Milton Keynes Coachway

Milton Keynes Coachway
Location	Junction A509 / A5130 near M1 Junction 14 MK10 9RU Borough of Milton Keynes England
Coordinates	52°03′20″N 0°41′56″W / 52.0555°N 0.6990°W / 52.0555; -0.6990Coordinates: 52°03′20″N 0°41′56″W / 52.0555°N 0.6990°W / 52.0555; -0.6990
Operated by	National Express
Bus stands	7 for coaches, 2 bus-stops
Bus operators	National Express, Stagecoach, Arriva
Connections	Bus-route 300 to Milton Keynes Central railway station via Central Milton Keynes. Services to other destinations are available.
Construction
Bicycle facilities	The Coach way is connected to the Milton Keynes redway system of cycle/ pedestrian routes.
Disabled access	All access routes are wheelchair-friendly.
History
Opened	1989
Location
Milton Keynes Coachway Location within Milton Keynes

The Milton Keynes Coachway (also Milton Keynes coach station) is a Coachway interchange close to junction 14 of the M1 Motorway on the eastern edge of Milton Keynes, north Buckinghamshire, England. It supports coach services to cities, towns and airports on the M1 and on into Scotland, to Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports, as well as the east-west route to Oxford and Cambridge, and interchange between these services. There are also local bus services and nearby, a park and ride site. It is the second busiest coach station in the United Kingdom. Dating from 1989, it was the first of the UK's Coachway interchanges.

Access to the coach station is from the A509 westbound (from the M1) or the A5130 southbound (towards Broughton), signed 'Coachway' and 'Park and Ride'.

The coach station building has a café, a shop, toilets, cycle racks and facilities to book taxis and National Express Coaches. The adjacent 'park and ride' parking areas has 24-hour staffed security with CCTV coverage. Buses (including park and ride buses) are available to take passengers the final 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) into Central Milton Keynes and to Milton Keynes Central railway station if required, but only between 05:30 and 23:00. Bus services to other destinations are also available. There is a taxi rank but it is often necessary to request a taxi by phone.

There has been a coach interchange at the junction of the M1 since April 1989, constructed by Buckinghamshire County Council (as the highway authority). By the early 2000s, the original building had become worn out and plans were begun to replace it with a new building, with funding support from the government.