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[1]
Location

The last passenger train ran on 5 September 1964 but freight trains continued to pass through until 22 May 1967.[2] 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
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 91. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Bradwell Station, with train © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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