CONSTRUCTION work on a new station for north east Chelmsford is set to begin after a contract between Essex County Council and Network Rail was signed just before Christmas. It is the first new station to be built on the Great Eastern Main Line for more than a century.
The new station, Beaulieu Park, is expected to be open by the end of 2025, or early 2026, and is being built in conjunction with the Chelmsford North East Bypass. Funding of £218 million is being provided by the Government’s Housing and Infrastructure Fund, together with £34 million from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership and developer Countryside Zest.