Flitwick railway station
Flitwick 
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View across Flitwick station towards the main building on the Down side, 13 January 2007
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| Location | |
| Place | Flitwick |
| Local authority | District of Central Bedfordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°00′14″N 0°29′42″W / 52.004°N 0.495°WCoordinates: 52°00′14″N 0°29′42″W / 52.004°N 0.495°W |
| Grid reference | TL034350 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FLT |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.245 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.319 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.347 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.451 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.480 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Flitwick from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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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 Thameslink, who operate all trains serving it, and is served by Thameslink route services between Bedford and Brighton. 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 and serve Bedford and southbound trains serve Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, Harpenden, St Albans, London St Pancras, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
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.
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.
The typical off-peak service from this station is:
Currently, services at Flitwick are operated using Class 319, Class 387, Class 377 and Class 700 EMUs.
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