Milton Keynes Central railway station

Milton Keynes Central
Station Square, showing the frontage to Milton Keynes Central. Bus stops are in the foreground, with local and long distance buses visible.
General information
Location	302 Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 1LA England
Coordinates	52°02′06″N 0°46′23″W / 52.035°N 0.773°W / 52.035; -0.773
Grid reference	SP841380
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	London Northwestern Railway
Line(s)	West Coast Main Line
Platforms	7 (numbered 1–2, 2A, 3–6)
Construction
Accessible	Lifts to platforms, step up to trains
Other information
Station code	MKC
Classification	DfT category B
History
Original company	British Rail
Key dates
17 May 1982	Opened
29 December 2008	Platforms 2A and 6 added
Passengers
2018/19	7.039 million
Interchange	0.469 million
2019/20	6.936 million
Interchange	0.470 million
2020/21	1.207 million
Interchange	68,926
2021/22	4.239 million
Interchange	0.227 million
2022/23	4.510 million
Interchange	0.190 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Milton Keynes Central railway station serves Milton Keynes and surrounding parts of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire (England). The station is located on the West Coast Main Line about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of London. The station is served by Avanti West Coast intercity services, and by West Midlands Trains regional services.

This is the principal station for the city, one of seven serving the Milton Keynes urban area.^[a] Milton Keynes Central, which opened on 17 May 1982,^[1] is by far the busiest and most important of these, as well as being the largest in terms of platforms in use, having overtaken Bletchley when platforms 2A and 6 became operational.

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