Bletchley railway station
Railway station in Milton Keynes, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bletchley railway station serves the southern parts of Milton Keynes, England (especially Bletchley itself), and the north-eastern parts of Aylesbury Vale. It is 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Euston, about 32 miles (51 km) east of Oxford and 17 miles (27 km) west of Bedford, and is one of the seven railway stations serving the Milton Keynes urban area.[lower-alpha 1]
General information | |||||
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Location | West Bletchley, Milton Keynes England | ||||
Grid reference | SP868337 | ||||
Managed by | London Northwestern Railway | ||||
Platforms | 6 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BLY | ||||
Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1838–1839[1] | ||||
Original company | London and Birmingham Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.135 million | ||||
Interchange | 98,373 | ||||
2019/20 | 1.139 million | ||||
Interchange | 98,890 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.243 million | ||||
Interchange | 17,498 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.581 million | ||||
Interchange | 39,203 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.734 million | ||||
Interchange | 58,278 | ||||
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It includes junctions of the West Coast Main Line with the Bletchley–Bedford Marston Vale line and the disused Bletchley–Oxford Varsity Line. It is the nearest main line station for Bletchley Park (the World War II codebreaking centre and modern heritage attraction) and Stadium MK (the home of Milton Keynes Dons F.C).[2]