How East West Rail would benefit Bletchley & Milton Keynes
EWR is a once in a generation opportunity to help Bletchley/Milton Keynes to grow in an inclusive way, connecting with the wider region including Oxford, Bicester, Bedford and Cambridge. A fast, affordable and greener way to get around the area would provide opportunities for all, reducing congestion on local roads and making the area an even better place to live and work.
The new railway would enhance links between important knowledge hubs as well as enabling the opportunity to underpin growth and catalyse urban renewal and development.
What work is required in this area?
Investing in Bletchley High Level station and supporting local regeneration
East West Rail would transform connectivity across the region and offers a generational opportunity to underpin growth and catalyse urban renewal and development. EWR will place Bletchley at the intersection of strategic east-west and north-south rail routes linking key centres of economic activity. We’ve provided over three million pounds of investment in the existing station, with new high-level platforms to serve the EWR services, and there are ambitions to create a new eastern entrance which will transform the gateway to the town
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What’s next?
The rebuilt section of the line between Bicester and Bletchley was completed by the East West Rail Alliance and handed over to Network Rail in December 2024 and is now part of the national network.
Chiltern Railways was announced as the operator of the line in March 2025 and is working closely with the Department of Transport to finalise these arrangements and start services as soon as possible.
