Waterbeach (Cambs) station relocation.

[Magdalia]

Latest news on Waterbeach here:

New railway station in Waterbeach to have cafe and waiting room

The authority says it "listened to residents" while developing its plans for the site.

www.bbc.co.uk

A new railway station in a village could include a cafe, waiting room and toilets.

The station in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, is due to open next year and will replace the existing one, which does not have any of these amenities.

The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is funding the project alongside Homes England, to serve the village as thousands of new properties are built.

The GCP said the next step would be finalising the designs for the station, if funding and approval was found for the proposed facilities.

 

[Freightmaster]

Latest news on Waterbeach here:

New railway station in Waterbeach to have cafe and waiting room

The authority says it "listened to residents" while developing its plans for the site.

www.bbc.co.uk

A new railway station in a village could include a cafe, waiting room and toilets.

I bet the denizens of Mirfield would be bemused to hear that news...



MARK

 

[windjabbers]

Looks like they have started to mark out where the access road is going to be. Passed yesterday! BW DC

 

[mr_moo]

Good to see it's started. Thanks!

 

[windjabbers]

Sorry for the quality, but passed on the train today and this is the access road which seems to be coming along…

 

[windjabbers]

Sorry for the quality, but passed on the train today and this is the access road which seems to be coming along…

Just been passed the site again - the access road now looks complete. Understand that work on the station will start in the Autumn.

 

[dk1]

Just been passed the site again - the access road now looks complete. Understand that work on the station will start in the Autumn.

Cheers for the update. So much going on in the Cambridge area and so good to see.

 

[Gathursty]

I bet the denizens of Mirfield would be bemused to hear that news...



MARK

Northerners don't need a waiting room, just a big coat.... (I'll not digress fully into The Yorkshiremen Sketch from Monty Python)

 

[William3000]

Northerners don't need a waiting room, just a big coat.... (I'll not digress fully into The Yorkshiremen Sketch from Monty Python)

As an East Anglian - I’m in t shirts throughout winter and certainly don’t need a big coat!!!!

 

[windjabbers]

I understand that works has now started on site.

Also there is this slideshow from some recent stakeholder fourm - here

Which set out some of the timescales including summer 28 opening.

 

[RUK]

Will the old station site be retained after the new one opens, for evacuation reasons in case of an emergency? I suppose demolishing the old station would cost more money than just leaving it in place.