A points failure at Bedford is disrupting services that run to / from this station. Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 19:30.

Customer advice:

Due to a points failure at Bedford trains which run from Bedford towards Luton may be disrupted or delayed. You can continue to travel using your normal route, but your journey may take up to 20 minutes longer than usual.

Before travelling, please check journey planners and station information boards, and allow extra time to reach your destination.

Check the live map here to see if your journey has been affected.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Points are moveable sections of track that allow trains to be routed to their destination. In this case, trains are being delayed by a fault with points at Bedford. Network Rail teams are on site and investigating the fault.

Points can stop moving correctly for a number of reasons. For example, there may be an obstruction in the moving parts, or the electronic control systems may have developed a fault.

Whilst this is being done, we will be monitoring progress closely. At times, replacement parts may be needed, or specialist advice from suppliers, which is why some points failures take longer to resolve than others.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

​​​​​​​Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.