Castlethorpe railway station

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Disused railway station in England

Castlethorpe
Remains of the station (1991)
General information
Location	Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes England
Coordinates	52°05′33″N 0°50′20″W / 52.0925°N 0.8388°W / 52.0925; -0.8388
Grid reference	SP796444
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	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6 July 1964[2]	Goods facilities withdrawn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

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

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 site in 2025 along with its overhead bridge. The buildings were demolished soon after closure.

See also

• Roade cutting

v t e Stations in and around Milton Keynes
Legend
West Coast Main Line towards Glasgow Central Northampton loop to Northampton Roade Cutting Roade Bedford–Northampton line towards Northampton Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway Salcey Forest Hanslope Junction Castlethorpe Olney Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tramway towards Bedford Deanshanger Old Stratford Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line Stony Stratford Newport Pagnell Wolverton Works Great Linford Wolverton Bradwell East West Rail / Marston Vale line to Bedford Woburn Sands Milton Keynes Central Bow Brickhill Denbigh Hall Fenny Stratford Bletchley TMD Bletchley East West Rail / (former Varsity Line) to Oxford Bletchley Flyover Leighton Buzzard West Coast Main Line towards Euston

v t e Northampton loop
Legend
Birmingham Loop Line Trent Valley line Trent Valley Junction Rugby Hillmorton Junction Rugby Parkway (proposed) Kilsby and Crick Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) Daventry South Junction Crick Tunnel Watford Lodge Tunnel Long Buckby Althorp Park Church Brampton Northampton– Market Harborough line Northampton Northampton–Peterborough line & Bedford–Northampton line Blisworth Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Hunsbury Hill Tunnel Roade Cutting Roade Hanslope Junction Castlethorpe Wolverton Milton Keynes Central West Coast Main Line

References

1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1,
2. ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Castlethorpe Station Closure - September 6th 1964". Milton Keynes Heritage Association.