Trains to Milton Keynes

Trains to Milton Keynes

The famous 'new town' of Milton Keynes sports some impressive statistics, including 220 public artworks, 40% green space, 15 lakes and 11 miles of canals. Milton Keynes has six urban stations, but the primary one is Milton Keynes Central Station. It receives services from primary connection hubs including London, Crewe, Coventry and Birmingham New Street. This busy station offers a constant flow of trains and has seven platforms, plus excellent passenger facilities, such as automated ticket machines and digital information signs for rapid travel.

Which is the main train station in Milton Keynes?

Trains to Milton Keynes go to Milton Keynes Central Station, which is located on Eldergate. There are also other smaller stations in Milton Keynes, which are Bletchley, Wolverton, Bow Brickhall, Fenny Stratford and Woburn Sands. These are regularly served by the local stopping services.

Which train companies offer trains to Milton Keynes?

Train services to Milton Keynes are serviced by London Midland (operating from Birmingham New Street to London, and between Crewe and London Euston Station), Virgin Trains and Southen Rail. Virgin Trains offers around three scheduled services every hour in each direction, with services that go to Manchester, Liverpool, Crew, Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent and other popular destinations. Direct services, operated by London Midland, travel between Milton Keynes and Watford Junction, Birmingham, Rugby, Coventry, Northampton and Leyton Buzzard.

Why travel by train to Milton Keynes?

With plenty of regular services - including intercity and local stopping services - and a central location, it's convenient and fast to travel to Milton Keynes, which is a popular commuter and day-tripper hub. Onward travel is made easy too with buses, taxies and cycle hire available from the station. The modern station offers all of the facilities that passengers need to prepare for a day at local attractions, including accessible toilets, waiting rooms, coffee kiosks, newsagents, payphones and WiFi.

Before you travel to Milton Keynes by train - good to know!

As the original 'New Town' of the UK, built in the sixties to relieve over-crowding in nearby London, Milton Keynes is now a visitor attraction in its own right. Travel by train for easy access to Bletchley Park, Gulliver's Land and the famous concrete cows of Emberton Country Park. The central location of the station is ideal for transfers and the town is famously well laid out and signposted. Take one of the many local stopping stations to see attractions and to explore the outer reaches of the town.

How to Get to Milton Keynes by Train

The London Midland train services Milton Keynes Central station from Birmingham New Street to London and from Crewe to London Euston station on the West Coast Main Line. Direct rail services run from Milton Keynes to Birmingham New Street and International, Watford Junction, Northampton, Coventry, Rugby and Leyton Buzzard. Virgin Trains inter-city train services Milton Keynes Central station. Southern rail provide services to South Croydon via West London. Five stations serve Milton Keynes Central station, namely Wolverton, Bletchley, Fenny Stratford, Bow Brickhill and Woburn Sands which serves the south east sector of the borough. Virgin Trains stop many of their rail services at Milton Keynes Central with about three trips each hour in either direction. Popular trains to Milton Keynes Central include those from Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent and Liverpool Lime Street, Coventry and Crewe to Milton Keynes Central.

Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes is a large town well-known for Gulliver's Land, Bletchley Park, Emberton Country Park and its concrete cows. Gulliver's Land Theme Park offers more than 70 rides and attractions for the little ones to enjoy. Gulliver's Dinosaur and Farm Park offers farmyard fun mixed with Jurassic and Cretaceous wonders to delight kids of all ages. The Concrete Cows in Milton Keynes are an artistic icon sculpted by Canadian-born artist Liz Leyh, using scrap metals. Visit the Milton Keynes theatre for a taste of dance and drama and The Milton Keynes Museum to gain a sense of the area's history. At XScape visitors can shop, eat and play under one roof, which includes facilities for indoor sky diving, climbing, skiing, bowling and gambling. XScape offers so many activities all in one location that you will be forgiven for spending at least a weekend under its large roof.