Beaulieu Park station has been developed by Essex County Council and Chelmsford City Council and has been delivered by Network Rail, with funding from the government and local partners.
The new station is designed to support the wider economic development of the area, and its construction includes:
- Three platforms with a central loop line and new tracks to enable stopping services to call at the station while allowing fast trains to pass through unimpeded
- Step-free access to all platforms via 2 lifts
- Accessible toilets, baby change facilities, waiting area and space for retail/catering
- Ticketing facilities, with ticket vending machines and a gate line
- Pedestrian and cycle access routes to the station
- 500 spaces for cycle parking and storage
- A bus interchange including bus stands for local services
- Pick up and drop off area with dedicated taxi bays
- Parking for over 700 cars, 5% of which to be designated Blue Badge bays, and motorcycle spaces, as well as dedicated parking for station staff, emergency services, and a dedicated space for service access
The station is the first new station on the Great Eastern mainline in over 100 years and will be operated by Greater Anglia.
It will provide additional access to the railway with regular connections to the capital (only 40 minutes from London Liverpool Street station) and other destinations in the east of England. New tracks enable stopping services to call at the station while allowing fast trains to pass through unimpeded.
Image & video credit: Greater Anglia
