0 / 1 ▁multiple ▁units . ▁This ▁station ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁stations ▁serving ▁the ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es ▁urban ▁area . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁London ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁Railway ▁opened ▁Bow ▁Br ick hill ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁significantly ▁later ▁than ▁many ▁other ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁branch . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁hal ts ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁steam ▁rail ▁motor ▁service ▁over ▁the ▁line . ▁It ▁closed ▁tempor arily ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁World ▁War ▁as ▁an ▁economy ▁measure , ▁from ▁Jan ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Bow ▁Br ick hill ▁lost ▁its ▁staff ing ▁and ▁g ated ▁level ▁crossing ▁to ▁modern isation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁the ▁station ▁has ▁been ▁un mann ed ▁except ▁for ▁two ▁security ▁cam eras ▁operated ▁from ▁other ▁stations . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Bow ▁Br ick hill ▁was ▁unique ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁for ▁having ▁st agger ed ▁platforms . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁so ▁that ▁road ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁level ▁crossing ▁is ▁not ▁held ▁up ▁by ▁trains ▁standing ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁platform . ▁However ▁recently ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁including ▁As ple y ▁Gu ise ▁have ▁been ▁re built ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁platforms ▁st agger ed ▁also ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bed ford - B let ch ley ▁route ▁modern isation . ▁ ▁Another ▁odd ity ▁about ▁Bow ▁Br ick ill ▁is