Delayed Great British Railways' first station to open at Cambridge South in June

"Services will begin calling at Cambridge South on Sunday 28 June, the Department for Transport said, with 1.8 million passengers expected annually. The DfT said the adjacent Biomedical Campus was forecast to contribute 18.2bn to the UK economy by 2050, with employees likely to double to 40,000, boosted in part by the new transport links. The station, the city's third, was supposed to open in 2025 but was delayed, partly due to the collapse of a contractor responsible for fitting out the electrics."

"The station sits beside the city's Biomedical Campus, Europe's largest medical research centre, and will connect it with direct trains to London, Brighton and Stansted airport, as well as up to nine trains an hour to the centre of Cambridge itself. The delayed Cambridge South station will finally open in late June and become the first station to be given full Great British Railways branding, the government has announced."

"Peter Hendy said Cambridge South, which was built with 250m of government investment and a small private sector contribution, would 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. He added: 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."

"Jeremy Westlake, chief executive for Network Rail, said the station would significantly improve travel and connectivity for campus staff, visitors, and the wider community for many years to come. He added: Thousands of people have worked tirelessly on this fantastic project to build a modern, accessible and sustainable station that reflects the excellence of the work that is being undertaken in Europe's largest biomedical facility."

Cambridge South station will open in late June and be the first station to receive full Great British Railways branding. The station is located beside the Biomedical Campus, Europe's largest medical research centre, and will provide direct train connections to London, Brighton, and Stansted airport. It will also offer up to nine trains per hour to central Cambridge. Services will start calling on Sunday 28 June, with 1.8 million passengers expected annually. The Biomedical Campus is forecast to contribute £18.2bn to the UK economy by 2050, with employee numbers expected to rise to 40,000, supported by the new transport links. The station was delayed from a planned 2025 opening due in part to a contractor collapse affecting electrics fit-out.

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