en.Wedoany.com Reported - The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that passengers will be able to catch trains from the new £250 million Cambridge South station from June 28, with the official opening ceremony scheduled for the following day. The station was originally due to open earlier this year.

Main construction on the station began in the summer of 2023, undertaken by Murphy. The company's contract included modifying roads and crossings to allow access for cars, pedestrians, and cyclists from both sides of the railway, and providing approximately 1,000 bicycle parking spaces. Built adjacent to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the station will be the first to feature the Great British Railways (GBR) branding and is expected to serve around 1.8 million passengers annually.

The new station will offer up to nine trains per hour to Cambridge city centre, rising to 20 during peak times, including direct services to London, Birmingham, Stansted Airport, and international connections via St Pancras station. The Cambridge Biomedical Campus houses NHS hospitals, research institutions, and private companies including AstraZeneca, currently employing around 20,000 people and, according to government data, contributing £4.7 billion annually to the UK economy; this figure is projected to grow to £18.2 billion by 2050 as the campus expands.

Cambridge South station is primarily funded by over £250 million of government investment, with smaller contributions from AstraZeneca, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, and the Greater Cambridge Partnership. To integrate the station into the existing rail network, the South Rail Systems Alliance (comprising Colas Rail UK, Network Rail, and Aecom) completed a £40 million engineering project in May, covering a 5.7km track section between Shepreth and Cambridge, including realigning 1.4km of track, installing 8 sets of points, adding 8 signals, and installing nearly 10km of new overhead catenary.

Rail Minister Peter Hendy stated that Cambridge South station will provide access to jobs, housing, and world-class facilities for the entire region. Network Rail Chief Executive Jeremy Westlake described the landmark station as one that will improve journeys and connectivity for campus employees, visitors, and the community for many years to come.

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