Thrillseekers heading to the UK’s first Universal Studios theme park will be able to travel to a brand new railway station near the site. East West Rail (EWR) announced that a new train hub in ...

Arriva Group’s Chiltern Railways has been selected to operate the first stage of the East West Rail project linking Oxford and Cambridge. The Department for Transport (DfT) said on Tuesday it expected ...

The new £7 billion Oxford railway was scheduled to start operating in December 2025 but that could be delayed over a row about train doors.

East West Rail has outlined revised plans for Cambridgeshire, including a new Cambridge East station near the soon-to-be ...

Artefacts found by archaeologists near the planned East West Rail route have been put on display. Items including pottery, coins and brooches will be shown at two pop-up museums in Bedford and Milton ...

After public consultation, the East West Rail Company (EWR Co) has updated its proposals for the new railway. Now, a new station called Cambridge East is being considered - subject to third-party ...

In March, the government announced Chiltern Railways would run services on the route. Trains were due to start in late 2025. The train operator says it has been “working at pace to get everything ...

As one of Britain’s largest transport projects, East West Rail forms a cornerstone of the Government’s Plan for Change, ...

The launch of a new £7bn railway faces being delayed because of a row over who will control the opening and closing of carriage doors. The BBC understands train operator Chiltern Railways is in a ...

A new railway station is set to be built to serve the proposed Universal Studios UK theme park. The station in Stewartby, Bedfordshire, will be part of the East West Rail (EWR) line, which aims to ...

Oxford and Cambridge, famous for their universities, would be connected by the line. Credit: Shutterstock The UK government’s auditors, the National Audit Office (NAO), has warned a new East-West ...

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