Beaulieu Park station has been developed by Essex County Council and Chelmsford City Council and has been delivered by Network Rail, with funding from government and local partners. The station will be operated by Greater Anglia and provide travel to London Liverpool Street in 40 minutes.
The new station has three platforms, and a central loop so stopping services can call while fast trains pass through, helping to increase capacity and resilience on the route. The station will provide step-free access, ticketing facilities, a bus interchange, around 500 cycle spaces and parking for over 700 cars.
ORR’s authorisation is a key milestone in getting new, upgraded, or renewed infrastructure, such as Beaulieu Park, ready to open. It also confirms that standards on areas like health and safety, accessibility, environmental protection, and reliability and availability have been met.
ORR has worked closely with Essex County Council, Network Rail and the wider project team through the authorisation process, ensuring that important checks and surveys were carried out.
Steve Fletcher, Deputy Director, Engineering and Asset Management at ORR, said:
Notes to editors
ORR authorises new and upgraded infrastructure as part of its responsibility to authorise infrastructure and rolling stock that are new or have had a major upgrade or renewal.
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