04.01.17
Cambridge North 80% complete following Christmas work
The new station at Cambridge North is due to open on schedule after major construction work over Christmas.
Network Rail engineers built platforms, installed tracks for a new bay platform and fitted overhead wires over the festive season. The footbridge, lift shafts, stairwells and main station building were built last year, meaning the development is now 80% complete and due to open in May.
Helen Warnock, Network Rail’s area director for west Anglia, said: “We used the Christmas period to link the new tracks and signalling equipment to the existing infrastructure, which could only take place while the railway was closed.
“With only a few more months to go until opening, work is well under way to build a station that will provide an extra link to the north of the city and support the growth of the local economy as part of our Railway Upgrade Plan.”
When completed, the station will have three platforms, parking for 450 vehicles and 1,000 cycles, and solar panels to provide up to 10% of its power.
Cambridge North will serve Cambridge Science Park and the suburb of Chesterton, alleviating the pressure on Cambridge’s existing station and attracting investment to the area.
Last year, RTM interviewed Eliane Algaard, director of route asset management for Anglia at Network Rail, about developments at the station.
(Images c. Network Rail)
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