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Cambridge North railway station

South Cambridgeshire, Italy

Cambridge North railway station

Cambridge North railway station is a railway station serving northern Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire, England. The station is on the Fen Line, which runs from Cambridge to King's Lynn. It connects to the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, and provides an interchange with Park & Ride and local bus services.

The station is located in the urban area of Cambridge, adjacent to the suburb of Chesterton and close to Cambridge Science Park, within the local government district of South Cambridgeshire. It was approved in December 2013; construction commenced in July 2014; and it opened on 21 May 2017. It has three platforms: platform 1 on the eastern side of the station serves southbound fast services to Cambridge, Stansted Airport, and London King's Cross as well as some morning peak-time services to London Liverpool Street; platform 2 serves northbound services to Ely, King's Lynn and Norwich; platform 3 is a south-facing bay serving semi-fast and slow services to London Liverpool Street via Cambridge and Bishop's Stortford. A few services King's Lynn to or from London King's Cross pass through without stopping. All Cross Country services to or from Birmingham New Street and Stansted Airport also...

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