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New Waterbeach train station delayed a year

Photo: Current Waterbeach train station

The opening of a new Waterbeach rail station has been pushed back to 2026.

The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has originally hoped the new railway station would be completed by 2025.

The new station will replace the existing Waterbeach stop and has to be built before construction can begin on thousands of new homes in Waterbeach New Town.

The scheme was expected to cost £37million, but the GCP has said this could rise.

A timeline of the new Waterbeach train station:

June 9 2022
GCP announces plans to take on the relocation project, but concerns are raised over the financial risk.

June 30 2022
GCP executive board agrees to take on the project.

August 2022
Some people in Waterbeach raise concerns about the station being moved further away from them.

February 2023
Work begins on the new station as 83 markers are placed in the ground to start work ahead of the planning permission expiring.

January 2024
GCP announces delays to planning work for the new station, but still forecasts 2025 completion.

February 2024
GCP pushes back the forecast completion of the new railway station to 2026.

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