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Easter 2024
This year the Easter weekend runs from Friday 29 March (Good Friday) to Monday 1 April (Easter Monday).
During this period Network Rail will be carrying out essential upgrades to railway infrastructure which will impact both London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services.
The primary impacts on the West Midlands Trains network are:
- No trains will operate to/from London Euston between March 29-April 1 inclusive
- No trains will operate between Northampton and Milton Keynes on March 30 or March 31 (Easter Sunday)
- No trains will operate between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey (Abbey Line) between March 29-April 1 inclusive
- No trains will operate between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street (Cross City Line) between April 2-April 5 inclusive
Rail replacement transport will be in operation on all affected dates. Customers travelling to London Euston are advised to travel either side of the Easter weekend, or use alternative routes.
More information on these works and travel advice for customers is available on the following dedicated web pages:
London Northwestern Railway: www.lnr.uk/easter
West Midlands Railway: www.wmr.uk/easter
Local Stations and Train Timetables
There are six rail stations in Milton Keynes, served by train operators as follows:
- Milton Keynes Central - London North Western, Southern Trains, Virgin Trains
- Bletchley - London North Western, Southern Trains
- Bow Brickhill - London North Western
- Fenny Stratford - London North Western
- Woburn Sands - London North Western
- Wolverton - London North Western
Here are the links to the timetables of the train operators that serve Milton Keynes. The web pages allow timetables to be downloaded, including creating personalised timetables.
Marston Vale Railway Line: Bedford - Bletchley
A rail replacement services is operating on the Marston Vale line until further notice
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership
The Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership, formally established in November 2006, provides a means by which residents in the Marston Vale can get involved in their local railway. The Marston Vale train service provides an hourly train between Bedford and Bletchley, calling at places such as Stewartby, Lidlington, Ridgmont, and Woburn Sands; and the Community Rail Partnership is keen to see that the communities served by this service take full advantage of the benefits that it has to offer.
A Community Rail Partnership differs significantly from the traditional management of railways. Community Rail Partnerships are partnerships of interested organisations who work together to improve local rail services by taking a community-based approach, getting communities to be involved in their local railway. This work is led by a Community Rail Officer, who is hosted by one of the partner organisations.
The Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership consists of the Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (who host the officer), Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Milton Keynes Council, London Midland Trains, Network Rail, Bedfordshire Association of Town and Parish Councils, and Bedford to Bletchley Rail Users Association. The aims of the partnership are:
- To improve facilities for existing users
- Generate new business for the line
- Increase the number of people using the line for work and leisure
- Ensuring the line has a long and financially-sustainable future
For more details, see the Marston Vale Community Rail website
East West Rail
East West Rail is a major project to establish a strategic railway connecting East Anglia with Central, Southern and Western England. Click on the link below for more information. http://www.eastwestrail.org.uk/
British Transport Police phone number: 0800 405040