Cambridge South connects the Cambridge Biomedical Campus to Cambridge, London, Peterborough, Norwich, Birmingham and more.

Cambridge South railway station is a new, more sustainable way to reach the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, including Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie. The station will help more patients, visitors and staff get to our hospitals using public transport.

Opened on Sunday (28 June), Cambridge South will see 344 trains per day and up to 20 an hour at peak times. Services from the station run North to Cambridge, Ely, Peterborough, Kings Lynn, Norwich and Birmingham and South to London Liverpool Street, London King’s Cross, Stansted and Brighton.

A view South from the Cambridge South footbridge showing the four platforms and a Greater Anglia train

Cambridge South has four platforms and links our Hospitals to Cambridge, London, Ely, Peterborough and beyond.

Located close to Addenbrooke’s, the station is served by our Courtesy Bus (Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm), providing free transport from Cambridge South to various parts of our hospitals.

A map of where the Patient courtesy bus goes on campus

The electric courtesy bus provides free transport from Cambridge South

The station has step-free access to all platforms, accessible toilets, over 1000 cycle parking spaces, a drop-off area and access for pedestrians from both sides. It is connected to the local cycle network and close to the Cambridge Guided Busway.

Around 1.8 million passengers a year are expected to use the station, which will be served by trains operated by Greater Anglia, Cross Country, Great Northern and Thameslink.

More than 40,000 people a day visit the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The campus is home to world-class science, NHS hospitals and business facilities and currently contributes £4.7 billion annually to the UK economy. Every 10 jobs on the campus supporting a further 10 jobs across the UK.

A view from inside the station across the campus showing the drop-off bay in the foreground with Addenbrooke's, Papworth and AstraZeneca behind.

Cambridge South provides easy access to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus including Addenbrooke's and the Rosie

The station blends in with the adjacent Hobson’s Park Nature Reserve, including a ‘green roof’ which includes wildflowers. It also includes solar panels, part of a design that reduces its carbon footprint by 22%.

A straight pathway leading to the station with the Biomedical Campus in the background. The station is almost hidden by surrounding plants and trees.

With it's green roof, Cambridge South station has been designed to blend in with the nearby nature reserve.

Visitors will also see the bold public artwork ‘Together We’ (opens in a new tab) created by Mark Titchner, which is displayed on the stairways of both sides of the station.

A raised section of stairway under a wooden roof. The side of the stairs is painted orange and covered in many written words, making up the artwork.

Together We by Mark Titchner brings together the concept of the human circulatory system and circulation within transport networks.

Cambridge South was built thanks to more than £250 million of government funding, alongside £5 million contributions from AstraZeneca, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority and the Greater Cambridge Partnership.

For more details about accessing Cambridge South visit Cambridge Biomedical Campus and Network Rail to plan your journey.

Rail station provides new way to reach our hospitals

Cambridge South railway station is a new, more sustainable way to reach the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, including Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie. The station will help more patients, visitors and staff get to our hospitals using public transport.

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