As the £200m work to remodel track and upgrade signalling at Milton Keynes Central progresses, Network Rail is advising station users of temporary changes to the parking at the station. Leaflets with details of the changes are being distributed over the next few weeks at the station.

To allow engineers to build a new northbound fast line and platform, some car parking facilities to the south of the station along the Back Road will be temporarily closed from 14 July 2007. A new temporary car park has been built opposite the National Hockey Stadium, off Eldergate. In addition, as part of these works, the footbridge which runs over the A5 to Common Lane and Redland Drive will be demolished and a new footbridge built in its place. Therefore, the footbridge will be closed from 14 July 2007 and access to the station across the A5 will be via the footbridge which runs from Linceslade Grove.

The £200 million Milton Keynes and Bletchley project will bring benefits to passengers in the form of additional and more reliable services. It will increase capacity and improve rail links into the growing town of Milton Keynes. Improvements will include:
* A third fast line and platform, which will enable consecutive trains to call at Milton Keynes during peak times with reduced effect on line capacity
* A new platform capable of handling future services to and from Bedford – and possibly in the future trains from Oxford or Aylesbury
* Improved reversing facilities for slow line trains

The work at Milton Keynes is part of Network Rail's West Coast Modernisation programme with extensive work taking place along the line until December 2008.