Flitwick railway station

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Location
Flitwick
Place	Flitwick
Local authority	Mid Bedfordshire
Operations
Managed by	First Capital Connect
Platforms in use
Annual entry/exit 04/05	1.088 million **
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Flitwick railway station is located in the centre of the town of Flitwick, in Bedfordshire, England. As well as Flitwick, the station also serves the neaby town of Ampthill, formerly served by its own station. The station is on the Thameslink line, which is operated by First Capital Connect.

It was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 on its extension to St. Pancras. The original station buildings still exist, having been restored in the early eighties.

From Flitwick, trains travel north to Bedford and southbound trains go to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

1 History
2 Services
3 Facilities
4 External links

[edit] History

Flitwick station was built in the 1860s by the Midland Railway as part of their "London Extension" line to St Pancras.

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service from this station is:

4 trains per hour to Bedford;
4 trains per hour to Brighton via Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London and Gatwick Airport.

[edit] Facilities

Flitwick station has the following facilities:

2 waiting rooms
Station buffet
Newsagent
Telephones
Toilet
Car park with 261 spaces

There are two entrances to the station: one into the ticket office from Steppingley Road and the other directly onto the footbridge from Dunstable Road.