East Cambridgeshire Council has added securing funding for the Snailwell loop to their corporate plan. The loop create a direct railway link between Soham and Cambridge. Click here for the
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Soham railway station opens
Soham railway station joined the railway network with the arrival of the 0649 service to Peterborough operated by 755418. A special ceremony to formally open the station was held later
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Soham gains final approvals ahead of opening
Soham railway station is set to join the railway network on Monday after the Office of Rail and Road confirmed that the new station met the appropriate railway standards. The
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Soham set for December opening
The completion of works over the August bank holiday have cleared the way for Soham station to open in December. The next few months will see the completion of works,
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Soham opening date brought forward
Soham could rejoin the national railway network in 2021 following the release of a newsletter by Network Rail. The station has progressed well following the realignment of the track through
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Network Rail confirms rail closures to deliver Soham
Network Rail have confirmed the dates when the railway line through Soham will be closed to enable the construction of the new railway station. Engineers will need to work on
Continue readingMayor visits Soham station construction site
Mayor James Palmer this week visited the site of the new railway station at Soham which is being funded with £18.6m from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority which he
Continue readingSoham station contract awarded
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
Continue readingNetwork 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
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