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Bletchley
Location
Place Bletchley, Milton Keynes
Local authority Milton Keynes
Operations
Station code BLY
Managed by London Midland
Platforms in use 6 (normally 4)
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0. The Borough of Milton Keynes is a Unitary authority and Borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England London Midland is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom. 677 million
2005/06 * 0. 682 million
History
Key dates Opened 1846
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Portal:Bletchley railway station
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Southbound view of platforms.
Southbound view of platforms.

Bletchley railway station serves the southern part of Milton Keynes, especially the Bletchley area. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Milton Keynes ( ˌmɪltənˈkiːnz often abbreviated to MK, is a large town

It includes a junction of the London-Scotland West Coast Main Line with the Bletchley-Bedford Marston Vale Line. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough The Marston Vale Line (Network Rail route MD 140 is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford in England.

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Services

The station is served by London Midland local services from Northampton to London on the West Coast Main Line and to Bedford on the Marston Vale Line. London Midland is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. For inter-City services, change at Milton Keynes Central. Milton Keynes Central is a Railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

This station is one of the five stations serving Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes ( ˌmɪltənˈkiːnz often abbreviated to MK, is a large town The others are Wolverton, Milton Keynes Central, Fenny Stratford and Bow Brickhill. Milton Keynes Central is a Railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Fenny Stratford railway station is a Railway station that serves the Fenny Stratford area of Milton Keynes. Bow Brickhill railway station is a Railway station that serves the village of Bow Brickhill in the Borough of Milton Keynes, and the Caldecotte Tilbrook

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Milton Keynes Central   London Midland
West Coast Main Line		   Leighton Buzzard
Terminus   London Midland
Marston Vale Line
Mondays-Saturdays only		   Fenny Stratford

History

Main articles: West Coast Main Line, Marston Vale Line, and Varsity Line

The London and Birmingham Railway, now the "West Coast Main Line", was officially opened from Euston to Denbigh Hall, approximately one mile north of Bletchley station, on April 9, 1838, where a temporary station was built. National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC Milton Keynes Central is a Railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire London Midland is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom. The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. Leighton Buzzard railway station (actually in Linslade) is a Railway station that serves the Leighton Buzzard and Linslade area of London Midland is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom. The Marston Vale Line (Network Rail route MD 140 is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford in England. Fenny Stratford railway station is a Railway station that serves the Fenny Stratford area of Milton Keynes. The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. The Marston Vale Line (Network Rail route MD 140 is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford in England. Varsity Line (or Oxford to Cambridge Line) is an informal name for the Railway service which formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford Euston station (official name London Euston) is a major Railway station to the north of central London in the London Borough of Camden Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The line was fully opened in September 1838, and there seemed no apparent need for a station in the Bletchley area at all. It was not until 1847 that Bletchley station was built following the opening of the line from Bedford. Originally a major intercity station, that role passed to Milton Keynes Central in 1982 when the latter was built, long after the east/west route had been downgraded, taking Bletchley's importance as a junction with it. InterCity (commonly abbreviated IC on timetables and tickets is the classification applied to certain long-distance Passenger train services in Today, no Virgin inter-city services stop at Bletchley. Virgin Trains is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the North West

The eastbound route (to Bedford) opened in 1846[1], when the first station at Bletchley was built. Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The westbound route (to Buckingham) opened in 1850. Buckingham is a Town situated in north Buckinghamshire, England, approximately from the border with Northamptonshire. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link This east/west route subsequently became the Oxford to Cambridge "Varsity Line". Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England Varsity Line (or Oxford to Cambridge Line) is an informal name for the Railway service which formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Swanbourne   British Rail
Varsity Line		   Terminus

Future

The Marston Vale Line is the passenger carrying remnant of the Varsity Line. Swanbourne is a disused Railway station that served the villages of Swanbourne, Little Horwood and Mursley in north Buckinghamshire See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" Varsity Line (or Oxford to Cambridge Line) is an informal name for the Railway service which formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford The line beyond Bletchley through Winslow to Bicester is closed to passenger traffic at present, with goods traffic going only as far as Newton Longville sidings for the waste disposal site there. Winslow is a small Market town and also a Civil parish designated as a Town council within Aylesbury Vale district in north Buckinghamshire Bicester ( IPA /ˈbɪstɚ/ is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England. Newton Longville is a Village and also a Civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. The high level crossing over the WCML at Bletchley remains in place and in occasional use. There is a campaign to re-open the line to passenger traffic at least as far as Bicester and ideally rebuild it from Oxford right through to Cambridge. In 2001, the Strategic Rail Authority considered but rejected the option to reopen the line between Bicester and Bletchley. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. In existence from from 2001 to 2006 the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom set up under the Transport Act 2000 The track has been lifted back to Swanbourne and from there to Claydon Junction the track is overgrown. For the suburb of Perth, Western Australia see Swanbourne Western Australia; Swanbourne Lake is in the grounds of Arundel Castle The remaining section to Bicester remains open for traffic from Aylesbury to Oxford. See also Aylesbury Urban Area Aylesbury is the County town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, (The future of this route is more fully described at the Varsity Line article). Varsity Line (or Oxford to Cambridge Line) is an informal name for the Railway service which formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford

Development plans to 2010

Apart from the aspirations above, in May 2006 the Department of Transport announced specific plans for Bletchley station [2].

References

  1. ^ "Milton Keynes Heritage" (map), Milton Keynes Development Corporation, 1983.
  2. ^ West Coast Main Line: Progress Report - May 2006PDF
  3. ^ page 9PDF (1. 12 MiB)

External links

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