[1] It proved to be temporary as the railway company purchased an additional 13.5 acres to the south, where they built a larger, more permanent station in 1840,[4] at the east end of Church Street.

The waiting room was lavishly redecorated for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1844,[citation needed] who spent that Christmas as the guest of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.

[8][9] In mid September 2012, the Transport Minister Norman Baker announced in a written answer that the Government had approved London Midland's request to reduce the opening hours of the new ticket office, from the previous 06:00 – 12:00 to 06:15 – 11:00 henceforth.

[11] Provision of refreshment facilities for passengers availing of the stop was (at least initially) the primary purpose of the station, located as it was in (at the time) a very rural area.

[citation needed] The curve was a result of the station and main line being moved eastward in 1881,[1] to permit extension of the Wolverton Works.

[12] The path of the original route remains in place through the Works site and includes Robert Stephenson's (Grade II* listed) bridge over the Grand Union Canal.

[citation needed] To cross the valley of the River Great Ouse a little to the north, the company built a six-arch viaduct in 1838, at a cost then of £38,000.

Platforms 1 & 2 are the fast lines and these trains rarely stop here: they are used by London Northwestern only during works and Avanti West Coast in emergency.

Access to platforms is via long flights of stairs to a pedestrian overbridge, making the station unusable for people with mobility impairment.