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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS
Manea

Station

Car Park The original grand opening was

planned for the 4th February 2022
but wet weather caused delays
Just over 10 years ago, the trains only stopped at
Manea Station four times a day! This meant that the
service was barely used and there was no real need Initial plans included the area between Charlemont
for a car park. However, that all changed when Drive and the Peterborough platform. This was
Greater Anglia won the franchise for the service and eventually rejected as the entrance was too close to
overnight, there were 22 stops meaning the service the crossing gates for road safety reasons.
became much more user friendly. Ticket sales soared!
Greater Anglia marketed the new service not only in
Manea, but also in surrounding towns. One traveller
from Chatteris who
worked in Cambridge
regularly used the
service and he inspired
other colleagues to
travel to Manea to use
the service. He also When the land north of the station became available
brought his daughter, the Local Authority (working with the Community Rail
studying for her A Partnership, Parish Council and Station Adopters)
levels in Cambridge, embraced the scheme which you see nearing
and she encouraged completion today.
other students to do the same. One Manea student
studying in Peterborough encouraged other students
at his college to use the service as well. Suddenly,
around eight years ago, it became very apparent that
a car park was needed!

The original grand opening was planned for the 4th
February 2022 but wet weather caused delays and
now a new date at the end of April / early May is being
planned.
Pete Townrow
Station Adopter - Manea

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