Beaulieu railway station

Beaulieu railway station is a planned station on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England that will serve a new development called Beaulieu 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 2022, though due to numerous issues, mainly relating to funding, this date has been pushed back to 2025.[1]

For the station in Hampshire, see Beaulieu Road railway station. For the station in the Highlands, see Beauly railway station.
Beaulieu
Location
PlaceBoreham
Local authorityCity of Chelmsford
Operations
Number of platforms3
History
2025Estimated completion
National Rail – UK railway stations

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.[2]

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][4]

In August 2019 the 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.[5]

References
  1. https://www.essexlive.news/news/chelmsfords-second-railway-station-beaulieu-1173854
  2. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=30064799398
  3. http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/City-new-railway-station-seven-years/story-28328140-detail/story.html%5B%5D
  4. http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/new-station-is-on-track-for-beaulieu-development/
  5. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/600-million-boost-for-housing
  Future services  
Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Chelmsford   Greater Anglia
Great Eastern Main Line		   Hatfield Peverel

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