Station Overview - Bedford Midland

 Bedford Midland 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Bedford Midland had 2,324,364 entries and exits, making it the 150th most used station in Great Britain.
150/2554
It was the 134th busiest station with 1,719 scheduled services per week
134/953
That's a daily average of 6,368.12 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 26 passengers per service, giving it the 221st highest passenger to service ratio.
221/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 308,066
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,545,696
Season ticket entries & exits: 470,602
Interchanges made between connecting services: 29,922
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +1,487,172 : 177.64%
Explanation of usage change: EMR Connect electric service to London St Pancras was introduced in May 2021
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1261949
2261949
3261949
4240872
1A81294

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables
TableRoute
7 Sheffield, Derby & Nottingham - Leicester - Kettering - London

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 6 4 5 3 3 7 12 15 17 16 12 16 14 14 14 15 14 14 16 15 12 13 12 9 278
Tue 7 7 5 3 3 7 12 15 17 16 12 16 14 14 14 15 14 14 16 15 12 13 12 9 282
Wed 7 7 5 3 3 7 12 15 17 16 12 16 14 14 14 15 14 14 16 15 12 13 12 9 282
Thu 7 7 5 3 3 7 12 15 17 16 12 16 14 14 14 15 14 14 16 15 12 13 12 9 282
Fri 7 7 5 3 3 7 12 15 17 16 12 16 14 14 14 15 14 14 16 15 12 13 12 9 282
Sat 7 7 5 3 4 6 14 16 14 13 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 15 12 9 278
Sun 6 4 3 0 0 1 2 2 7 9 11 12 13 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 8 195
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Bedford Midland
CRS: BDM / NLC: 1512 / TIPLOC: BEDFDM
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Thameslink)
OS Grid Ref: 504167 249744
Region: East
Local Authority: Bedford
ELR(s): SPC1 49m 65ch BBM 16m 54ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 1,789,520
1998-1999: 2,210,447 (+420,927 : 23.52%)
1999-2000: 2,371,999 (+161,552 : 7.31%)
2000-2001: 2,461,552 (+89,553 : 3.78%)
2001-2002: 2,529,883 (+68,331 : 2.78%)
2002-2003: 2,652,356 (+122,473 : 4.84%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 2,770,367 (+118,011 : 4.45%)
2005-2006: 2,828,638 (+58,271 : 2.10%)
2006-2007: 3,033,827 (+205,189 : 7.25%)
2007-2008: 3,184,488 (+150,661 : 4.97%)
2008-2009: 3,199,084 (+14,596 : 0.46%)
2009-2010: 2,980,542 (-218,542 : -6.83%)
2010-2011: 3,175,274 (+194,732 : 6.53%)
2011-2012: 3,314,880 (+139,606 : 4.40%)
2012-2013: 3,303,270 (-11,610 : -0.35%)
2013-2014: 3,471,747 (+168,477 : 5.10%)
2014-2015: 3,713,333 (+241,586 : 6.96%)
2015-2016: 3,830,074 (+116,741 : 3.14%)
2016-2017: 3,941,364 (+111,290 : 2.91%)
2017-2018: 4,001,640 (+60,276 : 1.53%)
2018-2019: 4,058,190 (+56,550 : 1.41%)
2019-2020: 3,870,440 (-187,750 : -4.63%)
2020-2021: 837,192 (-3,033,248 : -78.37%)
2021-2022: 2,324,364 (+1,487,172 : 177.64%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +2,080,920 (+116.28%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +534,844 (+29.89%)
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