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- 31/01/2022 - Ely station ticket hall expansion woks begin in March 2022 - public offered chance to speak to rail staff
- 31/01/2022 - Funding awarded for cycle park at Bury St Edmunds station
- 31/01/2022 - Public Inquiry for Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements opened on 1st February 2022
- 31/01/2022 - Cambridge station cycle park awarded £530,000 for upgrade and improved CCTV
- 31/01/2022 - Greater Anglia's application to demolish nineteenth-century Salhouse station building is refused
- 31/01/2022 - Public Inquiry for Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements set to commence on 1st February 2022
- 31/12/2021 - Air quality at five East Anglia railway stations to be monitored
- 31/12/2021 - Christmas Fayre held at Lowestoft station
- 31/12/2021 - First phase of Chisholm Trail opens linking Cambridge North station to Cambridge United Football Club and beyond
- 31/12/2021 - Plans for Cambridge North area commercial development will see car park converted into a multi-storey
- 31/12/2021 - Soham station reopens
- 30/11/2021 - Expanded car park opened at Attleborough station
- 30/11/2021 - Norfolk County Council to discuss new Broadland Business Park station
- 30/11/2021 - Trimley station building remains at risk of demolition after 10-year fight to save it
- 31/10/2021 - Improved secure cycle parking opened at Lowestoft station
- 30/09/2021 - GTR upgrades more than 200 stations, including almost 20 in East Anglia
- 30/09/2021 - Greater Anglia completes improvement to Saxmundham station
- 30/09/2021 - Greater Anglia stations introduce flexi-season car parking charges
- 31/08/2021 - Cambridge South station design inadequate to cope with likely number of passengers
- 31/08/2021 - Construction works continue for Soham station to open as planned in December 2021
- 31/08/2021 - Councillors approve plan redevelop car park at Cambridge station
- 31/08/2021 - Environmental impact assessment for proposed Beaulieu station submitted to Chelmsford City Council
- 31/08/2021 - Murals installed at Hitchin station
- 31/07/2021 - Biggleswade transport interchange gets the green light from councillors
- 31/07/2021 - County councillor calls for Wickham Market station to be renamed to Campsea Ashe reflect its location
- 31/07/2021 - First proper waiting room provided on island platform at Cambridge station
- 31/07/2021 - New Soham station construction progressing well with handover expected in September 2021
- 31/07/2021 - Temporary footbridge to be provided at Royston station whilst existing station is made safe to use
- 31/07/2021 - Works begin on March station improvements for passengers
- 30/06/2021 - Protests against Greater Anglia plans to demolish Salhouse station building
- 30/04/2021 - Greater Anglia deploys robot cleaner at Stansted Airport station
- 30/04/2021 - Liverpool Street platform work completed ready for longer trains
- 30/04/2021 - New bus interchange proposed next to Biggleswade railway station
- 31/03/2021 - Greater Anglia reveals progress on plans for station improvements in Fenland
- 31/03/2021 - Soham station construction progresses but weekend line closures required to build platform and install footbridge
- 28/02/2021 - Marks Tey rail station now has 200 additional secure cycle parking spaces
- 28/02/2021 - Proposed investment in routes around Norwich station to improve life for walkers, cyclists and public transport users
- 31/01/2021 - Bury St Edmunds station building restored to former glory
- 31/01/2021 - Cost increase for Beaulieu station exceeds funding available - what can be done?
- 31/01/2021 - More car parking spaces at Attleborough railway station
- 31/01/2021 - New demand-responsive "Katch-a-lift" service planned for Wickham Market station
- 31/01/2021 - Opening of relocated Waterbeach railway station required before new town
- 31/12/2020 - Combined Authority funds redevelopment of March station following public consultation
- 31/12/2020 - Near-empty car park at Cambridge North station put to festive use
- 30/11/2020 - Major construction work around Cambrdge North station limits access for cyclists and bus users
- 30/11/2020 - Many Greater Anglia stations awarded "Safe and Secure" status
- 30/11/2020 - Marks Tey among several Greater Anglia stations to receive improved cycle parking facilities
- 31/10/2020 - Network Rail launches second and final public consultation on Cambridge South station proposals
- 31/10/2020 - Proposals for aparthotel and multi-storey car park at Cambridge station rejected by council planners
- 30/09/2020 - Network Rail prepares to launch its second and final public consultation on Cambridge South station proposals
- 30/09/2020 - Platform 4 at Cambridge station to be extended by 40 metres for new Greater Anglia commuter trains
- 31/08/2020 - Greater Anglia switches to PayByPhone for cashless car parking
- 31/08/2020 - Volunteers work with Greater Anglia to turn Salhouse rail station into wildlife haven
- 31/07/2020 - Defibrillators to be installed at several Essex stations
- 31/07/2020 - Government funds improved cycle facilities at East Anglian stations
- 30/06/2020 - Network Rail announces Cambridge South station preferred location
- 30/06/2020 - New shop and upgraded toilet facilities planned for Ipswich railway station
- 30/06/2020 - Planning application approval for Soham station should see services start in 2022
- 30/06/2020 - Work starts on new heritage area adjacent to Lowestoft Station
- 31/05/2020 - Breckland Council approves Greater Anglia request to demolish disused Brandon station building
- 31/05/2020 - Construction of expanded car park at Saxmundham progresses
- 31/05/2020 - Planning application submitted to build Soham station
- 30/04/2020 - Fenland District Council consults on options to improve facilities at March station
- 30/04/2020 - Greater Anglia temporarily closes ticket offices because of COVID-19
- 31/03/2020 - More than 220 additional car parking spaces now available at Manningtree railway station
- 31/03/2020 - New information screens continue to be rolled out at Greater Anglia stations
- 29/02/2020 - Government announces list of stations to receive Access for All funding
- 29/02/2020 - Greater Anglia reveals how rebuild of Sheringham station platform was achieved with lower carbon emissions
- 29/02/2020 - Saxmundham station car park gets upgrade and expansion
- 29/02/2020 - Usage of Greater Anglia's water fountains at main stations has been very popular with travellers
- 31/01/2020 - Greater Anglia submits bids for funding to help improve access at Needham Market and Bury St Edmunds stations
- 31/12/2019 - Network Rail announces consultation on desirability and location of the proposed Cambridge South railway station
- 30/11/2019 - Greater Anglia submits bid to improve access at Wymondham station
- 30/11/2019 - Plans revealed for Saxmundham rail station rebuild by Greater Anglia
- 31/10/2019 - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor calls for action on Cambridge South station now
- 31/10/2019 - Family of former railwayman help fund life-saving heart resuscitator installed at Lowestoft station
- 31/10/2019 - Some Great Northern stations will enable collection of e-shopping and sending parcels
- 30/09/2019 - Greater Anglia introduces real-time station car park occupancy information to travellers
- 30/09/2019 - Soham station construction could start in September 2020 and reinstatement of Snailwell curve is on the cards
- 31/08/2019 - Bury St Edmunds station car park set to triple in size to have 75 spaces
- 31/08/2019 - Fast completion of Waterbeach and Littleport platform extensions planned by Network Rail
- 31/08/2019 - Likelihood of Beaulieu station looks promising
- 31/07/2019 - Development of plans for Cambridge South station moving at a smail's pace as Network Rail dithers
- 31/07/2019 - Greater Anglia's "frantic search behind the sofa for pennies" to balance the books
- 30/06/2019 - Plans to improve Whittlesford Parkway station out to consultation
- 31/05/2019 - Bury St Edmunds station's historic building to undergo extensive restoration by Greater Anglia thanks to grant
- 31/05/2019 - Contractor appointed to extend four-car platforms at Waterbeach and Littleport stations
- 31/05/2019 - Improved facilities for passengers waiting at Sudbury station
- 30/04/2019 - Automatic Number Plate Recognition now in use at 20 Greater Anglia stations making life easier for passengers
- 30/04/2019 - Greater Anglia restores Attleborough and Thetford stations
- 31/03/2019 - Government helps to fund massive new district near Cambridge North station
- 31/03/2019 - Transport infrastructure pressure makes clear case for interim Cambridge South station study
- 28/02/2019 - Greater Anglia is improving cycle parking security at 13 stations
- 28/02/2019 - Sheringham station platform to be completely rebuilt to be doubled in length and meet modern standards
- 28/02/2019 - Soham station becoming a reality as Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority works with Network Rail to speed up delivery
- 28/02/2019 - Waterbeach station will not have eight-car trains calling until 2020
- 31/01/2019 - Network Rail shows what a new Soham station could look like as it consults the public about station design
- 31/12/2018 - Greater Anglia expands Manningtree station car park by 40% and will invest in car parks across its network
- 31/12/2018 - Network Rail to end toilet charges at all stations it manages
- 30/11/2018 - Greater Anglia renovates main buildings at Ely station
- 31/10/2018 - New heritage style energy-saving lamps for Lowestoft rail station
- 31/10/2018 - Solar power lights up footpath leading to Whittlesea railway station
- 30/09/2018 - Footbridge to car park required at Marks Tey station to support daytime trains to and from Colchester
- 30/09/2018 - Friends of March Station raise money for renovation of community rooms
- 30/09/2018 - Ipswich station wins the 'Large Station of the Year' award
- 30/09/2018 - Longer platforms planned for Manea and Whittlesea stations
- 30/09/2018 - Network Rail submits planning application for new access point to Littleport station once longer platform in use
- 30/09/2018 - Relocation of Waterbeach station one mile north approved by District Council despite opposition of Parish Council
- 31/08/2018 - Greater Anglia installs LED lighting at stations for passenger and environmental benefits
- 31/05/2018 - Acceptable but not joyous passenger numbers for first year at Cambridge North station
- 31/05/2018 - Greater Anglia installs new seat benches at stations across East Anglia
- 30/04/2018 - Greater Anglia is installing more than a thousand modern Customer Information Screens
- 28/02/2018 - Greater Anglia improves facilities at Harwich Town station but canopy will be lost
- 31/01/2018 - Cambridge station wins national heritage award for restoration work performed on front of station building
- 31/01/2018 - Greater Anglia offers station buildings for community use
- 31/12/2017 - Greater Anglia to close seven ticket offices with very low sales and install hi-tech ticket machines instead
- 31/12/2017 - Greater Anglia to create additional cycle parking at stations along with improved lighting
- 31/10/2017 - East Cambs District Council agrees to fund GRIP 3 study for Soham station
- 30/09/2017 - Platform extensions at Foxton and Shepreth stations nearly ready for use in December 2017
- 30/09/2017 - Revamped Cambridge station wins coveted "Large Station of the Year" prize at National Rail Awards
- 31/08/2017 - Cambridge station shortlisted as 'Large Station of the Year' at the National Rail Awards 2017
- 31/08/2017 - Department for Transport "determined" to deliver Cambridge South station
- 31/08/2017 - Secretary of State for Transport officially opens Cambridge North station
- 31/08/2017 - Station adopters at West Runton held annual event to raise money for the gardens
- 30/06/2017 - Platform lengthening at East Anglia stations continues
- 31/05/2017 - Cambridge North station opens two years late
- 31/05/2017 - Greater Anglia looks at future of barely-used ticket offices but denies RMT scaremongering
- 30/04/2017 - Railfuture stresses the importance of staff at stations but they must be used efficiently and appropriately
- 31/01/2017 - Cambridge News publishes feature and video of construction of Cambridge North station
- 31/10/2016 - Significant progress on construction of Cambridge North station during October as May 2017 opening date looms
- 30/09/2016 - Addenbrooke's station in Cambridge looks increasingly likely as opening date of 2019 hoped for
- 31/08/2016 - Network Rail provides publicity photos of Cambridge North station construction progress
- 30/06/2016 - New cafe opens at Beccles station
- 30/04/2016 - Addenbrooke's station looking increasingly likely
- 30/04/2016 - Network Rail and Cambridgeshire County Council reach agreement on pedestrian/cycle route for Cambridge North station
- 30/04/2016 - Waterbeach station urgently needs car park expansion to cope with demand
- 31/03/2016 - Covered connecting walkway from Harwich International station onto ferries set to reopen after refurbishment
- 28/02/2016 - Renovation including rewiring taking place at March station
- 31/01/2016 - Changes to station layout and delay in signing s106 agreement have delayed Cambridge North opening to May 2017
- 31/01/2016 - Study proposing options for an Addenbrooke's station to be launched in early 2016
- 28/12/2015 - 'The Key' smartcards can now be used at Foxton, Shepreth and Meldreth stations for season ticket journeys
- 28/12/2015 - Network Rail finally repairs pedestrian gates at Foxton Station level crossing after eight months
- 28/12/2015 - Office of Rail and Road releases 2014/15 station usage figures showing significant increases in East Anglia
- 28/12/2015 - Platforms take shape at new Cambridge North station but s106 agreement is still not signed
- 28/12/2015 - Rebuilt waiting room on island platform at Ely station opens to passengers
- 31/10/2015 - £100,000 improvements promised for Newmarket station
- 31/10/2015 - Cambridgeshire County Council releases passenger flow study of new Cambridge Science Park station to justify lack of canopies
- 30/09/2015 - New expanded cycle storage facilities opened at end of car park at Ely station
- 20/08/2015 - Abellio Greater Anglia promises extra staff to sell tickets to avoid crazy queues
- 20/08/2015 - Final planing approval given for new £44m Cambridge North station - construction will begin immediately
- 31/07/2015 - Cambridge city Council approves two new access routes to the new Cambridge North station
- 20/06/2015 - Little visible progress on the new Cambridge North station seems but Railfuture gets a detailed update from Network Rail
- 31/03/2015 - New station proposed on Bittern line on outskirts of Norwich
- 30/09/2014 - Community group plans to restore and develop Wickham Market station buildings for community use
- 30/09/2014 - New passenger lifts commissioned at Letchworth Garden City and Hitchin stations
- 30/09/2014 - Passenger complaints continue as staff shortages at Ely Station are still not resolved
- 31/07/2014 - Final part of planning permission granted for Cambridge Science Park station
- 31/07/2014 - Former refreshment rooms are refurbished and reopened at March Railway Station after many years of disuse
- 30/06/2014 - Railfuture national conference in Cambridge revealed latest news about Cambridgeshire rail schemes
- 30/06/2014 - Upgrade of Cambridge railway station to cope with increased passenger numbers falls behind schedule
- 30/06/2014 - Work starts on bus route to new Cambridge Science Park Station
- 28/02/2014 - New accessible footbridge opens at St Neots station
- 29/01/2014 - Approval gained for new piazza outside Cambridge station should end traffic gridlock and expanded ticket hall should help reduce long queues
- 29/01/2014 - Manea village gets a much improved rail service made possible by the new island platform at Peterborough station
- 29/01/2014 - New high-quality footbridge under construction at Kennett station
- 30/12/2013 - Councillors approve planning application for Cambridge Science Park station
- 30/12/2013 - New platforms at Peterborough station open on 28th December but Railfuture disappointed by certain features
- 30/11/2013 - Bishops Stortford now has 238 cycle spaces following addition of new secure cycle compound
- 30/09/2013 - Greater Anglia delivers on franchise commitment for all-inclusive bus-rail tickets from Saffron Walden
- 30/09/2013 - Manea to receive s two-hourly service after years of campaigning
- 30/09/2013 - More car parking spaces at Diss station to meet growing demand
- 31/07/2013 - Government funding will provide electric car charging points at 20 Greater Anglia stations
- 31/07/2013 - Investment for new passing loop pays off as patronage grows by 12% in a year
- 30/06/2013 - ESTA calls for improvements to stations on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line
- 31/05/2013 - East Suffolk line stations have ticket vending machines for the first time
- 30/04/2013 - Huntingdon railway station to be refurbished
- 29/03/2013 - Notorious level crossing at Foxton could be bridged as Network Rail commissions study to look into options
- 31/01/2013 - Greater Anglia seeks views before launching its bus service between Saffron Walden and Audley End station
- 31/12/2012 - Designs revealed for 2,850-space cycle park at Cambridge station
- 31/12/2012 - Greater Anglia will introduce free Wi-Fi at 100 stations after signing agreement with The Cloud
- 28/11/2012 - Local authorities work with Network Rail to produce case for reopening Soham station
- 29/10/2012 - Cambs County Council launches public consultation on Cambridge Science Park Station
- 29/10/2012 - Long list of winners for the Greater Anglia Station Adopter Awards
- 29/10/2012 - New ticket machines to be installed at 13 Greater Anglia stations
- 29/07/2012 - St Neots station footbridge approved
- 03/07/2012 - Network Rail's route managing director attends public meeting to hear concerns about Foxton level crossing next to the station
- 25/05/2012 - New Huntingdon footbridge commissioned
- 25/05/2012 - Two hundred new cycle parking spaces provided as an interim solution at Cambridge station
- 30/03/2012 - 3,000 bicycle spaces to be provided at Cambridge Station
- 30/03/2012 - Chesterton Station hoped to open in October 2015 and attract 800,000 passengers per year
- 18/02/2012 - Government confirms that new franchise agreements will require TOCs to call at Chesterton Station and pay access charges
- 18/02/2012 - Improvements completed at Bury St Edmunds and Marks Tey stations
- 14/01/2012 - Cambridgeshire County Council business case data for Chesterton station shows ticket revenues would recover capital costs
- 14/01/2012 - Network Rail announces detailed plans for extra capacity at Peterborough station
- 14/01/2012 - Revamp of Colchester North station completed
- 14/01/2012 - Three new ticket machines installed at Norwich station after successful six-month trial
- 17/12/2011 - Cyclists at Cambridge station are hoping that new franchisee will improve cycle parking provision
- 17/12/2011 - Refurbished Colchester North station officially opened
- 15/11/2011 - More closure for Cambridge station to complete signalling work for new island platform
- 09/10/2011 - Joint Railfuture-MARPA passenger count at Newmarket station showed significant growth since last count
- 09/10/2011 - New footbridge lifted in place at Cambridge station as December island platform opening date looms
- 09/10/2011 - Official opening ceremonies for new Southend Airport station and upgraded Southend East station
- 09/10/2011 - Work starts on passenger facility improvements to Peterborough station
- 10/09/2011 - New entrance opened at Witham station after decades of campaigning
- 10/09/2011 - Possible second station for King's Lynn included in council's transport strategy
- 10/09/2011 - Rail minister visits Cambridge to learn more about proposal for a north Cambridge railway station
- 24/07/2011 - Local MP pushes for improvements to Whittlesea station
- 24/07/2011 - Privately funded Southend Airport Station opens
- 26/06/2011 - Ipswich station footbridge opened allowing step-free access to all platforms for the first time
- 26/06/2011 - New island platforms at Cambridge station start to take shape
- 28/05/2011 - Network Rail closes Downham Market station's barrow crossing following 'one abuse too many'
- 28/04/2011 - First work on the ground for Cambridge station island platforms
- 28/03/2011 - Cambridge City Council gives go-ahead for new island platforms
- 28/03/2011 - Congestion caused by gating of King's Cross station is alleviated by some common sense
- 26/02/2011 - Buildings around Bedford railway station demolished as part of the station improvements
- 26/02/2011 - CPRE campaigner calls on Network Rail to remove litter at Cambridge station to improve city's image
- 26/02/2011 - Cambridge City Council gives go-ahead for new island platforms at station
- 26/02/2011 - East Cambridge District Council receives grant to pay for Soham station feasibility study
- 26/02/2011 - Funding secured for passing loop at Beccles station
- 26/02/2011 - Increased car parking for Wickham Market and Melton stations on the East Suffolk Line
- 26/02/2011 - New footbridge for Huntingdon station by end of 2011
- 31/01/2011 - Bletchley remodelling is a step in the right direction for the East West Rail Link
- 31/01/2011 - More car parking at Diss station to cope with additional passengers
- 31/01/2011 - Network Rail and East Coast fund £2.5m development of Peterborough Station
- 24/12/2010 - On-going saga of moving Lowestoft station further inland seems to be over
- 24/12/2010 - Royston station down platform extended to take four extra carriages
- 28/11/2010 - Lowestoft station will not be relocated but could be reduced in size
- 30/10/2010 - Great Yarmouth's Vauxhall rail Bridge to be examined to estimate cost of refurbishing it
- 30/10/2010 - Network Rail publishes plans for £38.8 million revamp Peterborough station to increase capacity
- 30/10/2010 - New bus interchange to be built at Cambridge Station
- 30/09/2010 - Network Rail submits planning application for new island platforms at Cambridge station
- 30/09/2010 - New platform approved at Oxford station but not for new Marylebone-Oxford and East West rail services
- 30/09/2010 - Royston station platform extension works imminient
- 30/08/2010 - Cambridge Station ticket hall will triple in size as part of cb1 plan
- 26/07/2010 - £25,000 grant awarded for Soham Station reopening survey
- 26/07/2010 - Buses at Cambridge to be diverted away from Station Road to reduce congestion
- 26/07/2010 - Cambs County council acknowledges that public money for Chesterton station may not be available and considers private funding
- 26/07/2010 - New island platform at Cambridge station is still on track for 2011
- 26/07/2010 - Temporary cycle spaces to be created at Cambridge station in 2011
- 26/07/2010 - Work to install lifts at Ipswich station finally commences
- 20/06/2010 - Attleborough, North Walsham and Wymondham ticket offices closed "until further notice"
- 20/06/2010 - National Express East Anglia hold Community Day at Great Yarmouth station
- 28/05/2010 - Railfuture and ESTA submit comments on redevelopment of Lowestoft Station front whilst ESTA asks for clarity
- 28/05/2010 - Great Yarmouth station improvements could be linked to Vauxhall Bridge restoration to form 'gateway' for town
- 28/05/2010 - King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council refuses permission for Downham Market footbridge
- 26/04/2010 - Cambridgeshire County Council criticises inadequate footbridge and lifts planned for Cambridge station island platform
- 26/04/2010 - Chesterton Station may not go ahead...so CAST.IRON steps in with alternative proposal
- 26/04/2010 - NXEA claims progress being made on improving appearance and facilities at Great Yarmouth station
- 28/02/2010 - Railfuture reported in Hunts Post newspaper criticising poor bus connections with trains at Huntingdon station
- 28/02/2010 - Network Rail places track beside second platform at Beccles station
- 28/02/2010 - Network Rail's plans for Island Platform at Cambridge generates feedback from councillors
- 05/02/2010 - East Suffolk Travellers' Association publishes results of Lowestoft station relocation survey
- 05/02/2010 - Norfolk County Council seeks improved access to Great Yarmouth station
- 16/01/2010 - Construction of new Southend Airport station proceeds on schedule for July/August 2010 opening
- 16/01/2010 - Consultation exercise for medium- and long-term transport improvements in Royston
- 16/01/2010 - No progress yet on increasing cycle spaces at Cambridge station
- 16/01/2010 - Planning application submitted to build new station north east of Chelmsford
- 24/12/2009 - King's Lynn station 'redundant' railway land used as overspill car park is sold off by government
- 24/12/2009 - Network Rail firms up plans for new island platforms at Cambridge station
- 24/12/2009 - Station upgrades continue
- 28/11/2009 - Renewed proposal to reopen Soham station
- 28/11/2009 - Station upgrades continue
- 04/11/2009 - Railfuture conducts station count at Attleborough and gives results to NXEA
- 10/10/2009 - Railfuture conducts station count at Downham Market
- 14/09/2009 - Downham Market station will have footbridge to replace barrow crossing
- 14/09/2009 - ESTA analyses responses from Lowestoft station relocation survey
- 14/09/2009 - New £45m station near Chelmsford is proposed
- 14/09/2009 - Proposal for "Cambridge Gateway Link" to Cambridge station avoiding Station Road
- 14/09/2009 - Waterbeach station improvements continue
- 28/07/2009 - Cambridgeshire Transport Commission calls for government support to build Chesterton Interchange station
- 28/07/2009 - Ely station to have new platform lighting installed
- 01/07/2009 - Manningtree station car park extension officially opened
- 15/05/2009 - First Capital Connect continues car park expansion programme
- 15/05/2009 - Railfuture counts 452 passengers during all-day station count at Newmarket
- 15/05/2009 - Southend Airport station due to open in December 2009
- 09/04/2009 - Victory for Meldreth station users as FCC temporarily slashes car parking charges to £1
- 16/02/2009 - Plan for new Chesterton Station in north Cambridge moves forward
- 21/01/2009 - First Capital Connect criticised for so-called "investment" at Meldreth station
- 21/12/2008 - First part of East West Rail reopening as Aylesbury Vale Parkway station opens two years ahead of schedule
- 08/12/2008 - Commissioning of help points at Waterbeach station is latest in series of improvements
- 08/12/2008 - ESTA uses station "minor modificatons" consultation to fight relocation of Lowestoft station
- 08/12/2008 - East Anglia to get new mainline railway station by 2012 as 'Snoasis' gets approval
- 16/11/2008 - Manningtree station car park extension starts
- 16/11/2008 - National Express East Anglia stations retain 'secure status'
- 07/10/2008 - Redundant freight sidings at Cambridge station lifted to make way for more passenger carriage stabling
- 26/08/2008 - ESTA produces questionnaire to discover if moving Lowestoft station would be detrimental to passengers
- 04/08/2008 - Waterbeach station to get help points
- 04/08/2008 - Work starts on platform extension for 12-coach trains at Cambridge station
- 28/06/2008 - Needham Market station revitalised to improve passenger experience
- 29/05/2008 - Decision not to redevelop land for housing in north Cambridge near to proposed station
- 30/04/2008 - Improvements at Wymondham and Attleborough stationa
- 01/03/2008 - Cambridge station is now gated - with policy of no entry without a ticket
- 13/08/2007 - Huntingdon station gets major facelift following £1.3m of improvements
- 13/08/2007 - New waiting shelter offically opened at Littleport station
- 02/05/2004 - Redevelopment around Cambridge station on hold whilst a new, more acceptable, proposal is produced
- 04/04/2004 - 'one' renames stations to reflect places they serve
- 04/04/2004 - Downham Market station wins Modern Railways station award
- 04/04/2004 - Facilities for disabled travellers improved at 'one' stations
- 04/04/2004 - First Capital Connect and 'one' will extend use of Oyster Card away from London but not into East Anglia
- 04/04/2004 - Midget stations find new life at weekend to serve tourist attractions
- 04/04/2004 - Network Rail is categorically against move of Lowestoft Station further away from the seafront
- 13/01/2007 - 'one' attempts to poach First Capital Connect passengers with 'Whittlesford Parkway' free car parking
- 13/01/2007 - Barriers introduced at more stations
- 13/01/2007 - Consultation on relocation of Lowestoft Station further away from seafront
- 13/01/2007 - PlusBus finally comes to Cambridge
- 30/11/2006 - Major track upgrade to Wherry lines completed; Bittern line upgrade about to start
- 28/10/2006 - Trainseurope office opened at Cambridge station sells train tickerts throughout Europe
- 16/09/2006 - Ely station car park extension supported by Network Rail and local authority
- 01/09/2006 - Car parking charges reinstated at Waterbeach station
- 01/09/2006 - Carter Bridge over Cambridge station platforms finally cleaned
- 01/09/2006 - Lowestoft station move would require NR, TOC or DfT approval
- 18/08/2006 - 'one' calls for more station adopters as 50th station adopted
- 18/08/2006 - 'one' continues minor station improvements
- 18/08/2006 - 'one' looks to reduce staffing levels at some stations
- 18/08/2006 - GB station usage figures for 2004/05 published
- 22/07/2006 - Attempt to get listed water tower at Manningtree station cleaned up
- 22/07/2006 - Friends of Brandon Station officially adopt the station
- 22/07/2006 - Proposal to move Lowestoft station further from town centre generates criticism
- 22/07/2006 - Railfuture East Anglia branch concerned about station car parking charges
- 22/07/2006 - St Neots station improvements could be funded by new housing development
- 12/05/2006 - Approval for SnOasis indoor winter sports resort in Great Blakenham should see new station on Great Eastern main line
- 12/05/2006 - Back to the drawing board as developments around Cambridge station rejected by Cambridge City councillors
- 12/05/2006 - Improvements at various stations in East Anglia
- 12/05/2006 - Public Accounts Committee challenges Department for Transport over quality of stations provided by franchise deals
- 02/03/2006 - Cambridge station area redevelopment raises protests
- 02/03/2006 - Campaigners attempt to renovate Brandon station
- 02/03/2006 - Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Urban Regeneration Company Masterplan conducts "Visioning Workshop"
- 02/03/2006 - Suffolk County Council raises possibility of several new stations
- 09/02/2006 - Downham Market railway station wins CPRE award
- 09/02/2006 - Expansion of King's Lynn station car park finally completed
- 09/02/2006 - Fully-accessible lifts for all services at Bury St. Edmunds station
- 09/02/2006 - Government finally agrees to fund new St. Pancras Thameslink station
- 09/02/2006 - Huntingdon station building to reopen in March
- 09/02/2006 - New island platform at Cambridge station proposed by housing developer
- 09/02/2006 - Peterborough station changes as part of GNER's £32.5m enhancements
- 09/02/2006 - Plan to move long-distance coach stops to Cambridge railway station upsets operator
- 09/11/2005 - Clacton and Walton-on-Naze line is now called the "Sunshine Coast Line"
- 09/11/2005 - Impoved 'one' services on West Anglia routes from December 2005 timetable
- 09/11/2005 - Possibility for new station to serve Snetterton race track
- 09/11/2005 - Rail Passengers Council audit of station idenitifies deficiencies thoughout the region
- 09/11/2005 - Two more rural 'one' stations to be manned for first time since the Sixties
- 19/09/2005 - Cambridge station is 4th most patronised station on East Coast Main Line services
- 19/09/2005 - Cambridgeshire county councillor tells Soham residents not to waste time campaigning for station reopening
- 19/09/2005 - Car park at Beccles station dependent on plannng approval for other developmenrs
- 19/09/2005 - Sheringham Evening Women's Institute celebrates 20 years of tending to West Runton station gardens
- 19/09/2005 - Waterbeach station gains customer information screen
- 13/07/2005 - Cambridgeshire County Council to bid for government funding for Chesterton Interchange station
- 13/07/2005 - Car parking for St Neots and cycle racks (at long last) for Watlington
- 13/07/2005 - Norwich station platforms and canopy to be refurbished by Network Rail
- 13/07/2005 - SRA's station usage figures shows estimates for all Network Rail owned stations
- 12/05/2005 - Fires affect both Littleport and Huntingdon station
- 12/05/2005 - SRA says that Whittlesea station will not close
- 04/04/2005 - £400m plan restores King's Cross station to former glory
- 04/04/2005 - Car park space increases at more stations but no longer platforms for Whittlesea
- 04/04/2005 - New Liverpool Street control centre opens
- 04/04/2005 - Suffolk county councillor's "pet scheme" budget cleans up Beccles Station
- 04/02/2005 - New coffee kiosks open at two stations
- 04/02/2005 - Plan to move Huntingdon bus station to the railway station may not happen
- 31/12/2004 - Platform at Braintree station extended for 12-coach trains
- 31/12/2004 - Two new retail outlets at Cambridge station sees move of travel information desk
- 25/11/2004 - Customer information screens for Fen Line stations
- 25/11/2004 - Disabled activist wins Court of Appeal battle against Central Trains for Thetford station travel
- 25/11/2004 - Norwich station forecourt gets a thorough cleaning
- 25/10/2004 - Dedicated bus-rail interchange planned for Huntingdon Station to reduce congestion caused by buses
- 25/10/2004 - Waterbeach station car park extension finally starts after three-year wait
- 11/10/2004 - Peterborough station improvements hailed a success
- 15/09/2004 - Beccles station area could become more welcoming
- 15/09/2004 - Derby Road station gets new footbridge
- 15/09/2004 - Ware station gets enlarged car park
- 03/08/2004 - Cambridge station is highly-commended in National Rail Awards
- 02/07/2004 - List of busiest East Anglian stations announced
- 02/07/2004 - Redevelopment of area around Cambridge Station commences with small scheme
- 29/05/2004 - Cambridge Labour councillors fail to get Addenbrooke's Hospital station reinstated in Local Plan
- 29/05/2004 - Downham Market Station car park opened by local MP
- 19/05/2004 - Improvements at St.Neots
- 19/05/2004 - Judge rules that taxi is not required substitute for lack of disabled facilities at Thetford station
- 19/05/2004 - Station car parks refurbished at two of 'one's stations
- 19/05/2004 - Walton-on-the-Naze station upgrade completed
- 01/05/2004 - Cambridge City Council decides not to retain land for Addenbrooke's Station
- 01/05/2004 - Felixstowe Beach 'derelict' station demolished on Easter Sunday
- 01/05/2004 - Planning application submitted for additional public car parking spaces at Ely station
- 24/03/2004 - Cost of Chesterton Interchange station continues to rise
- 24/03/2004 - Second "unwanted and unnecessary" refreshment outlet at Huntingdon abandoned permission
- 24/03/2004 - Upgraded and enlarged car parks at Fen Line stations
- 14/02/2004 - Decision on reserving land for railway station at Addenbrooke's Hospital is deferred
- 14/02/2004 - Ely station development claimed to improve car parking provision
- 23/01/2004 - Ipswich is Anglia Railways' best staffed station according to its own judges
- 16/01/2004 - Cambridge station now has secure parking for cycles
- 11/12/2003 - Anglia Railway's plans to improve stations in partnership with First Great Eastern and local authorities
- 10/10/2003 - Broadland District Council looks to developer to fund new north Norwich station
- 10/10/2003 - Plans for first stage in Cambridge station area redevelopment go on show
- 10/10/2003 - Return of litter bins at five Anglia Railways' stations
- 01/10/2003 - SRA announces upgrades to stations
- 01/10/2003 - Three Anglia Railways stations gain 'secure station' status
- 02/07/2003 - Hunts Post newspaper fails to find out why Huntingdon station toilets have still not reopened
- 12/06/2003 - Anglia Railways to stage "Adopt-a-Station" gathering at Norwich station
- 12/06/2003 - Work finally commences on Waterbeach station car park
- 05/06/2003 - Bury St Edmunds station sees long-awaited improvements to passenger lifts
- 05/06/2003 - First Great Eastern stations are repainted in corporate colours that will soon become obsolete
- 05/06/2003 - Room available to hire at Cambridge station
- 05/06/2003 - Temporary platform at Shelford station considered unsafe by passengers
- 05/06/2003 - Two privately funded railway stations planned for west London
- 22/05/2003 - Berney Arms station now has waiting shelter and soon to have help point
- 22/05/2003 - Cambs County council bids for £90m of government money for transport improvements including Chesterton Interchange station
- 22/05/2003 - Kempston Hardwick station amongst least used in the country
- 22/05/2003 - WAGN hopes to improve car parking facilities at St Neots station
- 01/05/2003 - SRA asks Cambridgeshire County Council to identify ways of funding Chesterton Interchange Station
- 16/04/2003 - Station building at Trimley threatened with demolition
- 28/03/2003 - Central Trains' small improvements at Thetford station
- 28/03/2003 - New station proposed for Great Eastern mainline
- 05/03/2003 - Anglia Railways launches 'Adopt-a-Station' scheme
- 05/03/2003 - New station for Great Cornard proposed on 'Gainsborough' line
- 13/02/2003 - Chesterton Interchange station plan for Cambridge promoted once again
- 13/02/2003 - Proposals for redeveloping area around Cambridge Station approved by council
- 31/01/2003 - MP joins campaign to reopen Soham Station
- 31/01/2003 - Waterbeach station car park flooded again
- 14/12/2002 - BBC Look East publicises campaign for disabled access to platforms at Thetford Station
- 02/12/2002 - Bury St Edmunds Borough Council wish to see station improved
- 02/12/2002 - Norwich station named second best 'large' station in Britain by RPC judges
- 14/11/2002 - Station area plans on show at Cambridge Station and Cambridge City Council offices
- 04/11/2002 - Chesterton Interchange station plans developed but new platform at Cambridge 'Central' no nearer
- 04/11/2002 - Police conduct consultation exercise at Ely railway station
- 21/09/2002 - Cambridge station area £250m redevelopment proposed
- 02/09/2002 - Life saving equipment and staff trained at WAGN and FGE stations
- 02/09/2002 - Lift refurbishment on-going at Stevenage station
- 23/08/2002 - Anglia Railways to spend £150,000 in improving main line stations
- 23/08/2002 - What a Relief! - Toilets at Huntingdon station finally being repaired
- 25/07/2002 - St.Neots South station proposed by Liberal Democrats
- 05/07/2002 - Coffee kiosk removed from King's Cross platform 9 and new information display unveiled
- 01/07/2002 - Campaign to reinstate clock outside Cambridge station
- 24/06/2002 - Attempt to reduce vandalism at stations by First Great Eastern
- 24/06/2002 - FastTicket machine at Cambridge station upgraded for all destinations
- 05/06/2002 - Major improvements for Burnham station
- 17/05/2002 - Car Park to be extended at St.Neots station
- 17/05/2002 - Indian Restaurant to open at Great Shelford Station
- 17/05/2002 - New station for Bedfordshire looks likely
- 06/05/2002 - Budgens store to open at Norwich station
- 06/05/2002 - Rail Passengers Committee for Eastern England criticise Cambridge and Huntingdon stations
- 15/04/2002 - Norfolk protestors stage demonstration about lack of disabled access at Thetford station
- 03/04/2002 - Anglia Railways installs life saving equipment at Norwich and Ipswich stations
- 25/03/2002 - Bookshop at Great Yarmouth station closes following retirement of bookseller
- 25/03/2002 - Hot french fries on sale at Cambridge station
- 18/01/2002 - Soham station steering group invest in Railfuture publications
- 07/01/2002 - Waiting room, enquiry office and WH Smith now open at Cambridge station
- 20/12/2001 - Ian Carter memorial seat at Halesworth station
- 09/12/2001 - Needham Market station tidy up
- 09/12/2001 - WAGN to improve litter problem ands customer care at stations
- 29/11/2001 - Ipswich Station car park awarded secure car park status
- 29/11/2001 - North Norfolk Railway link to National Rail network costed at £4.25 million
- 29/11/2001 - SRA funds third stage of development at Witham
- 26/10/2001 - Steering group to be set-up to investigate reopening of Soham station
- 03/10/2001 - Ipswich station car park opens on Monday 8th October
- 11/09/2001 - SRA confirms funding of extension to Waterbeach station car park
- 09/08/2001 - Boost for 'Crouch Valley' line stations
- 27/06/2001 - Thorpe Bay and Wickford named as most vandalised stations
- 16/06/2001 - ESTA presses for larger car park at Melton
- 16/06/2001 - Extended car park opens at Lowestoft station
- 16/06/2001 - New shelter at Gunton station
- 16/06/2001 - Prospects not good for station at Soham
- 14/05/2001 - Car park expanded at Manningtree station
- 14/05/2001 - Lifts installed at Witham station
- 28/04/2001 - New improved car park opens at Stowmarket station
- 19/04/2001 - Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats propose improvements to Waterbeach station
- 19/04/2001 - Possible new station in east Colchester
- 19/04/2001 - Proposals to improve Beccles station to be revealed to the public
- 19/04/2001 - Railway station and possible light-rail system proposed for Six Mile Bottom
- 19/04/2001 - Soham station reopening on hold until freight strategy finalised
- 15/03/2001 - Free car parking at Waterbeach station following floods
- 12/02/2001 - Waterbeach station car park flooded
- 08/02/2001 - New Car Park for Ipswich station
- 08/02/2001 - Parking restrictions at Waterbeach station after November 2000's fatal accident
- 08/02/2001 - Railtrack claims new station in Soham would cost £12m
- 06/09/2000 - Norwich Station to have amusement arcade
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