Cambridge South station sees more than 110k journeys in first month

The station is also the first fully Great British Railways branded station

Thousands of passengers have passed through Cambridge South station’s ticket gates since it opened in June. The £250 million station, backed by government funding, supports new train services by Greater Anglia, Great Northern, Thameslink, and CrossCountry.

It is the first fully Great British Railways branded station, bringing together Network Rail track and infrastructure with train operators’ passenger services under a nationalised GBR Anglia organisation.

A spokesperson for Network Rail said: “With thousands of people now choosing to commute by rail, the new station is delivering on its promise to provide an alternative, greener option to access Cambridge Biomedical Campus, reducing reliance on vehicle use and reducing carbon emissions while helping to ease levels of congestion in the city of Cambridge.”

Jamie Burles, managing director for GBR Anglia said: “It is fantastic to see so many people using the new station in just the first month since it opened and I’m sure this is only just the beginning of the story for Cambridge South.

“Having seen over 110,000 journeys in the first month alone demonstrates that the demand was there, waiting for us to build this new facility, and open a new gateway to this very important biomedical campus.

“It really does go to show how investment in the railway can transform people’s lives for the better, by building connectivity and providing easier ways to get to where people most need to be.”