Station message
Stewartby Kimberley College
- A bus service will depart Bedford Midland at 08.05, calling at Bedford St. Johns (08.10) and Stewartby Kimberley College (08.25)
- A bus will also run from Bedford St. Johns at 08.05, calling at Stewartby Kimberley College only (08.20)
The lifts serving platforms 2, 3 and 4 are currently out of order at Bedford station.
Bedford at a glance
Address:
Bedford stationAshburnham Road
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 1DS
Ticket office:
Monday to Friday: 05:45 - 21:00Saturday: 05:45 - 21:00
Sunday: 07:15 - 21:15
- Ticket office
- Step-free access
- Prepurchase collection
- Car park
- Ticket machine
- Toilets
- Taxi-rank
- Seated area available
Station information
| Staffing level | Full time |
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| CCTV | Yes |
| Information systems |
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| Station operator | TL |
| Ticket office opening times |
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| Pre-purchase collection | Yes |
| Ticket machine | Yes |
| Oyster cards information | Oyster cannot be used at this station. |
| Smartcards issued here | Yes |
| Validate Smartcards here | Yes |
| Smartcards information | For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit the Key smartcard webpage on the Thameslink website. |
| Penalty fares | TL |
| Left luggage | No
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| Lost property | If you have lost something at a Thameslink station or onboard a Thameslink train, please visit the Thameslink Website and use the webform to register your lost item. Some Thameslink trains serve stations which are managed by other train operators (see below). You should consider logging your lost item with them, just in case it's been handed in at one of their stations.
If you have found an item of lost property, please hand it in to a member of staff. |
| Seated area | Yes
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| Waiting room | Heated waiting areas are available. |
| Station buffet | Yes
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| Toilets | Yes
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| Baby changing facilities | Facilties may only be available when the station is staffed. |
| Wifi | There is no WIFI at this station. However, WIFI is available onboard some trains which serve this station. More information about onboard WIFI can be found on the Thameslink website. |
| ATM machine | ATM located in ticket hall |
| Shops | Yes
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| Helpline | Staff are available at this station at all times for providing assistance getting on and off the train and assistance around the station and to the platform. Assistance can be provided unbooked (turn up and go) or pre booked up to two hours before departure by contacting Assisted Travel . Whether you pre book assistance or travel unbooked, please contact a member of staff on arrival. We recommend arriving 20 minutes prior to your train departing. This is to allow us to make sure arrangements are in place at your destination, or interchange, station such as the availability of staff and lifts. If there is insufficient time to check these arrangements, we may assist you onto the next available train. For further information on assisted travel please see: If you require assistance on your journey, please contact our assisted travel helpline to discuss your requirements on: Email - [email protected] | Phone - 0800 058 2844 | Textphone - 0800 138 1018 The assisted helpline is not available on Christmas Day.
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| Staff help |
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| Induction loop available | Yes |
| Ticket machine | All Thameslink ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. Ticket machines are of an accessible design, however their location and the station itself may not be. Please check the station map or the 'step free access' section before making your way to the station. |
| Ramp for train access available | A staff-operated ramp is required for step-free access between train and platform at this station. |
| Accessible taxis information | No
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| National Key toilets available | Accessible toilets at this station are accessed using a RADAR key. |
| Step free access | This is a Category A station: This is a Category A station: This station has step-free access to all platforms. The assistance meeting point is adjacent to the taxi rank, at the front of the station. |
| Ticket gates | Yes
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| Impaired mobility set down available | Located at the front of the station. |
| Wheelchairs | Yes
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| Car park 1 | Station Car Park |
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| Car park 1 operator | APCOA Parking UK |
| Car park 1 spaces | 633 |
| Car park 1 opening times |
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| Car park 1 contact details |
| Onward travel | Information to plan your onward journey is available in the ‘Onward Travel Information Map’, located in the ‘Maps’ section below. |
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| Cycle storage available | Yes |
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| Cycle storage spaces | 588 |
| Cycle storage sheltered | Yes |
| Cycle storage CCTV | Yes |
| Cycle storage location | Located at the front of the station. Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed. |
| Cycle storage types |
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| Rail replacement information | Please click the link for details regarding the rail replacement bus location for Thameslink, East Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway services: |
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| Rail replacement map links | |
| Taxi rank |