| Flitwick | |
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| View across Flitwick station towards the main building on the Down side, 13 January 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Flitwick |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FLT |
| Managed by | First Capital Connect |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.088 million |
| 2005/06 * | 1.102 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.195 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.248 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.243 million |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Flitwick from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Flitwick railway station is in the centre of Flitwick, in Bedfordshire, England. The station is situated on the Midland Main Line. The station is managed by First Capital Connect, and is served by the Thameslink line service. As well as Flitwick itself, the station also serves the adjoining town of Ampthill, which no longer has its own station.
From Flitwick, trains travel north to Bedford and southbound trains go to stations which include Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
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It was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 on its extension to St. Pancras. The original station buildings were restored in the early 1980s.[1]
There were originally platforms for two lines. This remained the case when the line was quadrupled. The up goods opened in 1893 and extended to Harlington in 1894; and the down goods opened in 1895. It was not until 1960 that British Railways added extra platforms to cater for extended stopping services between Bedford and London.[2]
The typical off-peak service from this station is:
Flitwick station has the following facilities:
The station has the PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving. It is in the same area as Harlington station.
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.
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