Castlethorpe railway station

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Coordinates: 52°05′33″N 0°50′20″W / 52.0925°N 0.8388°W / 52.0925; -0.8388
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Castlethorpe
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6 July 1964[2]Goods facilities withdrawn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
Map

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.

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)
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

References

  1. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
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  2. ISBN 0-905466-19-5
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  3. ^ a b "Castlethorpe Station Closure - September 6th 1964". Milton Keynes Heritage Association.
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