Newport Pagnell railway station

Newport Pagnell railway station was a railway station that served Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, on the Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line. Opened in 1867 the station consisted of a brick built station building, and extensive goods facilities.

Newport Pagnell
LNWR Webb Coal Tank No. 58887 at Newport Pagnell in 1954.
General information
Location	Newport Pagnell, City of Milton Keynes England
Grid reference	SP871435
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newport Pagnell Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Key dates
2 September 1867	Station opened
7 September 1964	station closed (passengers)
22 May 1967	Station closed (completely)
Location

The last passenger train ran on 5 September 1964 and the last goods train on 22 May 1967. The station site is now under Sheppard's Close, a modern residential development.^[1] The trackbed is now a rail trail, part of the Milton Keynes redway system.^[2] There is a commemorative column on the site of the final signal post just short of the station site.^[3]

Motive Power Depot

The London and North Western Railway opened a small motive power depot at the south side of the line near the station in 1886. This was closed on 15 June 1955 and demolished.^[4]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Great Linford Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Wolverton to Newport Pagnell Line		Terminus

See also

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