Later this month, extra trains will be run by London Northwestern Railway for spectators of the Bedford River Festival.

The event, which is on Saturday 23rd July and Sunday 24th July, is expected to see up to 250,000 people.

To help meet the demand of the large number of people, London Northwestern Railway has arranged additional services to run on the Marston Vale Line for the weekend.

As well as the standard timetable, Saturday will have an extra late night service from Bedford at 11:10pm.

Sunday will have an additional six round trips between 10:15am and 5:50pm.

You can find out more about the festival over on their website, Bedford River Festival: Official event website

Jonny Wiseman, LNR customer experience director, said: “The Bedford River Festival is a popular event and with large crowds expected we are pleased to be running extra trains to help people make their journeys.
“Services are expected to be busy so we urge passengers to plan ahead and check their train times in advance so they don’t get left behind.”

Dave Hodgson, directly elected mayor of Bedford Borough, said: “We are grateful to London Northwestern Railway for supporting Bedford River Festival by putting on additional services over the weekend.
“It is fantastic to see so many organisations co-operating to bring people from in and around the borough together for what is sure to be a memorable and momentous event. We look forward to seeing everyone there.”