Fenny Stratford (FEN)

Fenny Stratford is a stop on the Marston Vale Line in Buckinghamshire between Bletchley and Bow Brickhill.

LNWR signage


Information
Type: National Rail (Marston Vale Line)
Station code: FEN
Opened: 1846
Platforms: 1

The station was opened by the Bedford Railway in 1846, the station buildings being rather grand looking half-timbered, this was on the insistance of the Duke of Bedford as the station was close to his estate. The station originally had two platforms staggered either side of a level crossing. One platform was later resited to face the other in 1948 [1] though in the 1960s the station became a single platform affair, and unstaffed in 1968. A number of sidings were also withdrawn. The line at Fenny Stratford was singled in 1972.

The station is managed by London North Western Railway who operate all services at the station. There were no services at all (apart from rail replacement buses) for a couple of years in the early 2020s after the withdrawal of LNWR's Class 230s, which had operated on the line, following the collapse of Vivarail in 2022. Railway services were resumed with replacement stock in 2024.

Level crossing at end of the platform

Down the platform, no trace of the former facing platform can be seen

Station building, now a private residence

View towards Bletchley

Station entrance



[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Bletchley to Bedford (Middleton Press, 2007) Fig. 13