It opened in 1878 as part of the Buckinghamshire Railway's branch line to Verney Junction which provided connections to Banbury, Bletchley and Oxford and closed in 1964.

[1] It had been originally planned to provide a station to serve the Buckinghamshire village of Padbury at a projected cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £350,000 in 2023)[2] but this did not materialise, possibly as a result of necessary economies.

[13][14] The siding, which was controlled by a six-lever ground frame and was released by an electric token, accommodated four or five coal wagons a week, together with milk traffic for the United Dairies factory in Buckingham and the village's requirements.

[4][5] The track was however not removed immediately and Padbury was thus able to accommodate the Royal Train for an overnight stay on 3/4 April 1966 for a visit by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to Buckingham.

[22][23][24][25] Just south of Padbury station a skew bridge took the line over Main Street which led into the village has been removed leaving no trace.