Cambridge Station
The Cambridge railway station is a railway station in Cambridge, England, in the east of England. Located 1 mile southeast of Cambridge city centre, Cambridge Station is the busiest train station in East England. In 2011/12, 8.8 million passengers got on and off the bus. The building at Cambridge Station itself is a Grade II listed building.
It is the northern terminus of the West Anglia Route and is 55 miles (59.6 km) from the southern finish line of London Liverpool Street.
Station Facilities
- Service Desk
- Taxi stand
- Car Rental
- Accessible Channel
Railway Service
Departing from Cambridge by train,
- Railway operator: Great Northern
(1) Direct train to King's Cross Station in London - 2 shifts per hour (2) Travel to London Kings Crossing Station via Royston, Letchworth and Hatfield (3) Go to Kings Lynn train station via Ely (Kings Lynn station via Ely)
- Railway operator: Greater Anglia
(1) Travel to London Liverpool Street Station via Audley End, Bishops Stortford and Harlow - 2 times per hour (2) Go to Ipswich, Ipswich, via Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (1 shift per hour) (3) Travel to Norwich Station, Norwich, via Ely, Thetford and Wymondham (1 per hour)
- Railway operator: Thameslink
(1) Travel to Brighton Station via St Pancras International Station, Farrington Station, Thames City Station, Blackfriars Station, London Bridge Station, East Croydon Station and Gatwick Airport Station (No more than Gatwick Airport on Sunday) 2 trains per hour from Monday to Friday and 1 train per hour on weekends
- Railway operator: Cross Country
(1) Travel to Birmingham Station via Erie, March, Petersburg, Leicester and Nuneaton (1 per hour) (2) Go to Stansted Airport (1 shift per hour)
Traffic in the city
Several local bus services at Stagecoach and Whippet Coaches in Cambridge stop in the southwest of the main building. There are 9 stations connecting the train station to the city centre and other parts of Cambridge, including the Addenbrooke Hospital and surrounding areas. The south of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway is directly connected to the station, allowing buses to travel from Trumpton to Trumpington via St. Ives and Huntington in St. Ives. The bus also departs from the station to Sawston and Saffron Walden. The taxi stand is located outside the main entrance.