The news that toilet access at the new Cambridge South railway station will be limited to ticketholders has sparked intense debate among Cambridgeshire Live readers. Many have taken to the comments to express their frustration and concern.

The facilities at the new Cambridge South Station will remain off-limits to non-passengers, despite earlier assurances they would be publicly accessible. Representatives from Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council expressed their disappointment over this reversal during a joint development management committee meeting on Wednesday (July 16).

A Network Rail spokesperson acknowledged the frustration but explained that further detailed discussions had revealed it would not be feasible to allow people without tickets access to the facilities. A planning officer clarified to the meeting that making the toilets publicly accessible had never been established as a formal condition of the Cambridge South Station project's approval.

They noted that whilst the planning inspector and Secretary of State had both "strongly encouraged" some........

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