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Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Milton Keynes Central had 4,509,584 entries and exits, making it the 92nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 138th busiest (out of 997), with 1,779 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 12355.02 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 48.75 passengers per service*, giving it the 82nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 12874.88 passengers passing through the station and 52.85 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 713,090
Reduced price entries & exits: 3,318,560
Season ticket entries & exits: 477,934
Total entries & exits: 4,509,584
Interchanges made between connecting services: 189,748
Change in usage from 21/22:
+270,726 : 6.39%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
| Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
| 1 | 251 | 912 | |
| 2 | 308 | 1120 | |
| 2A | 124 | 450 | |
| 3 | 300 | 1090 | |
| 4 | 300 | 1090 | |
| 5 | 300 | 1090 | |
| 6 | 300 | 1090 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 001 | Scotland - Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London | Oct24 |
| 002 | Holyhead, Liverpool & Manchester - Birmingham & London | Oct24 |
| 003 | Crewe, Birmingham & Coventry - London | Oct24 |
| 179 | Crewe, Stoke & Stafford - Rugeley - Nuneaton & London | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,392,068 (+44.65%)
Reasons for change:
2021-22 This station is a common split point for split ticketing
Location Details
Location: Milton Keynes Central
CRS: MKC / NLC: 1378 / TIPLOC(S): MKNSCEN
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 484161 238003
Constituency: Milton Keynes North
Local Authority: Milton Keynes
NR Region: South East
ELR: LEC1 49m 67ch
CRS: MKC / NLC: 1378 / TIPLOC(S): MKNSCEN
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 484161 238003
Constituency: Milton Keynes North
Local Authority: Milton Keynes
NR Region: South East
ELR: LEC1 49m 67ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Milton Keynes Central during 2022/2023:
•London Euston (1,440,587 journeys)
•Northampton (111,483 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (105,116 journeys)
•Leighton Buzzard (47,212 journeys)
•Bletchley (40,878 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Euston (1,440,587 journeys)
•Northampton (111,483 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (105,116 journeys)
•Leighton Buzzard (47,212 journeys)
•Bletchley (40,878 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.