The front of Cambridge station, showing the arms of several Cambridge Colleges

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There are several routes starting at the station

• the West Anglia Main Line to London Liverpool Street, heading southwards
• the Fen Line to King's Lynn, heading northwards
• the King's Cross Line, heading southwards and following an alternate route, to London King's Cross, via Hitchin

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• Additionally there is the non-electrified line to Ipswich - see Ipswich to Ely Line for the bulk of this.

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The station was built some distance from the town centre owing to opposition from university authorities.

Services

The station is served by several operators.

• WAGN serve the station as part of their service from London King's Cross. These services use Class 317 or Class 365 electrical multiple units, although the faster Class 365 units usually work the Cambridge Cruiser and semi-fast services.
  • The "Cambridge Cruiser" operates non-stop between London and Cambridge. It operates every 30 minutes Monday-Saturday during the off-peak, departing Cambridge for London at xx15 and xx45. One service per hour continues beyond Cambridge, stopping at all stations on the Fen Line to King's Lynn. The northbound service departs Cambridge at xx32 for King's Lynn, and the southbound service forms the xx45 Cambridge Cruiser departure to London. The Cambridge Cruiser does not operate on Sundays or bank holidays, and is replace by the semi-fast services.
  • There are also semi-fast trains between Cambridge and London, calling at Royston, Baldock, Letchworth Garden City, Hitchin, Stevenage and Finsbury Park. These services depart Cambridge at xx31.
  • There is an hourly stopping service to London King's Cross, stopping at all station to Stevenage, then Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and Potters Bar. These services depart Cambridge at xx54.

• 'One' Railway serve the station with three routes:
  • The half-hourly service to London Liverpool Street via the West Anglia Main Line. Trains depart Cambridge at xx05 (semi-fast service) and xx34 (stopping service). These services use Class 317 electrical multiple units. During the morning peak some services start from King's Lynn, and during the evening peak some are extended beyond Cambridge to Ely and King's Lynn.
  • An hourly service between Cambridge and Norwich via the Breckland Line. These services use new Turbostar units.
  • The Ipswich-Cambridge service. These services use Class 150, Class 153, Class 156 or Class 170 diesel multiple units.

• Central Trains also serve the station with their Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport "City Link" service, via Leicester and Peterborough. Services are operated using Class 156, Class 158 or Class 170 diesel multiple units.

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External links

• Train times and station information for Cambridge railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Cambridge railway station from Multimap.com

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ely		Central Trains (Birmingham-Stansted)		Audley End
Terminus		'One' Railway (Cambridge-Norwich)		Ely
Terminus		'One' Railway (Cambridge-Ipswich)		Dullingham
Whittlesford		'One' Railway (Liverpool Street semi-fast)		Terminus
Shelford		'One' Railway (Liverpool Street stopping)
London King's Cross		WAGN (Cambridge Cruiser)		Waterbeach
Royston		WAGN (King's Cross semi-fast)		Terminus
Foxton		WAGN (King's Cross stopping)