MARPA is the rail user group that serves the interests of all who travel on services between Ipswich and Cambridge and Ipswich and Peterborough. These already busy and successful routes will become even busier as infrastructure improvements - including East West Rail - lead to increased passenger demand. MARPA is there to ensure the voice of travellers is heard.

 

What does MARPA exist for?

As a rail user group MARPA exists to lobby for improvements in rail services and facilities by presenting the views of rail travellers in a coordinated and coherent way to the bodies responsible for running the railway and maintaining its infrastructure. Through regular dialogue with those bodies, we aim to highlight the needs of travellers as captured in feedback from our individual and corporate members as well as from the wider travelling public. We also aim to support the Community Rail Partnership in its mission to encourage rail travel and greater engagement with communities along the route. As a group affiliated to Railfuture, we fully endorse its commitment to "a bigger & better railway", and seek to inform wider strategic discussion of the rail network in the east.

To enable us to continue with our objectives we are always seeking new members. Are you able to help?

If you would like to join and support us in our quest then please complete our application form and send to the membership secretary.

The committee meets regularly and new members are always welcome. If you would like more information then please contact any Committee Officer.

Affiliated to Railfuture