Cambridge North train station
You can reach 53 stations directly from Cambridge North on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cambridge, with 176 trains a day.
See Cambridge North on the map
Cambridge North is the nearest station for postcodes in CB5, CB4, CB24. Check your own postcode.
- 53 direct destinations
- 381st busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 428 parking spaces
Direct trains from Cambridge North
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 176 | 176 | 127 |
| Cambridge South | 158 | 173 | 110 |
| Ely | 123 | 108 | 72 |
| Audley End | 85 | 99 | 78 |
| Whittlesford Parkway | 85 | 99 | 78 |
| London King's Cross | 73 | 74 | 33 |
| Waterbeach | 84 | 74 | 36 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 64 | 68 | 54 |
| Broxbourne | 64 | 67 | 53 |
| Harlow Town | 57 | 67 | 53 |
| London Liverpool Street | 64 | 67 | 53 |
| Tottenham Hale | 64 | 67 | 53 |
| Cheshunt | 55 | 59 | 53 |
| Downham Market | 56 | 48 | 36 |
| King's Lynn | 56 | 48 | 35 |
| Littleport | 56 | 48 | 36 |
| Watlington | 56 | 48 | 35 |
| Elsenham | 39 | 37 | 28 |
| Great Chesterford | 40 | 37 | 28 |
| Newport | 39 | 37 | 28 |
| Shelford | 40 | 37 | 28 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 38 | 37 | 28 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 46 | 36 | 53 |
| Attleborough | 36 | 34 | 36 |
| Brandon | 36 | 34 | 36 |
| Norwich | 36 | 34 | 36 |
| Thetford | 36 | 34 | 36 |
| Wymondham | 35 | 34 | 36 |
| Stansted Airport | 21 | 31 | 24 |
| Harlow Mill | 35 | 27 | 27 |
| Letchworth Garden City | 26 | 16 | 4 |
| Royston | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| Northumberland Park | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Waltham Cross | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Ashwell & Morden | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Baldock | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Eccles Road | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Harling Road | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Enfield Lock | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Finsbury Park | 2 | 3 | 1 |
and 19 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Cambridge North
Cambridge North is on the Fen Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
How busy Cambridge North station is
1,459,946 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 381st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 2,070 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Cambridge North and London Kings Cross than any other pair: 561,570 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Cambridge North gains 1 destination including Seven Sisters.
Nearest other stations
- Cambridge 2.3 miles
- Waterbeach 3.1 miles
- Cambridge South 3.7 miles
- Shelford 5.3 miles
- Whittlesford Parkway 8.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Cambridge North, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Chesterton · 0.2 miles
- Barnwell Junction · 0.7 miles
- Fen Ditton Halt · 0.7 miles
- Histon · 2.4 miles
- Quy · 2.5 miles
- Cherryhinton · 2.5 miles
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Facilities at Cambridge North station
Cambridge North is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Cambridge North station
- Station Car Park 428 spaces, 24 accessible
£1.20 an hour, £9.00 off-peak, £13.00 a day, £52.00 a week
Cycle parking: 1,000 spaces (sheltered, compounds).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 6 September 2026.
Getting to Cambridge North station
Cambridge North station is in South Cambridgeshire, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
The nearest motorway junction is M11 J13, 3.6 miles west.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Cambridge North station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from