Bedford Railway Station

Ticket Office

Monday To Friday: 05:45:00.000 - 21:00:00.000
Saturday: 05:45:00.000 - 21:00:00.000
Sunday: 07:15:00.000 - 21:15:00.000

Pre-purchase Collection

Ticket Machine

Oyster Pre-Pay

Oyster Topup

Oyster Validator

Smartcards Issued

Smartcard Validator

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Thameslink

Smartcard Topup

Smartcard Notes

For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit: www.thameslinkrailway.com/thekeysmartcard

First Class Lounge

Seated Area

Waiting Room

Trolleys

Station Buffet

Toilets

Available during staffing hours.

Baby Change Facilities

Showers Available

Public Telephones

WiFi

Wifi information at this station

Web Kiosk

Post Box

Tourist Information Office

Cash Machine

ATM located in ticket hall

Bureau De Change

Retail Outlets

CCTV

Customer Information Service

Departure Screens

Announcements

Left Luggage

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Lost Property

Help Line

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

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

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:

Accessibility at the station - Thameslink.

Passenger Help Points

Staff Assistance Available

A staff-operated ramp is required for step-free access between train and platform at this station. Station staff are usually available at the times listed below.

Induction Loop

Accessible Ticket Machines

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 so please check the station access note for further details

Accessible Ticket Counter

Train Access Ramp

NKS (RADAR) Toilets

Step Free Access

Whole station

This is a Category B1 station: Access to all platforms via a ramp (approx 15 metres long and gradient of up to 1:11). 

Assistance Meeting Point is adjacent to the taxi rank at the front of the station.

Ticket Gates

Impaired Mobility Set Down

At the front of the station.

Wheelchairs Available

Cycle Storage

Spaces: 588

Sheltered: yes

Location: Front right hand side and station front

Storage Type: Stands

Car Park

Phone: 01895 262122

Website: https://www.apcoa.co.uk/thameslink/

Name: Station Car Park

Operator: APCOA Parking UK

Spaces: 633

Taxi Rank

A Taxi Rank is available at the front of the station

Bus Services

Information to plan your onward journey is available in the ‘Onward Travel Information Map’, located in the ‘Maps’ section below.

Metro Link

Airport Link

Rail Replacement Services

The rail replacement bus stop location is shown on the ‘Rail Replacement Bus Map’ below.

Cycle Hire

Port Link

Car Hire