Bedford bus station serves the town of

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. The bus station is part owned by the Stagecoach in Bedford and

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and is situated in the town centre on All Hallows just off Greyfriars. The main operator at Bedford bus station is Stagecoach in Bedford. Other operators include

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, Grant Palmer, Cedar Coaches, Flittabus and Ivel Sprinter.

History

The bus station and adjacent multi storey car park were originally constructed in the 1960s. In 2012, plans were launched to redevelop the Bedford bus station as part of the Town Centre's renovation plan. In June 2013, plans to rebuild the bus station were approved by the local council. The rebuilt bus station opened in March 2015.

Services

Bus services run from the bus station around the town. Services go as far afield as

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and

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services also call at the bus station. (Services 305 Southend-Liverpool, 314 Cambridge-Birmingham/Southport and 326

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-Cambridge)

Stagecoach X5 Stagecoach X5 is an inter-urban bus service linking Oxford and Bedford via Bicester, Buckingham and Milton Keynes Service started in 1992 with an hourly service between Oxford and Cambridge, which was increased to half-hourly in 2005; new vehi ...

Gallery

File:Stagecoach coach X5 branding in Bedford bus station, Bedfordshire 15 July 2007.jpg, Service X5 laying over at the bus station File:Bedford Bus Station (2) - geograph.org.uk - 437314.jpg, Bus waiting at a bay at the bus station File:Bedford bus station - geograph.org.uk - 496438.jpg, A view of the former Bedford bus station Bedford Bus Station - geograph.org.uk - 437309.jpg, Interior

References

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External links

Bus approaching Bedford bus station in 2009 - YouTube
Bus stations in England Transport in Bedford Buildings and structures in Bedford