East West Rail project

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:aimsTo improve connectivity between Oxford and Cambridge
support economic growth in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:EWR
gptkbp:announced 2011
gptkbp:consultation public consultations held in 2019, 2021, and 2023
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:UK_Department_for_Transport
gptkbp:hasSection Eastern Section
Western Section
Central Section
gptkbp:hasStation gptkb:Bedford
gptkb:Cambridge
gptkb:Oxford
gptkb:Bicester
gptkb:Bletchley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East West Rail project
gptkbp:length approximately 100 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:operator gptkb:East_West_Railway_Company
gptkbp:plannedOpening 2025 (initial phase)
gptkbp:purpose to re-establish a rail link between Oxford and Cambridge
gptkbp:reuses parts of former Varsity Line
gptkbp:route Oxford to Cambridge
gptkbp:status under construction
gptkbp:website https://eastwestrail.co.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marston_Vale_Line
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6