Bedford Railway Station - Services

Services

The station is served by three operators but managed by First Capital Connect.

• East Midlands Trains
• First Capital Connect
• London Midland

East Midlands Trains slow services along the Midland Main Line between London St Pancras and Nottingham call at the station, as do London-Corby services. These services mostly use Class 222 Meridian diesel-electric multiple units. Morning and evening peaks see some Nottingham services extended to Lincoln via Newark Castle and Corby services extended to Melton Mowbray. The weekend sees trains operating to York and in the summer months there are also weekend trains to Scarborough.

First Capital Connect operate regular services along Thameslink from Bedford to Brighton passing through St Albans and London St Pancras. Services from the station also call at two Airports; Luton Airport Parkway to the north and Gatwick Airport to the South of London. These services use Class 319 or Class 377 Electrostar electric multiple units. These are due to be replaced with new Desiro-based rolling stock as part of the Thameslink Upgrade Programme. First Capital Connect also run a few services a day to Sutton on the Sutton Loop line, with some going via Wimbledon and some going via Mitcham Junction.

London Midland operate local services from Bletchley to Bedford via the Marston Vale Line. Services are operated using Class 153 Super Sprinter diesel multiple units. There is no Sunday service.

First Capital Connect run a joint service with Southeastern at a frequency of one train per day to Ashford International, using the Thameslink line to Elephant & Castle and then the Maidstone East Line from Bromley South to Ashford International.