THE opening date for a massive £160 million train station servicing London is just days away – and all destinations and ticket fares have finally been revealed.
It is the first new station on the East Coast line for 100 years, and will be a massive boost for thousands of commuters.
As previously reported, Beaulieu Park Station in Chelmsford is being built in the north of the city and is part of a huge regeneration project in the area.
It will provide frequent trains to-and-from London Liverpool Street in just 40 minutes and opens on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
The mega station will have three platforms, a new track for passing, faster trains, plus a taxi rank, drop-off areas and bus connections.
There will also be more than 750 parking spaces for people to leave their vehicles while using the trains.
Parking charges start from £3.50 for an hour rising to £11.50 for the day.
London Liverpool Street connects over 100 million people annually and is one of the UK’s busiest stations.
An off-peak day return from Beaulieu Park Station to London Liverpool Street is priced at £28.20, while seven-day season tickets will cost £134.60.
A day return to London Liverpool Street during peak hours will cost travellers £42.60.
For those travelling to and from Stratford, the costs are £22.60 for an off-peak ticket, £19.70 for a standard day single and £35.30 for a standard day return.
The new service will also service Southend Airport, with tickets costing £16.90 for a standard day single, £24.10 for a standard day return, and £21.30 for a child day return.
Residents of other cities such as Ipswich and Norwich will also benefit from Beaulieu Park Station.
The full list of fares and services is available from operator Greater Anglia.
Major upgrade
The new station is part of a major upgrade to the city.
This includes the construction of new roads and up to 14,000 new homes.
Of these, more than 4,000 homes have received planning permission so far, with 2,000 of those already built.
The project has been years in the making.
The original planning permission was granted in 2013.
Work has been ongoing since 2023 with the opening date finally on the horizon.
Chelmsford has a huge commuter rail service that sees over 15,000 passengers every day and 5.7 million annual users.
The development of Beaulieu Park has also been put in place to try and relieve congestion in the city centre.
The new north-eastern bypass will make access to the new station from surrounding towns such as Braintree much easier.
There’s A New Train Operator In Town …
They hope to challenge Eurostar with trips across the Channel…
A brand-new train operator is hoping to launch services between the UK and Europe, offering ‘competitive fares’ for passengers.
Currently, Eurostar is the only rail operator that connects the UK to destinations across Europe, including cities in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
This could all change as a new train operating company, Gemini,has announced its plans to launch services between the UK and Europe.
The new train operator, which is currently being established, hopes to begin its rail journey by launching services from London to Paris and Brussels.
Once services between London and Paris/Brussels have launched, Gemini hopes to further its list of European destinations.
The new rail operator plans to introduce ‘new cutting-edge trains and a fresh approach to sales and ticketing’ on services between the UK and Europe.