Cambridge South station opens, connecting Europe's largest biomedical campus to national rail network

Thousands of visitors can now travel from the new Cambridge South station, which opened its doors on Sunday 28 June, delivering direct rail access to Europe's largest biomedical campus.

The Department for Transport announced that the £250 million government-funded station is expected to welcome around 1.8 million passengers a year, transforming connectivity across the region with up to nine trains an hour connecting passengers to Cambridge city centre and beyond.

The new station will provide direct services to London, Birmingham, Stansted Airport and international rail connections via St Pancras, with up to 20 services calling at Cambridge South during peak hours. Services operated by Greater Anglia, Great Northern, Thameslink and CrossCountry are calling at the station from day one.

Journey times have been cut to a single 45-minute direct train, transforming access to world-class healthcare, jobs and opportunities for the 40,000 people who visit Cambridge Biomedical Campus every day. The campus is home to world-class science, NHS hospitals and business facilities, and currently contributes £4.7 billion annually to the UK economy while supporting over 20,000 biomedical campus staff.