Great Linford railway station

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Great Linford
Great Linford railway station (1980).JPG
The site of the station in 1980
General information
Location Great Linford, Milton Keynes
England
Grid reference SP855427
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Newport Pagnell Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Key dates
2 September 1867 [1] :143Station Opened
7 September 1964Station Closed

Great Linford railway station was a railway station on the Wolverton to Newport Pagnell line. It served the village of Great Linford, Buckinghamshire, which it was located a little to the northeast of. 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.

Contents

The last passenger train ran on 5 September 1964 [1] :109 and the last goods train passed through on 22 May 1967. The station building was demolished although the platform remains intact to this day. The trackbed through the station has been converted into a cycle way, forming part of the Milton Keynes redway system.

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

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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References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

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