Beaulieu Park railway station explained

Beaulieu Park
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Boreham, City of Chelmsford
Country:England
Platforms:3
Years:2025
Events:Estimated completion
Years1:2026
Events1:Estimated opening

Beaulieu Park railway station is a planned station on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England that will serve a new development in Boreham, approximately 3miles to the north-east of Chelmsford, Essex. It will be situated between to the west and to the east. It was originally expected to open in 2019,[1] though due to numerous issues, mainly relating to funding, this date has been pushed back number of times, most recently to 2026.[2]

The station is proposed with three platforms, to be served by medium- and long-distance trains on the route from London Liverpool Street to, with interchange with local buses.

The development will include thousands of new residential dwellings, three schools, a business park, surgery, hotel, and parkland, as well as the station which will also serve the neighbourhoods of Boreham and Springfield to help relieve congestion at Chelmsford's main station.[3]

In August 2019 the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, agreed £218 million from the Housing Infrastructure Fund for the new station and associated road improvements, with the aim of unlocking up to 14,000 new homes.[4]

Construction on the station began in January 2023.

When completed, the station itself will have 3 platforms, lift-based step free access to each platform, car and cycle parking, and a bus interchange.[5]

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2013-10-02 . Fears for Braintree Loop and Hatfield Peverel train station . .
  2. News: Meyler . Piers . 2022-07-19 . Beaulieu Park Railway Station will open in 2026 . .
  3. News: 10 December 2015 . New station is on track for beaulieu development . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160426064240/http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/new-station-is-on-track-for-beaulieu-development/ . 26 April 2016.
  4. Web site: £600 million boost for housing . GOV.UK .
  5. Web site: 2023-12-21 . Work at new Beaulieu Park station hit 'critical milestone' . 2024-01-04 . BBC News . en-GB.