the Department for Transport ruled out an early proposal to establish a service to via Claydon Junction, and . Former services Connex South Central In June 1997, Connex South Central began operating services between Gatwick Airport and Rugby via the Brighton and West London Lines that called at Milton Keynes Central with Class 319s. It was cut back to terminate at Milton Keynes in December 2000 before being withdrawn in May 2002 due to capacity constraints on the West Coast Main Line while the latter was being upgraded. Southern Southern reintroduced the service in February 2009 with Class 377s initially operating to and from Brighton to Milton Keynes Central, before being curtailed at its southern end at South Croydon and later Clapham Junction. In May 2022, Southern cut its service back to terminate at Watford Junction, where passengers may transfer to Avanti West Coast or London Northwestern services to stations north of Watford. Service summary Location The station is at the western end of Central Milton Keynes, near the junction of the A5 with the A509. The station post-code is MK9 1LA. In the chainage notation traditionally used on the railway, its location on the line is from Euston. In film The station and its plaza were used in the 1987 movie Superman IV: The Quest for Peace as a substitute for the United Nations building. Other scenes were shot in the Central Milton Keynes area. References Notes External links Pendolino rounds Wolverton bend before coming to a stop at Milton Keynes Central Railway stations in Buckinghamshire DfT Category B stations Railway stations in Milton Keynes Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1982 Railway stations served by Avanti West Coast Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains 1982 establishments in England Buildings and structures in Milton_Keynes East West Rail Stations on the West Coast Main Line