Beaulieu Park
National Rail
General information
LocationBoreham, City of Chelmsford
England
Platforms3
Key dates
2025Estimated completion
2026Estimated 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 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north-east of Chelmsford, Essex. It will be situated between Chelmsford to the west and Hatfield Peverel 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 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 Norwich, 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

  1. ↑ "Fears for Braintree Loop and Hatfield Peverel train station". Braintree & Witham Times. 2 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Meyler, Piers (19 July 2022). "Beaulieu Park Railway Station will open in 2026". Essex Live.
  3. ↑ "New station is on track for beaulieu development". The Enquirer. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "£600 million boost for housing". GOV.UK.
  5. ↑ "Work at new Beaulieu Park station hit 'critical milestone'". BBC News. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

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