Network Rail has awarded the contract to build Soham railway station to J Murphy and Sons Ltd. The enabling works are expected to begin this autumn with the main construction
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Network Rail submits planning application for Soham
Proposals for a new railway station in Soham have taken a step forward with the submission of an application to East Cambridgeshire District Council for permission to build the station.
Continue readingNetwork Rail agrees to build Soham railway station
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has contracted Network Rail to build the new station and footbridge, car and cycle park, plus access road with bus turning circle. Current plans
Continue readingFunding bid could accelerate Soham delivery
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is to be asked to approve an £18m funding bid to build a railway station at Soham. The bid will enable the next stages
Continue readingAcoustic work begins at Soham
Two weeks of noise monitoring has begun at the site of the proposed railway station at Soham. The data will be used to model the impact of the railway station
Continue readingPublic information events mark another step to delivering Soham
Two public information events have enabled members of the public to review plans for a railway station at Soham. Timescales on the project have been accelerated with the current delivery
Continue readingNetwork Rail shares images ahead of drop in events for Soham
Network Rail has revealed images of a proposed railway station serving Soham ahead of public information events in late February. The public information event will be held in the Ross
Continue readingMore funding requested to deliver Soham GRIP3
The next meeting of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board is set to review a request to provide an additional £1.7m of funding to complete the GRIP3 report for
Continue readingReview identifies time savings for Wisbech and Soham
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
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 readingSoham included in Council plan
East Cambridgeshire District Council has promised to secure a new railway station in a document that sets out the councils work through to 2019. Click here for the article
Continue readingNineteen bids for New Stations Fund second round
Nineteen bids were submitted to the New Stations Fund second round. Five railway stations were successfully awarded funding in late July, with 14 bids unsuccessful. Successful bids Horden Peterlee Warrington
Continue readingMayor calls for Soham push
The mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has spoken to the chairman of Network Rail and has asked for the railway station at Soham to be pushed forward. It is currently
Continue readingSoham Railway Station Joint Project Group approved
A new group project group run by the local councils has been set up to push forward the project to reopen Soham railway station. Click here for the article
Continue readingLocal councils create joint project group for Soham
A joint project group for Soham railway station is set to be formed by representatives of East Cambridgeshire District Council, Cambridgeshire County Council and the local LEP. Click here for
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