Rail Minister Opens New Station in Essex
Rail minister Lord Hendy is visiting Britain's newest station, Beaulieu Park in north Chelmsford, which opened to passengers yesterday morning.
The station was built with the aid of £141 million from the Government's Housing Infrastructure Fund, as part of the Chelmsford Garden Community project, which will include 10,000 new homes, shops, medical centres, and schools.
- £12 million from the South-East Local Enterprise Partnership
- £22 million from the developers of Beaulieu
The three-platform station features 705 parking spaces, a public transport interchange, and over 500 cycle spaces. The first train to call was the 07.20 to London Liverpool Street, with up to four trains per hour during peak times.
Operator Greater Anglia was nationalised earlier this month.
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Author summary: New station opens in Essex.