Castlethorpe railway station

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Castlethorpe
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Remains of the station (1991)
General information
Location Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes
England
Coordinates 52°05′33″N0°50′20″W / 52.0925°N 0.8388°W / 52.0925; -0.8388 Coordinates: 52°05′33″N0°50′20″W / 52.0925°N 0.8388°W / 52.0925; -0.8388
Grid reference SP796444
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 August 1882 [1] Opened
6 July 1964 [2] Goods facilities withdrawn
6 September 1964 [3] Closed
Location
Castlethorpe railway station

Castlethorpe railway station was a railway station serving the Buckinghamshire village of the same name in what is now the City of Milton Keynes, on the West Coast Main Line in England. The station was located south of the bridge over the current line on what remains Station Road.

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History

Castlethorpe station was opened for goods in 1881 and the first passenger train arrived at 8.30am on Monday, 2 August 1882.[ citation needed ]

Closure

Despite a strong campaign to keep the station open, mounted by the parish council, Sir Frank Markham, Member of Parliament for Buckingham and Robert Maxwell the prospective Labour Party candidate, the station was closed to passengers on 6 September 1964. [3]

Routes

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Castlethorpe (lower right, in red) Banbury, Blisworth, Cockley Brake, Fenny Compton, Northampton, Ravenstone Wood,Roade, Stratford on Avon, Towcester, & Woodford & Hinton RJD 2.jpg
A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Castlethorpe (lower right, in red)
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Roade
Line open, station closed
  London and North Western Railway
West Coast Main Line
  Wolverton
Line and station open

Present day

The West Coast Main Line runs through the site of the station where sections of the platforms were still in situ in 2021. The buildings were demolished soon after closure.

See also

Stations in and around Milton Keynes
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Roade
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Castlethorpe
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Olney
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towards Bedford
Deanshanger
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Old Stratford
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Stony Stratford
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Newport Pagnell
Wolverton Works
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Great Linford
Wolverton
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Bradwell
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Woburn Sands
Milton Keynes Central
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Bow Brickhill
Denbigh Hall
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Fenny Stratford
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Bletchley TMD
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Bletchley
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former Varsity Line /
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Oxford
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  3. 1 2 "Castlethorpe Station Closure - September 6th 1964". Milton Keynes Heritage Association.