Leighton Buzzard railway station Leighton Buzzard railway station Leighton Buzzard railway station serves the Leighton Buzzard and Linslade area of Bedfordshire and nearby parts of Buckinghamshire. Actually situated in Linslade, the station is north west of London Euston and is served by London Northwestern Railway services on the West Coast Main Line. Until the 1960s the station was the start of a branch to Dunstable and Luton, with a junction just north of the present station. The station has four platforms. Platforms 1 & 2 serve the fast lines and are used by Virgin Trains services running non-stop to/from London Euston. Platforms 3 &
Leighton Buzzard since undergone restoration. The town is also known for the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway, a narrow gauge heritage railway. The town has a combined library and theatre (called the Library Theatre) where both live events and film screenings are regularly held. Stockgrove Country Park is in nearby Heath and Reach. After the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Leighton Buzzard became the centre of a poor law union that consisted of 15 surrounding parishes with the union workhouse (still standing) being sited in Grovebury Road. A network of historic tunnels exists under the High Street; these are believed to date from