Great Linford railway station

Great Linford
The site of the station in 1980
General information
LocationGreat Linford,
Milton Keynes,
England
Coordinates52°04′33″N 0°45′17″W / 52.0757°N 0.7546°W / 52.0757; -0.7546
Grid referenceSP855427
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company
Newport Pagnell Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
2 September 1867[1]: 143 Station opened
7 September 1964Station closed
Location

Great Linford railway station served the village of Great Linford, in Buckinghamshire, England. It was a stop on the Wolverton to Newport Pagnell line between 1867 and 1964.

History

Built next to the Linford Wharf on the Grand Union Canal, the station opened to traffic in 1867. The station consisted of a brick built station building, and single platform. The station did not have a goods yard or sidings.[2]

The last passenger train ran on 5 September 1964[1]: 109  and the last goods train passed through on 22 May 1967.[2] The station building was demolished.


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bradwell
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Wolverton to Newport Pagnell Line		   Newport Pagnell
Line and station closed

The site today

The platform remains intact and the trackbed through the station has been converted into a cycle way, forming part of the Milton Keynes redway system.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. 1 2 "Great Linford railway station". Great Linford history.
  3. ↑ Catford, Nick (21 May 2017). "Station name: Great Linford". DisusedStations.org. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
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