Bedford St Johns Station

Bedford St Johns is the smaller of two railway stations in Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, on the Marston Vale Line linking and. It is unstaffed and is operated by London Midland. St Johns was Bedford's first station, on the Oxford to Cambridge line. Its role diminished following the closure of that line, leaving it with a truncated route to Bletchley. British Rail closed the original station on 14 May 1984 and diverted services from Bletchley along a new chord line to Bedford Midland station when a new single platform halt was opened. ServicesThe station is served by London Midland local services from Bletchley to Bedford using Class 150 /1 diesel multiple units. Monday to Saturdays, there is generally an hourly service to Bletchley (westbound) and to Bedford Midland (eastbound) with no Sunday service. Community Rail PartnershipIn common with others on the Marston Vale Line, the station is covered by the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership, which aims to increase use of the line by involving local people. HistoryOpeningThe station was opened in November 1846 by the Bedford Railway as the eastern terminus of its line from Bletchley, the first line to reach the town. The station was on the west side of the A600 London Road, with the main station buildings on the south side of the line facing the public house. The goods yard was further west nearer the River Great Ouse to receive river traffic. A second connecting line to the goods yard created a triangle which diverted drainage to produce a pond which supplied the station and small two-road locomotive shed.

Bedford St Johns is the smaller of two railway stations in Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, on the Marston Vale Line linking and. It is unstaffed and is operated by London Midland. St Johns was Bedford's first station, on the Oxford to Cambridge line. Its role diminished following the closure of that line, leaving it with a truncated route to Bletchley. British Rail closed the original station on 14 May 1984 and diverted services from Bletchley along a new chord line to Bedford Midland station when a new single platform halt was opened. ServicesThe station is served by London Midland local services from Bletchley to Bedford using Class 150 /1 diesel multiple units. Monday to Saturdays, there is generally an hourly service to Bletchley (westbound) and to Bedford Midland (eastbound) with no Sunday service. Community Rail PartnershipIn common with others on the Marston Vale Line, the station is covered by the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership, which aims to increase use of the line by involving local people. HistoryOpeningThe station was opened in November 1846 by the Bedford Railway as the eastern terminus of its line from Bletchley, the first line to reach the town. The station was on the west side of the A600 London Road, with the main station buildings on the south side of the line facing the public house. The goods yard was further west nearer the River Great Ouse to receive river traffic. A second connecting line to the goods yard created a triangle which diverted drainage to produce a pond which supplied the station and small two-road locomotive shed.