travel to and from a new multi-million pound railway station.

The Department for Transport has revealed that services will begin calling at Cambridge South on Sunday, 28 June, and it will be the first Great British Railways-branded station in the country.

The station is expected to welcome 1.8 million passengers annually and will see nine trains an hour to the centre of Cambridge.

Jeremy Westlake, chief executive of Network Rail, said: "We're excited to welcome passengers to this landmark station from next month, providing direct access to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and better connections across the UK and beyond."

As soon as it opens, services operated by Great Anglia, Great Northern, Thameslink and CrossCountry will all call at the station.

It will also act as a direct link to the city's Biomedical Campus.

There will be up to 20 services calling at the station during peak hours, with passengers able to travel to London, Birmingham, Stansted Airport and international rail services via St Pancras.

The project has been built with £250m worth of funding from the government alongside £5m contributions from AstraZeneca, Cambridge & Peterborough Combined Authority and the Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership.

Westlake said: "Cambridge South station will significantly improve travel and connectivity for campus staff, visitors, and the wider community for many years to come.

"Thousands of people have worked tirelessly on this fantastic project... we're really proud of the result and the role it will play in connecting people to jobs, research and opportunity across the region."

Rail Minister Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill previously said the new station would create "vital links to jobs and homes, breaking down barriers in this ambitious city".

Rail Minister, Lord Hendy said: "Cambridge South will open up access to jobs, homes and world-class facilities for people across the region, boosting the growth of the Biomedical Campus as one of the most important engines of growth in the country.

"As the first new Great British Railways-branded station, the opening is an important milestone for our railways and a sign of the real change public ownership will deliver.

"Faster connections supporting economic growth, thousands more jobs and homes, and a railway that works for the communities it serves."

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