The Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership is managed by Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (BRCC), the leading community development agency working across Bedfordshire, with a proven track record built up over 60 years.
Community Rail Partnerships
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership is one of a growing number of Community Rail Partnerships across the country.
They work to engage communities and help people get the most from their railways, promoting social inclusion and sustainable travel.
Community Rail Partnerships work alongside train operators to deliver improvements and bring stations back to life.
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The full timetable, including the return of a Saturday & Bank Holiday service resumed on 19th Feb 2024.
Services are unlikely to operate when industrial action is taking place on the London Northwestern Railway network. Please see the 
A special ticket offer was launched 19th February to celebrate the resumption of the full service. A single journey between any two Marston Vale Line stations costs just £1 for adults and 50p for children. This offers a discount of up to 90% on the usual fare. The offer is valid for 3 months.Latest news
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Symbol Spot
A new Marston Vale Line Symbol Spot Trail, in association with Mini Map Makers, will be available when purchasing child train tickets at Bedford, Bletchley and Milton Keynes Central stations or when visiting Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre during normal opening hours with a valid train ticket.
The Marston Vale Line is the first in the country to have a Symbol Spot along its route.
The aim is to spot a host of symbols along the line, including letters, numbers, shapes, map symbols, signs and rail safety items. Children will produce rubbings in their booklets of the symbols located at each station and the set at Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre.
Symbol Spot isn't just for children, adults can learn too, A ‘Strip Map’ of the Line has been produced.
Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre
Visit this hidden gem at Ridgmont Railway Station on the Marston Vale rail line.
Tea Room
We're open for breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake, and afternoon tea (book in advance)
Opening hours during winter are Wednesday to Saturday - 10am to 4pm.
Food is served 10am to 3pm
Book your afternoon tea experience
Call 01525 287120 or email tearoom@bedsrcc.org.uk.
Please note that full afternoon tea needs to be booked three days in advance.
Office Space and Meeting Room to Hire
One first floor office space is available to let on competitive terms at Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre.
Viewing by appointment – please call 01234 832645 or email heritagecentre@bedsrcc.org.uk
Download the specifications for the front office.
Meeting room space for up to 15 people is also available at the Heritage Centre. Our delegate rate of £15 per head includes refillable tea/coffee and a sandwich platter lunch plus use of a projector and screen. Wi-fi available.
Please call 01234 832645 to book or e-mail heritagecentre@bedsrcc.org.uk.
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Thank you so much to John from Rainham Rail Enthusiast for his lovely review of Ridgmont Heritage Centre.
Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre is proud to be part of a network of over 20 museums across Bedfordshire. Check out the Bedfordshire Museums Map for full details.
Contact us
E-mail
officer@marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk
Phone
01234 832645
Post
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership,
The Old School, Cardington,
Bedford, Bedfordshire
MK44 3SX
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I enjoyed my trip on the Marston Vale Line the other day. youtu.be/ymxwgirhqH0?si=WgOgN1xVkuvCf0bj
ABSOLUTELY USELESS ...... PHONED EARLIER FOR TRAIN TIMES TO LIDLINGTON WAS TOLD ..19.45 .. TICKET OFFICE IS OPEN TILL 8PM .... WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH .. GOT TO BLETCHLEY STATION OFFICE CLOSED ... AND TRAIN CANCELLED ..... I CALLED UP AT 6.30 PM ..... HOW CAN THEY TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THIS ..... ITS PATHETIC AND NOT ON ..... WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO .... WALK ????????? .........got to platform 6 waited for train ....then a class 37 train turned up on that platform and said no more trains tonight .... how disgusting
Should be free until full service guaranteed
I was in the area for the weekend. Took advantage of bit of free time Saturday. Came to Ridgmont to visit the tea room. The Taxi driver had never heard of Ridgmont so that was fun. Lol. Had a lovely pot of tea and meal outside tea room in the sheltered area as inside full. It was very busy. The wait was understandable. Staff and food great. I explained to the lady on the till how a platform ticket used to work as there is one inside the counter as you pay for your meal/goods. Had a ride to Bletchley and Bedford. Then back to Woburn Sands for a taxi back to my hotel. Lovely train ride. Used to do it in 70s and 80s. Good museum at Ridgmont. As retired railway man I could have got 75% discount on train fare but didn't bother. A really nice day out. Thank you all. A railway colleague told me the real reason there had been so much disruption on the railway in the past. Will be back sometime.
How long will the £1 train fare be for
That’s why both me and my brother stopped using the Marston line because since viarail had problems with the ex d/230 rolling stock and difficulty with the rail replacement buses before and after the 1st of December 2022
Amazing 👌🙌
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Got a question or suggestion over the running of our over lovely Line?
Then hop on the train to Lidlington to the Bedford to Bletchley Rail Users’ Association AGM & Public Meeting on Thursday. The meeting is being held at the Church Hall (just 100m from the station) at 6:30 pm.
London Northwestern Railway will be there and taking questions. We will be giving an update on our work too. All welcome!
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Wish I could come along but just a little too far out the way for me.
I'm very happy with this train 🤗🤗🤗
Hop on the train to the public exhibition events coming up for the proposed Universal Studios development near Bedford.
The first event takes places tomorrow (Saturday13th April) from 11:00 to 4:00 at– Kimberley College, just a few minutes’ walk from Stewartby Station.
The second event takes place on Tuesday 16th April from 4.30 to 8:00 at Bedford College – just a few minutes’ walk from Bedford St Johns Station.
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What about parking restrictions for the visitors who’d like to save on the car park? Will all the residents be forced to use parking permits that we need to pay for annually? We live is Stewartby and the car park will be on our side of the proposed plans. So our roads will be blocked up by people trying to avoid the car park.
Are the trains running 🤔😂😂😂😂
It will be a Industrial site once the Government and other environmental reports come in
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Running out of ideas for the Easter holidays? Why not hop on the train into Bedford tomorrow for Crafty Thursdays at the John Bunyan Museum? Open from 11:00 - 3:30. Just £2 per child. No need to book – just turn up!
The Museum have a free Easter Egg hunt too! It's running until Saturday 13th April. Open 11:00 - 4:00.
Our special £1 ticket offer is running over the Easter holidays. A single journey between any two Marston Vale Line stations is just £1 for adults and 50p for children. Railcard & Bedfordshire Bus Pass discounts apply.
Offer valid until 20th May.
Don’t forget there is a 25% discount for rail passengers at Gallone's Ice Cream Bedford (in the Arcade)!
Rail tickets can be purchased from the conductor on the train by cash or card. Tickets can also be purchased from any staffed rail station by cash or card or the Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) at each Marston Vale Line station (card only). Tickets purchased online can be collected at any staffed station or any TVM.
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Like the Trains this notification is a bit late