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Out of area, but we were talking at Tuesday Club of the cost of the new station at Soham in Cambridgeshire, and wondering why it was so expensive.    Here from Building (https://www.building.co.uk/news/murphy-to-rebuild-19m-cambridgeshire-railway-station/5107541.article) is a little of a breakdown


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It is something that I often muse upon. The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway are projecting a project cost of less than Soham station to rebuild 5 miles of track lifted decades ago, including a new station at Parracombe, rebuilding bridges and a new viaduct.

Here are some costs from stations opened during the last couple of years, for comparison purposes:

HORDEN - £10.5m, 2 platforms, accessible footbridge, car park with 139 spaces, facilities for drop-off, a taxi rank and a bus stop.

WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY - £22m, 3 platforms, station building, interchange facilities, 500 car parking spaces, footbridge between the Phase 1 and 2 platforms.

ROBROYSTON - £14m, 2 platforms, park and ride location, with space for 258 cars.

WARRINGTON WEST - £20.5m, 2 platforms, interchange for bus services, park and ride with parking for 287 cars plus bicycle parking, taxi drop off.

MERIDIAN WATER - £46m, 3 platforms, stairs and lifts providing step-free access across the railway, to Meridian Way, and to the enclosed concourse that features a bespoke golden panel design.

MAGHULL NORTH - £13m, 2 platforms, 156 space car park, step-free access and provision for electric vehicle charging points, as well as connections to pedestrian, bus and cycle routes.

KENILWORTH - £13.8m, 1 platform, an accessible footbridge with lifts, a staffed ticket office, waiting room, café facilities and toilets, a 75 space car park and a stand for two buses.