Leighton Buzzard railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Linslade, Central Bedfordshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SP910250 | ||||
| Managed by | London Northwestern Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LBZ | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 9 April 1838 | Opened as Leighton | ||||
| 14 February 1859 | Rebuilt 160m to the south | ||||
| 1 July 1911 | Renamed Leighton Buzzard | ||||
| 6 February 1967 | Goods services withdrawn | ||||
| September 1989 | Rebuilt | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 1.753 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.294 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.906 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.143 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.315 million | ||||
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Leighton Buzzard railway station serves the towns of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade in the county of Bedfordshire and nearby areas of Buckinghamshire. Actually situated in Linslade, the station is 40 miles (64 km) north west of London Euston and is served by London Northwestern Railway services on the West Coast Main Line. Until the 1960s the station was the start of a branch to Dunstable and Luton, with a junction just north of the present station. The station has four platforms. Platforms 3 & 4 are served by London Northwestern Railway's services to/from London Euston.