Delivery of Waterbeach station reaches next stop on the journey

Published 02 February 2026

After listening to the community, designs for the new Waterbeach station could now include a waiting room, toilets and space for a mobile café.

In a paper to its joint assembly, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is proposing to enhance the station design with a modular waiting room and toilets in the new station car park, plus a dedicated space for a semi-permanent or fully mobile café.

The GCP is working with partners to secure the funding required for the ongoing maintenance of the proposed new facilities. If this is obtained – along with approval from the GCP’s executive board to develop the proposal further - then the next step will be finalising the design.

Thomas Fitzpatrick, Head of GCP Programme, said: “A station waiting room to keep you warm and dry or a cup of coffee to help with the commute, are all things that encourage you to travel by train – especially on a chilly wintery morning.

“We’ve listened to residents about what they think is important to make their journey as easy, comfortable and pleasant as possible. We have incorporated many of these ideas in our proposals which we believe will make the new station even more useful as people look to travel more sustainably.”

The new station is jointly funded by the GCP and Homes England. It will have wider platforms, an accessible footbridge and lifts, 100 cycle spaces and electric vehicle charging points. It will be integrated with walking, cycling, and bus facilities.

Work has already started on the temporary haul road which will take construction traffic direct from the A10 to the new station. The 3.1 km haul road, which uses part of the former RAF Waterbeach airfield taxiway as a foundation, will minimise disruption to residents in Waterbeach village. The road is being built by Winvic Construction and is funded by Homes England.

Waterbeach is set to more than double in size over the next 20 years. Moving the station to its new location was a key part of unlocking planning approval. As a result, the station project is helping to deliver 4,500 new homes, almost half of the 11,000 homes to be delivered in the area over the next 20 years. The process to close the existing station is being led by the Department for Transport. Any closure will not take place until the new station is operational.

A package of transport projects are being delivered in Waterbeach by the Greater Cambridge Partnership, including a new travel hub with park and ride facilities, a new busway, and the Waterbeach Greenway. These projects will be integrated and will give people a range of ways to travel into the city centre sustainably.