Trains at Cambridge, WAML | 29/09/18

This video is property of "Richard Chalklin" 2160p 4K HD! A busy and sunny visit to Cambridge station situated on the West Anglia Mainline and The Fen Line. Joining me here were: The Great Eastern Trainspotter:    / @thegreateasterntrainspotte8760   Reedo Railways:    / @reedorailways   Trains at Random Stations:    / @trainsatrandomstations6580   The Train Tone and Thrash Lover:    / @32aproductions422   Big Old Bean Pod:    / @bobprailwayvideos   TrainSpotEast:    / @trainspoteast   camjkerman:    / camjkerman   CRMRailSpotter:    / channel   Cambridge info: Cambridge railway station is the principal station serving the city of Cambridge in the east of England. It stands at the end of Station Road, off Hills Road, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the city centre. It is the northern terminus of the West Anglia Main Line, 55 miles 52 chains (89.6 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street, the southern terminus. The station is managed by Greater Anglia. It is one of two railway stations in the city (the other being Cambridge North, approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) away). Cambridge is noted for having the third-longest platform on the network in England. Cambridge is also the terminus of three secondary routes: the Fen line to King's Lynn, the Breckland line to Norwich and the Ipswich–Ely line to Ipswich. Services: Cambridge is served by several operators. CrossCountry serves the station with its Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport service, via Leicester and Peterborough. This is operated using Class 170 diesel multiple units. There is an hourly service in each direction. Great Northern serves the station as part of its service from London King's Cross, operating Class 365 and Class 387 electric multiple units. The "Cambridge Cruiser" (termed 'Cambridge Express' from London) runs non-stop between London King's Cross and Cambridge. There is an hourly service in each direction. There are also hourly semi-fast trains between Cambridge and London, calling at Royston, Baldock, Letchworth Garden City, Hitchin, Stevenage and Finsbury Park. There is an hourly stopping train to London King's Cross, calling at all stations between Foxton and Hitchin, then Stevenage, Knebworth, Welwyn North, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Potters Bar and Finsbury Park. Travelling northbound, there are hourly Great Northern services to Fen Line stations, calling at Waterbeach, Ely, Littleport, Downham Market, Watlington and King's Lynn. Off-peak these trains run non-stop between Cambridge and King's Cross; during peak hours additional stops are usually made. Some of these additional stops were phased out in First Capital Connect's May 2009 'Seats for You' timetable, since in some cases extra trains now run to call at the stops removed, such as Royston and Letchworth Garden City. A certain number of services to/from Cambridge start or terminate at Ely or King's Lynn In total there are 4 Great Northern trains per hour each way between Cambridge and London King's Cross. Greater Anglia serves the station with three routes: To London Liverpool Street via the West Anglia Main Line. These services use Class 317 or Class 379 electric multiple units. During the morning peak a few services start back from King's Lynn or Ely, and during the evening peak a few are extended beyond Cambridge to Ely and King's Lynn. There are typically two services each hour, one stopping and one semi-fast. A few services to/from Cambridge end or start at Bishops Stortford. An hourly service between Cambridge and Norwich via the Breckland Line. This uses Class 170 Turbostar units and usually departs from Platform 5. This service was started in 2002 by Anglia, which ordered four of these trains for use on the new service. On rare occasions these services use older Sprinter units. Additional services start or terminate at Ely. An hourly service between Cambridge and Ipswich. This mainly uses Class 170 diesel multiple units with some services early in the morning and late evening using Class 153 or Class 156. One train a day continues to Harwich International. These services usually depart from Platform 6.