Mid Anglian Rural Branch to Main Line
Upgrading the Mid-Anglia Route
INTRODUCTION
This paper looks at the limited capacity on the Mid-Anglia line and proposes incremental interventions to meet growing demand in both passenger and freight markets, including the creation of a new rail hub at Newmarket.
Part 1 argues that the line should capitalise on the anticipated arrival of ‘East West Rail’ into Cambridge and develop services eastwards to Ipswich.
Part 2 presses the case for electrification and capacity improvements to attract deep-sea container traffic to and from Felixstowe away from the A14 and onto rail.
| The Passenger Network | |
| Description of the Mid- Anglia line | The Mid-Anglia line runs east to west linking the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) with the West Anglia Main Line (WAML). It leaves the GEML at Haughley Junction north of Stowmarket in Suffolk, serving the town of Bury St Edmunds before dividing at Chippenham Junction. The right fork leads to Ely, the left fork to Cambridge via Newmarket. An hourly service runs between Ipswich and Cambridge and an alternate hour one (i.e. every two hours) via Ely between Ipswich and Peterborough, where it meets the East Coast Main Line (ECML) |
Downloadable PDFs
FULL DOCUMENTS:
EAA Mid Anglia from Branch to Main Line
Full Presentation East Anglian Rail Network for Newmarket
Article in Rail Professional Magazine April 2020