Essex grapples with rail station cost rise

Rail

05 February 2021
 

Essex County Council is seeking £14m of savings on the cost of a new railway station near Chelmsford.

The three-platform Beaulieu Park station on the Great Eastern Main Line northeast of Chelmsford has a budget of £157m. The estimated cost following Network Rail’s GRIP 3 (option selection stage) is £171m (including £22m contingency). 

Essex warned last month  that the station will be scrapped entirely if the council cannot reach agreement with Homes...

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