Talk:Cambridge railway station

Stansted
I find no reference to Stansted in the text and I wonder what line it may be said to be on. It is mentioned in the text of Birmingham to Peterborough Line. Laurel Bush 17:00, 7 March 2006 (UTC).

OK. Think Ive found it, as a station on a branch of the West Anglia Main Line. Laurel Bush 17:04, 7 March 2006 (UTC).

Cambridge Cruiser/Express
I changed the article to say Cambridge Express rather than Cambridge Cruiser because that's what it says on the departure information at Cambridge and King's Cross. "Cruiser" doesn't appear anymore. Where is Cruiser indicated as a name for the services? Rich257 07:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

It is still referred to this as a common name, for a start. Simply south 12:19, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Platform length
Is the through platform really that short (just 365 metres)? If I look up the platform lengths in the Rules of the Plan, I get 247 metres for platform 1 and 220 metres for platform 4, plus a few tens of metres for the central scissoirs crossover, adding up to over 470 metres. 212.144.172.166 17:39, 28 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The current Rules of the Plan that i'm looking at give;
 * 1 - 247m (ie 12*20m cars)
 * 2 - 207m (ie 10*20m cars)
 * 3 - 166m (ie 8*20m cars)
 * 4 - 220m (ie 11*20m cars)
 * 5 - 167m with the notation next to it saying "Maximum EMU 4 Car plus DMU Class 158/170 2 Car. Alternatively 4 Car Class 158/170" (i guess that is because of power supply limitations or something otherwise it should be 8*20m cars, nb 158's and 170's are 23m long, most EMU around London are 20m's).
 * 6C - 145m with the notation next to it saying "Maximum EMU 4 Car plus DMU Class 158/170 2 Car. Alternatively 4 Car Class 158/170". (ie should be 7*20m car but isn't)
 * 84.71.229.251 (talk) 21:49, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I've got a question, this article states the platform at cambridge is the third longest in the UK. However, aren't you forgetting the Cheriton Shuttle Terminal which at 791m is not only the longest in the uk but also in europe. I think the article should be updated to reflect this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.194.32.58 (talk) 10:01, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

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Kings Cross
I changed one "Kings Cross" to "King's Cross", as all the others have the apos. I believe the standard use is without the apos, any opinions? SimonTrew (talk) 16:20, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Anglia Ruskin University
As someone who lives in Cambridge, I was wondering whether it was notable that there are many signs at the station semi-humorously proclaiming Cambridge to be the "Home of Anglia Ruskin University" (as opposed to the internationally renowned University of Cambridge). For me that's as least as notable as Reality Checkpoint. (Yes, that is an entire article on a lamppost, and one that has survived AfD too). So could there be a line mentioning this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.6.96.22 (talk) 18:44, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
 * To me, it sounds like pure advertising, similar to Reading station where circa 2005 the station nameboards stated, not simply "Reading", but "Reading ING Direct" (they're plain "Reading" again now). The key policy here would be that of verifiability; are there any reliable publications - such as respectable local newspapers - who have covered this topic? -- Red rose64 (talk) 23:02, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Images
Article would be better illustrated with more representative photos:


 * 1) Queue spewing out station on a Saturday
 * 2) Carnage of bike parking
 * 3) Vista of Station Road as welcomes visitors to Cambridge "it doesn't look like the postcard" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matt me (talk • contribs) 19:11, 7 April 2015
 * You would need to observe WP:NPOV. -- Red rose64 (talk) 17:36, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

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Station DfT category
Does anybody know the current DfT category of the station? Someone's previously changed it from B to A, but that seems irrational considering that stations with a similar number of journeys (e.g. Brighton) are category B, and a list of station categories in 2009 has Cambridge listed as cat B (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20121107103953/http:/www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/passenger/stations/betterrailstations/pdf/partd.pdf).

I checked the National Rail Enquiries page (https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/CBG/details.html) and it says "ORR category A", but after checking to the document that that linked to (https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955) I believe that ORR categories are to do with station accessibility and step-free access, and are not the same as DfT/Network Rail station categories.

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— Sicherheitsblick (talk) 18:03, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Citation [2] at United Kingdom railway station categories? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 18:17, 10 November 2021 (UTC)