Neil Williams wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 13:32:18 +0100, Jeremy Double
wrote:
That makes a lot of sense... one wouldn't expect stations called
Ham
East and Ham West, for instance!

Though Milton Keynes Central is in the district called Central Milton
Keynes.


Milton Keynes Central does serve Central Milton Keynes but it is right
on the edge of that area, most people arriving at MKC needing a bus or
taxi ride to get to their destination.

Milton Keynes was never intended to be a dormitory for London. So
there was originally no plan to build a 'Milton Keynes Central'
because it was thought that Bletchley and Wolverton, which were going
to be renamed Milton Keynes South and North respectively, would more
than adequately serve the limited traffic to and from the conurbation.
The MK Development Corporation changed its mind when it became
apparent that selling houses to people already working in London would
be a whole lot easier than selling them to people who would also need
to find a job in Milton Keynes. However, BR was reluctant to invest
in a third station in a town that was already more than adequately
served by Bletchley and Wolverton.

Eventually, after a lot of public wrangling, a deal was done for BR
to build a low cost station on the edge of Central Milton Keynes.