Incredible £252m mega-project set to transform UK city including brand new train station
The new station could be open as early as next year.
An incredible £252m mega-project that is set to completely transform a UK city including a brand new train station is in the works and it could open next year.
Network Rail and Essex County Council are working together to develop proposals for the first railway station to be built on the Great Eastern Main Line for more than 100 years.
With a targeted opening date by the end of 2025 Beaulieu Park station will consist of three platforms with a central loop line and new tracks to enable stopping services to call at the station while allowing fast trains to pass through unimpeded.
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The station will have ticketing facilities, with ticket vending machines and a gate line as well as step free access to all platforms via two lifts. A bus interchange including bus stands for local services, a pick up and drop off area with dedicated taxi bays and 500 spaces for cycle parking and storage.
There will also be accessible toilets, baby change facilities, waiting area and space for retail and catering alongside pedestrian and cycle access routes to the station.
Beaulieu Park will provide regular connections to London (only 40 minutes from London Liverpool treet station) and other destinations in the east of England.
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Pressure will be relieved for the busy Chelmsford station and car journeys into the city will hopefully be reduced tackling congestion on local roads and reducing pollution.
The new station is part of a wider regeneration of the Beaulieu Park estate in Chelmsford with new road infrastructure and up to 14,000 homes.
The new home three, four and five bedroom homes will be a mix of traditional and contemporary houses alongside two primary schools and a secondary school.
