A
new
station


has
been
confirmed
by
the
Department
for
Transport
for
Cambridge
South,
with
aid
of
funding
worth
£200
million.

It
will
be
convenient
for
the
Biomedical
Campus,
which
is
the
largest
centre
of
medical
research
and
health
science
in
Europe,
and
also
near
4,000
new
houses.
Trains
calling
at
Cambridge
South
will
include
those
on
East
West
Rail
from
Bedford.

The
four-platform
station
is
intended
to
be
completed
by
2025.
The
DfT
added
that
300
jobs
will
be
created
by
the
construction
project,
and
the
station
is
expected
to
be
used
by
1.8
million
passengers
annually.

Rail
minister
Huw
Merriman
said:
‘This
brand
new
station
will
not
only
benefit
local
passengers
but
deliver
a
major
boost
to
the
entire
city,
improving
connectivity
to
a
world-leading
academic
hub
while
unlocking
local
business
and
growth
opportunities
across
the
region.

‘This
is
just
another
step
in
our
efforts
to
create
a
thriving,
well-connected,
passenger
focused
rail
network
to
support
communities
for
generations
to
come.’

’During
construction,
300
new
jobs
will
be
created
in
the
local
area
and
once
delivered,
the
station
will
act
as
a
key
transport
link
between
the
biomedical
campus
and
international
gateways
such
as
Stansted
Airport
and
the
Eurostar,
boosting
the
travel
network
right
across
the
region.’

Cambridge
South
will
be
the
second
new
station
for
the
university
city
in
less
than
a
decade.
Cambridge
North
was
opened
in
2017.