Milton Keynes Central railway station
Principal railway station of Milton Keynes, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Milton Keynes Central railway station serves Milton Keynes and surrounding parts of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire (England). The station is located on the West Coast Main Line about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of London. The station is served by Avanti West Coast intercity services, and by West Midlands Trains regional services.
General information | |
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Location | 302 Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 1LA England |
Coordinates | 52.035°N 0.773°W / 52.035; -0.773 |
Grid reference | SP841380 |
Owned by | Network Rail |
Managed by | London Northwestern Railway |
Line(s) | West Coast Main Line |
Platforms | 7 (numbered 1–2, 2A, 3–6) |
Construction | |
Accessible | Lifts to platforms, step up to trains |
Other information | |
Station code | MKC |
Classification | DfT category B |
History | |
Original company | British Rail |
Key dates | |
17 May 1982 | Opened |
29 December 2008 | Platforms 2A and 6 added |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 7.039 million |
Interchange | 0.469 million |
2019/20 | 6.936 million |
Interchange | 0.470 million |
2020/21 | 1.207 million |
Interchange | 68,926 |
2021/22 | 4.239 million |
Interchange | 0.227 million |
2022/23 | 4.510 million |
Interchange | 0.190 million |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
This is the principal station for the city, one of seven serving the Milton Keynes urban area.[lower-alpha 1] Milton Keynes Central, which opened on 17 May 1982,[1] is by far the busiest and most important of these, as well as being the largest in terms of platforms in use, having overtaken Bletchley when platforms 2A and 6 became operational.