Bedford St Johns railway station

Bedford St Johns
National Rail
The station, looking south
General information
LocationBedford, Borough of Bedford
England
Coordinates52°07′46″N 0°28′04″W / 52.1294°N 0.4677°W / 52.1294; -0.4677
Grid referenceTL049490
Managed byLondon Northwestern Railway[1]
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBSJ
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
18 November 1846Opened as "Bedford"
2 June 1924Renamed "Bedford St Johns"
1 January 1968Closure of Varsity Line
15 July 1968Closed to freight and became unstaffed halt
14 May 1984Resited
Passengers
2018/19Increase 189,276
2019/20Decrease 180,520
2020/21Decrease 39,046
2021/22Increase 108,408
2022/23Increase 141,586
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bedford St Johns is one of two railway stations in Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, on the Marston Vale Line linking Bletchley and Bedford. It is unstaffed and is operated by London Northwestern Railway.

St Johns was Bedford's first station, on the Varsity Line (the original 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 (on which the current St Johns station is now situated) to Bedford Midland station when a new bay platform was opened.

  1. ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Bedford St Johns". www.nationalrail.co.uk.

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