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East West Rail has released its preferred route options the new rail link.
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The East West Rail Company has unveiled its five potential routes for the new line which includes proposals for a flyover in and a new train station on the outskirts of St Neots.
The proposals are latest phase for the public consultation on the £5billion line linking Oxford and Cambridge, via Milton Keynes and Bedford.
The East West Rail Company, which hopes to complete the new line by the end of the decade, is seeking feedback on the five proposed route alignments, connecting existing stations in Bedford and Cambridge via new stations in the area around Sandy and St Neots and at Cambourne.
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£760M funding boost allows ‘vital construction’ to begin on East West Rail
The next phase of construction can begin on the East West Rail project after the government pledged £760M to support the rail line between Oxford and Cambridge.
An East West Rail spokesperson said that the investment means “further vital construction work can begin” on the next phase of the scheme.
The funding is for part of the line between Oxford and Bletchley/Milton Keynes and means this section of East West Rail is expected to be up and running by 2025.
Transport secretary Grant Shapps said: “Restoring railways helps put communities back on the map and this investment forms part of our nationwide effort to build back vital connections and unlock access to jobs, education and housing.
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9:57 AM January 23, 2021
Updated:
12:25 PM January 23, 2021
The proposed direct rail links between Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge and Oxford in the Eastern Section’ prospectus. Picture: East West Rail Consortium
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A multi-million pound project to restore rail routes axed more than 50 years ago could pave the way for better connectivity for Norfolk and Suffolk.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said £760m will support the next phase of East West Rail to reinstate services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley, Buckinghamshire for the first time since 1968.
The project is part of a wider wish-list that could unlock faster journey times and more services between Norwich and Cambridge, and Ipswich and Cambridge, as well as direct links to Oxford.