A proposed railway line to Wisbech and railway station at Soham could be delivered quicker if the processes for delivering them were reviewed. Click here for the article
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Beaulieu Park enters detailed planning stage
Representatives from key organisations have advised that the proposed railway station at Beaulieu Park has entered the detail planning and engineering stage. If the funding gap can be resolved, Network
Continue readingCambridge North pushes over 300,000 passengers in first year
Cambridge North celebrated its first birthday this month with a target busting 320,000 passengers using the railway station. More than 10,000 passengers are now using the station every week, which
Continue readingCampaign group calls for second Norwich railway station
A campaign group has called for a railway station to be opened on the outskirts of Norwich to reduce congestion and journey times. A railway station at Broadland Business Park
Continue readingMayor exasperated at slow progress on Cambridgeshire projects
Mayor James Palmer has expressed frustration following the lack of progress on proposed railway projects including Cambridge South, Soham and Wisbech. He will be meeting a Transport Minister to investigate
Continue readingLight rail plans for Colchester garden village
Proposals have been drawn up to connect a proposed garden village east of Colchester with a light rail route. Click here for the article
Continue readingHeritage group calls for clarification about railway land
The Whitwell & Reepham Railway Preservation Society have launched a petition to the government to get it to clarify if the railway still has an act in force to allow
Continue readingPressure group formed to support Wisbech
The Wisbech Rail Consultative Group has been formed to lobby for the restoration of the railway service between March and Wisbech. It aims to push for a half hourly service
Continue readingAddenbrookes station pressure increases
The mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has added to calls from Lord Adonis to deliver the railway station at Addenbrookes to the south of Cambridge at the
Continue readingBeaulieu Park delayed until 2025
A new railway station at Beaulieu Park has been pushed back to 2025 following recent discussions with key stakeholders. It appears that a new station that would be located north
Continue readingCampaign calls for community involvement to bring railway back to Fakenham
The Norfolk Orbital Railway Campaign have called for the local community to provide feedback with regards to their views about how this scheme should become a reality. The scheme proposed
Continue readingCampaigners propose to restore Kings Lynn – Hunstanton railway
A campaign group has proposed to restore the railway line between Kings Lynn and Hunstanton. Click here for the article Nearly 2,900 people have signed the change.org petition
Continue readingGovernment announces support for rail schemes
The government has announced a new strategy for rail that suggests support to restore railway lines and stations from the government. The strategic vision for rail has made reference to
Continue readingMP calls for Wisbech study to be halted
The MP for Wisbech has called for work on a feasibility study into improving transport connections serving Wisbech because it appears to have ruled out restoration of the rail connection.
Continue readingHaverhill corridor consultation could include light rail
A public transport corridor is one of the options that will be considered as part of a consultation into transport options on Haverhill corridor due in the new year. Click
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