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Station part of 'everyday life' on biomedical campus

Aimee DexterCambridgeshire
News imageNetwork Rail A train station's entrance has a sign above it that says Cambridge South. There are overhead cables on the left where a train line runs. Network Rail
Cambridge South opened to the public on 28 June

More than 400,000 journeys have been made through a railway station which opened 100 days ago.

Cambridge South opened to the public on 28 June and welcomes up to 20 services during peak hours alone.

The station links to the city's Biomedical Campus (CBC), home to Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, alongside a number of private companies, including AstraZeneca.

CBC managing director Nick Kirby said: "Over the first 100 days, Cambridge South has become part of everyday life on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus."

He added: "It's making it easier for patients, staff and visitors from across the region to get to the campus for appointments, work and events."

News imageRichard Knights/BBC The outside of a railway station which is a two-storey building. The entrance is in the middle and a sign is above it that says Cambridge South. People are walking towards the entrance. Richard Knights/BBC
The station is located next to Cambridge Biomedical Campus, south of the city

GBR Anglia said the station was "well on track towards the 1.8m journeys expected" for half a year in operation.

Rail Minister Lord Hendy added: "As our first Great British Railways branded station, it's a glimpse of what's coming: a nationalised railway, owned by the public, built for the public, delivering real change in people's everyday lives."

Construction of the new station started in January 2023.

In June the same year, the government agreed to fully fund the £250m project.

Alongside that pot of money, AstraZeneca, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and the Greater Cambridge Partnership contributed £5m.

Rob Mullen, chief customer and commercial officer at GBR Anglia, added: "We're seeing people choose rail as a convenient way to reach the nearby biomedical campus, helping to reduce congestion on local roads and providing access easier for communities across the region and beyond."

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