Greater Anglia's new railway station for Cambridge has now officially opened, which is expected to improve access and journey times for passengers. 

The £50m Cambridge North station is to be located in the Chesterton area and will serve Cambridge Science and Business parks, as well as the suburbs and villages north of the city centre.

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The new station features three platforms and is expected to serve Greater Anglia trains on the Cambridge to London Liverpool Street, and Cambridge to Norwich routes.

Greater Anglia managing director Jamie Burles said: “This is great news for Greater Anglia and for Cambridge. The existing station at Cambridge is one of our busiest stations. This station should relieve some of the pressure on it.

“It takes about 30 minutes to drive from Cambridge station to Cambridge North, but just six minutes by train, so it should be a great boost to people commuting to work in the science park, or for people commuting from northern suburbs or villages.”

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Initially, four Greater Anglia trains will serve the station per hour. It will include one service to London, one arrival from London; one Cambridge to Norwich service and one Norwich to Cambridge service.

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"The station should be a great boost to people commuting to work in the science park, or for people commuting from northern suburbs or villages."

The station features a 1,000-space cycle park and a car park for 450 vehicles, and is also served by Cambridge's guided bus service and local buses.

Three ticket machines are installed at the station and a retail unit is expected to open soon. It will also have airport-style waiting rooms on each platform.

The station has been designed by Atkins and was developed using the latest green technology, such as solar panels that will provide up to 10% of the station’s total power.

It is anticipated to handle 3,000 passenger journeys a day, and will be funded by the UK Department for Transport and developed by Network Rail, in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council.

Image: Cambridge North station on the eve of its opening. Photo:  courtesy of Ivor the driver via Wikipedia.