Millbrook (Bedfordshire) railway station
Millbrook 
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| Location | |
| Place | Millbrook |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°03′14″N 0°32′02″W / 52.0538°N 0.5338°WCoordinates: 52°03′14″N 0°32′02″W / 52.0538°N 0.5338°W |
| Grid reference | TL007405 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MLB |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 15,962 |
| 2012/13 |
 14,736 |
| 2013/14 |
16,460 |
| 2014/15 |
16,384 |
| 2015/16 |
16,084 |
| History | |
| 17 November 1846 | Opened as Marston |
| March 1847 | Renamed Ampthill |
| January 1850 | Renamed Ampthill (Marston) |
| March 1877 | Renamed Millbrook for Ampthill |
| 1 July 1910 | Renamed Millbrook |
| 3 August 1964 | Goods services withdrawn |
| 15 July 1968 | Became unstaffed |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Millbrook from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Millbrook railway station serves the villages of Millbrook and Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the Marston Vale Line, between Stewartby and Lidlington. Millbrook is also the principal stop for the Marston Vale Millennium Country Park.
Millbrook station, in common with others on the Marston Vale Line, is covered by the Marston Vale Community rail Partnership, which aims to increase use of the line by involving local people.
An hourly service operates in each direction on weekdays & Saturdays, with no trains on Sundays. Average journey times to Bedford are 17 mins and to Bletchley 25 mins.
First opened in 1846 by the Bedford Railway, the station was originally named "Marston", but changed to "Ampthill (Marston)" in 1850 after the nearby village. The opening of a second and more conveniently-sited Ampthill station by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its Midland Main Line gave rise to confusion which was only resolved in 1877 when the original Ampthill station was renamed "Millbrook for Ampthill". The station is the fourth and final on the Marston Vale Line to be built in a half-timbered Gothic Revival style that had been insisted upon by the 7th Duke of Bedford for stations situated in the vicinity of the Woburn Estate. The two station platforms are east of a level crossing.
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