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Cambridge South station will open to passengers from Sunday 28 June after a £250 million Government-backed project. The Department for Transport said the station would provide direct rail access to Cambridge Biomedical Campus and improve links to London, Stansted and Birmingham Airport.
The Government said the station is expected to welcome around 1.8 million passengers a year and provide up to nine trains an hour to Cambridge city centre and beyond. Ministers said journey times from London King’s Cross to the biomedical campus would fall to a single 45-minute direct journey.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the investment would improve access to jobs and opportunities. The station is also connected to cycle routes and the guided busway, with 1,000 cycle spaces and blue badge bays included in the scheme.