Bedford Railway Station

BEDFDM BDM | 1512

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

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

Figures for 2023-24 show that 1,748,374 journeys were made between Bedford and London St Pancras International—that's 54% of all passenger journeys at this station!

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

Passenger Numbers

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

Passenger Estimates for Bedford table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	1,789,520
1998-99	2,210,447
1999-00	2,371,999
2000-01	2,461,552
2001-02	2,529,883
2002-03	2,652,356
2003-04
2004-05	2,770,367
2005-06	2,828,638
2006-07	3,033,827
2007-08	3,184,488
2008-09	3,199,084
2009-10	2,980,542
2010-11	3,175,274
2011-12	3,314,880
2012-13	3,303,270
2013-14	3,471,747
2014-15	3,713,333
2015-16	3,830,074
2016-17	3,941,364
2017-18	4,001,640
2018-19	4,058,190
2019-20	3,870,440
2020-21	837,192
2021-22	2,324,364
2022-23	3,035,712
2023-24	3,247,246
2024-25