Bradwell railway station

Bradwell railway station was a railway station on the Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line. It served both Bradwell and the new village of New Bradwell in Buckinghamshire. The station, which consisted of a brick-built station building, and single platform, opened to traffic in 1867.

Bradwell
General information
LocationNew Bradwell, Milton Keynes
England
Coordinates52.06372°N 0.78648°W / 52.06372; -0.78648
Grid referenceSP833413
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewport Pagnell Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
2 September 1867Station opened
7 September 1964Station closed
Location

The last passenger train ran on 5 September 1964 but freight trains continued to pass through until May 1967. The station building was demolished although the platform remains intact. The trackbed through the station has been converted into a shared path (footpath/cycle way), forming part of the Milton Keynes redway system.

Services

Bradwell station in 2009, with the trackbed converted to a rail path
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wolverton
Line closed, station open
  London and North Western Railway
Wolverton to Newport Pagnell Line
  Great Linford
Line and station closed

References

    Stations in and around Milton Keynes
    Roade
    Salcey Forest
    Castlethorpe
    Olney
    towards Bedford
    Deanshanger
    Old Stratford
    Stony Stratford
    Newport Pagnell
    Wolverton Works
    Great Linford
    Wolverton
    Bradwell
    Woburn Sands
    Bow Brickhill
    Milton Keynes Central
    Fenny Stratford
    Denbigh Hall
    Bletchley TMD
    Bletchley
    former Varsity Line /
    planned East West Rail
    to
    Oxford
    Bletchley Flyover
    Leighton Buzzard
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