The Cambridge And St. Ives Railway Organisation

Milton Road Station Proposal

Status as of May 2017:

Our fully-costed proposal backed by top-tier industry contractors was submitted to Cambridgeshire County Council and was discussed in person with their officers. The Council rejected the proposal and pressed ahead with the original plan on Chesterton Sidings. The station was due to open in 2015, then 2016 and finally opened late May 2017 as Cambridge North. The station is served by a dedicated busway, but this is not kerb-guided, i.e. the Busway has not been extended. It is a plain road with entrance car-traps and funnels similar to those used on the Busway.

In related news, the Council has expressed support for re-estabishing the East-West Rail Link to Oxford.

This page remains as a reference to the original CAST.IRON proposal.

CAST.IRON has written to the government as a formal response to Department for Transport's consultation in the Greater Anglia rail franchise. We propose a new north Cambridge station that can be delivered within two years at an affordable cost. The proposed station will be adjacent to Milton Road (the main road into Cambridge from the north) which would be very close to Cambridge's Science and Business Parks and the Regional College.

The station could be opened at the same time as new platforms at Cambridge station next year and through services to Stansted and London could be provided, slashing journey times for thousands of workers and residents.

Read the full submission - 5.8MB PDF

Press Release

Covering Letter

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The Cambridge And St. Ives Railway Organisation

Milton Road Station Proposal

Status as of May 2017: