CAMBRIDGE
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Road
Because of its rapid growth since the 20th century, Cambridge has a
congested road network. Several major roads intersect at Cambridge. The M11
motorway from east London terminates here. The A14 (formerly A604) east-west
trunk route skirts the northern edge of the city. This is a major freight
route connecting the port of Felixstowe on the east coast with the Midlands,
North Wales, the west coast and Ireland. The A14 is considered by many local
people to be dangerous, and unnecessarily congested. The road suffers from
numerous accidents, which just adds to the jams. The A10, a former Roman
road from north London, passes round the city on its way to Ely and King's
Lynn. Other roads connect the city with Bedford, St Neots, Newmarket and
Colchester.
The city has a ring road about 2km in diameter, inside which there are
traffic restrictions intended to reduce congestion in the centre. It has a
well developed park and ride bus service encouraging motorists to park near
the city's edge. |
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Rail
Cambridge station was built in 1845. Cambridge has direct rail links to
King's Cross and Liverpool Street stations in London, and to the cities of
Liverpool, Birmingham, Kings Lynn, Ely and Norwich. Occasional diesel trains
serve London Stansted Airport . The important UK rail hub of Peterborough is
also within reach of Cambridge.
Air
Cambridge City Airport is owned by Marshall Aerospace, who are capable of
adapting and fitting out military transports, airliners and corporate jets.
The runway can accommodate an unladen Boeing 747 or MD-11, but there is no
regular scheduled service and it is mostly used by business and leisure
flights. In Summer 2004 a charter service to Jersey was operated by Aurigny
Air Services using Saab 340 turboprop aircraft. A dealer in
fibreglass-moulded light monoplanes is also based here. Removal of Marshalls
to a site away from the city, with development of the airport site for
housing, is a possibility over 5-10 years. |
