Bedford Railway Station

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Bedford station is managed by Govia Thameslink Railway (Thameslink) and is located in Bedford within the East of England area of England.

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Bedford peaked during 2018-19 with 4,058,190 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 22% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 78% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Bedford table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-981,789,520
1998-992,210,447
1999-002,371,999
2000-012,461,552
2001-022,529,883
2002-032,652,356
2003-04 
2004-052,770,367
2005-062,828,638
2006-073,033,827
2007-083,184,488
2008-093,199,084
2009-102,980,542
2010-113,175,274
2011-123,314,880
2012-133,303,270
2013-143,471,747
2014-153,713,333
2015-163,830,074
2016-173,941,364
2017-184,001,640
2018-194,058,190
2019-203,870,440
2020-21837,192
2021-222,324,364
2022-233,035,712
2023-24