Bedford St Johns railway station
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.
Bedford St Johns | |
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The station, looking south | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bedford, Borough of Bedford England |
| Coordinates | 52.1294°N 0.4677°W |
| Grid reference | TL049490 |
| Managed by | London Northwestern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BSJ |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Key dates | |
| 18 November 1846 | Opened as "Bedford" |
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed "Bedford St Johns" |
| 1 January 1968 | Closure of Varsity Line |
| 15 July 1968 | Closed to freight and became unstaffed halt |
| 14 May 1984 | Resited |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 189,276 |
| 2019/20 | 180,520 |
| 2020/21 | 39,046 |
| 2021/22 | 108,408 |
| 2022/23 | 141,586 |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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.
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