& Herts Community Rail Partnership (formerly the Bedford to St Albans City Community Rail Partnership) - has been set up, covering the eight stations on the Midland main line between Bedford Midland and St Albans City Facilities The station has the following facilities: 2 waiting rooms Cafe/newsagent/bar and coffee bar Telephones Post box ATM Ticket machines Toilets Car park Fully wheelchair accessible Ticket barriers The station is in the Bedford zone of the PlusBus scheme, where train and bus tickets can be bought together to save money. Future developments The station will be the eastern terminus for Phase 2 of East West Rail, a plan to reopen the railway from and . , extension to and East Anglia via "a new station in the area" is planned but not scheduled. Bedford station will be rebuilt for East West Rail in 2023. See also Bedford St Johns railway station Notes References External links Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership Buildings and structures in Bedford Railway stations in Bedfordshire DfT Category C1 stations Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains 1859 establishments in England Transport in Bedford Train driver depots in England East West Rail