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Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Waterbeach
Waterbeach
	The northbound platform at Waterbeach in March 2014
General information
Location	Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire; England
Grid reference	TL500650
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Great Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WBC
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
30 July 1845	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.408 million
2019/20	0.378 million
2020/21	0.100 million
2021/22	0.265 million
2022/23	0.309 million
Notes
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	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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Waterbeach railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the village of Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. It is 61 miles 1 chain (98.2 km) measured from London Liverpool Street and 63 miles 29 chains (102 km) from London King's Cross; it is situated between Cambridge North and Ely stations. Its three-letter station code is WBC.

The station and most trains calling are operated by Great Northern, with limited peak services being operated by Greater Anglia.

Waterbeach station is unstaffed, and has only basic waiting shelters on each of the two platforms. All the station buildings have been demolished. The platforms are staggered on each side of a half barrier level crossing. Until electrification and the automation of the crossing, the platforms were located opposite each other.

History

Before electrification, British Rail services often did not stop at Waterbeach; or if they did, stops would be unofficial. However, since electrification, virtually all King's Lynn/Ely - Cambridge/London services have stopped there (the present timetable shows only three Monday - Friday in both directions not stopping there) passenger numbers surged, with people all across the area north of Cambridge in South Cambridgeshire using it as their primary station. As a result, passenger numbers are nearly as high as Downham Market, and the station sees a lot of parking problems.^[2]

Future plans

Plans to develop a New Town of 8,000 to 9,000 homes on the former Waterbeach Barracks site have been outlined by South Cambridgeshire District Council. As part of the proposal, there are plans to close the existing station and build a new station closer to the New Town.^[3]

Services

Great Northern operate all off-peak services at Waterbeach using Class 387 EMUs.^[4]

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5]

2 tph to London King's Cross (non-stop from Cambridge)
2 tph to Ely of which 1 continues to King's Lynn

During the peak hours, the services to London King's Cross call additionally at Royston and Letchworth Garden City and all northbound services are extended to King's Lynn.

The station is also served by a number of peak-hour services operated by Greater Anglia. The station is served by two daily services from and one to Norwich as well as two daily services to and one from London Liverpool Street.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cambridge North		Great Northern Fen Line		Ely
Cambridge North		Greater Anglia Fen Line Peak Hours Only		Ely

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Brown, Raymond (20 February 2017). "New tactics to tackle bad parking as police flooded with complaints". cambridgenews. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "New trains on London to King's Lynn route". 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^ Table 17, 25 National Rail timetable, May 2022

External links

Train times and station information for Waterbeach railway station from National Rail

Fen Line Users Association (FLUA)

52°15′43″N 0°11′49″E / 52.262°N 0.197°E / 52.262; 0.197

[1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[2] Brown, Raymond (20 February 2017). "New tactics to tackle bad parking as police flooded with complaints". cambridgenews. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "New trains on London to King's Lynn route". 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[5] Table 17, 25 National Rail timetable, May 2022

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-'''Waterbeach railway station''' is on the [[Fen line]] in the [[east of England]], serving the village of [[Waterbeach]], Cambridgeshire. It is {{convert|61|mi|1|chain|km}} measured from [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]] and {{convert|63|mi|29|chain|km}} from {{rws|London King's Cross}}; it is situated between {{rws|Cambridge North}} and {{rws|Ely}} stations. Its three-letter station code is WBC.
+'''Waterbeach railway station''' is on the [[Fen line]] in the [[east of England]], serving the village of [[Waterbeach]], Cambridgeshire. It is {{convert|61|mi|1|chain|km}} measured from [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]] and {{convert|63|mi|29|chain|km|0}} from {{rws|London King's Cross}}; it is situated between {{rws|Cambridge North}} and {{rws|Ely}} stations. Its three-letter station code is WBC.
-The station and most trains calling are operated by [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Great Northern]], with limited peak services being operated by [[Greater Anglia (train operating company)|Greater Anglia]]. Greater Anglia's [[Breckland line|Breckland Line]] services between [[Stansted Airport railway station|Stansted Airport]]/[[Cambridge railway station|Cambridge]] and [[Norwich railway station|Norwich]] pass through the station but do not stop here.
+The station and most trains calling are operated by [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Great Northern]], with limited peak services being operated by [[Greater Anglia (train operating company)|Greater Anglia]].
 Waterbeach station is unstaffed, and has only basic waiting shelters on each of the two platforms. All the station buildings have been demolished. The platforms are staggered on each side of a half barrier [[level crossing]]. Until electrification and the automation of the crossing, the platforms were located opposite each other.
 ==History==
-[[File:Waterbeachn.jpg|thumb|left|The northbound platform in 2004]]
+[[File:Waterbeachn.jpg|thumb|left|The northbound platform in May 2004]]
-Before electrification, [[British Rail]] services often did not stop at Waterbeach; or if they did, stops would be unofficial. However, since electrification, virtually all King's Lynn/Ely - Cambridge/London services have stopped there (the present timetable shows only three Monday - Friday in both directions not stopping there) passenger numbers surged, with people all across the area north of Cambridge in South Cambridgeshire using it as their primary station. As a result, passenger numbers are nearly as high as [[Downham Market railway station|Downham Market]], and the station sees a lot of parking problems <Ref>
+Before electrification, [[British Rail]] services often did not stop at Waterbeach; or if they did, stops would be unofficial. However, since electrification, virtually all King's Lynn/Ely - Cambridge/London services have stopped there (the present timetable shows only three Monday - Friday in both directions not stopping there) passenger numbers surged, with people all across the area north of Cambridge in South Cambridgeshire using it as their primary station. As a result, passenger numbers are nearly as high as [[Downham Market railway station|Downham Market]], and the station sees a lot of parking problems.<ref>
 {{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/new-tactics-tackle-bad-parking-12629925|title=New tactics to tackle bad parking as police flooded with complaints|first=Raymond|last=Brown|date=20 February 2017|website=cambridgenews|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304125446/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/new-tactics-tackle-bad-parking-12629925|archive-date=4 March 2017|url-status=live}}
-</Ref>.
+</ref>
-==Future Plans==
+==Future plans==
-Plans to develop a New Town of 8,000 to 9,000 homes on the former Waterbeach Barracks site have been outlined by South Cambridgeshire District Council. As part of the proposal, there are plans to relocate the station to a new site and extend the platforms to accommodate 12 car trains.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WCHDISPLAYMEDIA.showImage?theSeqNo=685240&theApnkey=1145948&theModule=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406030330/http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WCHDISPLAYMEDIA.showImage?theSeqNo=685240&theApnkey=1145948&theModule=1 |archive-date=6 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Plans to develop a New Town of 8,000 to 9,000 homes on the former [[Waterbeach Barracks]] site have been outlined by South Cambridgeshire District Council. As part of the proposal, there are plans to close the existing station and build a new station closer to the New Town.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WCHDISPLAYMEDIA.showImage?theSeqNo=685240&theApnkey=1145948&theModule=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406030330/http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WCHDISPLAYMEDIA.showImage?theSeqNo=685240&theApnkey=1145948&theModule=1 |archive-date=6 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Services==
+[[Govia Thameslink Railway|Great Northern]] operate all off-peak services at Waterbeach using {{brc|387}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/great-northern-completes-refurb-of-fen-line-class-387s-|title=New trains on London to King's Lynn route|date=23 May 2017|access-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210015911/http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/great-northern-completes-refurb-of-fen-line-class-387s-|archive-date=10 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Waterbeach is served by two train operating companies, [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Great Northern]] and [[Greater Anglia (train operating company)|Greater Anglia]], and therefore has service to different London terminals.
+The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2022|17, 25}}</ref>
-===Great Northern===
+* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|London King's Cross}} (non-stop from {{stnlnk|Cambridge}})
-Great Northern serves Waterbeach on its "Cambridge Cruiser" services inbound to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]] and outbound to [[King's Lynn railway station|King's Lynn]]. Services are usually operated by [[British Rail Class 387|Class 387s]] or, on occasion, [[British Rail Class 365|Class 365s]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/great-northern-completes-refurb-of-fen-line-class-387s-|title=New trains on London to King's Lynn route|date=23 May 2017|access-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210015911/http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/great-northern-completes-refurb-of-fen-line-class-387s-|archive-date=10 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
+* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Ely}} of which 1 continues to {{stnlnk|King's Lynn}}
+During the peak hours, the services to London King's Cross call additionally at {{stnlnk|Royston}} and {{stnlnk|Letchworth Garden City}} and all northbound services are extended to King's Lynn.
-Inbound trains call at [[Cambridge North railway station|Cambridge North]] and [[Cambridge railway station|Cambridge]], then run non-stop to King's Cross.<ref name="gtr timetable">[https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables Great Northern route timetable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210021715/https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables |date=10 December 2018 }} ''Great Northern'' Retrieved 2018-12-09</ref> During off-peak hours there is service every hour with supplementary trains every 30 minutes during peak hours, taking 58 minutes to arrive at King's Cross at an average of {{convert|65.4|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="gtr timetable"/>
+The station is also served by a number of peak-hour services operated by [[Greater Anglia (train operating company)|Greater Anglia]]. The station is served by two daily services from and one to {{stnlnk|Norwich}} as well as two daily services to and one from [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]].
-Outbound trains to King's Lynn operate every hour during off-peak times with trains every 30 minutes during peak hours.<ref name="gtr timetable"/> Trains call at all stations and take 42 minutes to arrive at King's Lynn, operating at an average of {{convert|51.3|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="gtr timetable"/>
-===Greater Anglia===
-[[Greater Anglia (train operating company)|Greater Anglia]] also provides peak services with trains running to [[Liverpool Street station]] in London and north to [[Ely railway station|Ely]] and King's Lynn. These are operated by [[British Rail Class 379|Class 379s]].<ref>[http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/network%20code/vehicle%20change/completed%20vehicle%20changes/class%20379/class%20379%20nxea/b%20consultation%20notice.pdf Vehicle Change Notice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195030/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/network%20code/vehicle%20change/completed%20vehicle%20changes/class%20379/class%20379%20nxea/b%20consultation%20notice.pdf |date=28 December 2016 }} Network Rail 14 April 2010</ref>
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+[[Category:Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway]]
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