Why does Haverhill need Forest City to get a train station?

We do think it's awful that Haverhill is one of the largest towns in the country without a train station—particularly given Newmarket, a town much smaller, does have one. Cambridge just had £250m spent on its new station.

This said, the Treasury doesn't make decisions based on fairness—they make them based on spreadsheets. Unfortunately, there currently isn't enough of a business case to justify building more infrastructure for Haverhill.

Forest City changes this dynamic quite significantly. We expect Haverhill to become the most strategic point in the run-up to, and during, construction of the city. This will bring new jobs, a hospital on its doorstep, training colleges, investment, and yes—a train station.