Registered local bus service

PF0000459/195

X5

Service
X5
From
Bedford Bus Station
To
Central Railway Station, Milton Keynes
Via
Not published
Effective
31 May 2026
Status
Registered

Registration history

28 records

Publisher-supplied variations, newest variation number first. Differing rows with the same variation number are preserved; no missing historical changes are reconstructed.

#27 · Registered

Effective
31 May 2026
Received
17 April 2026

X5 · Bedford Bus StationCentral Railway Station, Milton Keynes

Timetable changes (V27).

Operating between Bedford Bus Station and Central Railway Station, Milton Keynes given service number X5 effective from 31 May 2026. To amend Timetable.

#26 · Registered

Effective
1 June 2025
Received
17 April 2025

X5 · Bedford Bus StationCentral Railway Station, Milton Keynes, Bucks

Route, stopping place, and timetable variation (V26 06/2025). Linked with /196 and /197.

Operating between Bedford Bus Station and Central Railway Station, Milton Keynes, Bucks given service number X5 / X5B effective from 01 June 2025. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

#25 · Registered

Effective
23 February 2025
Received
10 January 2025

X5 · Bedford Bus Station, BedsThe Point, Milton Keynes, Bucks

Route, stopping places and timetable variation (V25 02/2025).

Operating between Bedford Bus Station, Beds and The Point, Milton Keynes, Bucks given service number X5 effective from 23 February 2025. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

#24 · Registered

Effective
1 September 2024
Received
19 July 2024

X5 · Bedford Bus StationMilton Keynes Central Rail Station

Timetable variation (V24 09/2024).

Operating between Bedford Bus Station and Milton Keynes Central Rail Station given service number X5 effective from 01 September 2024. To amend Timetable.

#23 · Registered

Effective
2 June 2024
Received
19 April 2024

X5 · Bedford Bus StationMilton Keynes

Route, and timetable variation.

Operating between Bedford Bus Station and Milton Keynes given service number X5 effective from 02 June 2024. To amend Route and Timetable.

#22 · Withdrawn

Effective
2 June 2024
Received
19 April 2024

X5B · BedfordMilton Keynes

Full Timetable Change

#21 · Registered

Effective
18 February 2024
Received
5 January 2024

X5 · BedfordMilton Keynes

Full Timetable Change

Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number X5 effective from 18 February 2024. To amend Timetable.

#20 · Registered

Effective
29 October 2023
Received
15 September 2023

X5 · BedfordMilton Keynes

Enhance Saturday Service

Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number X5 / X5B effective from 29 October 2023. To amend Timetable.

#19 · Registered

Effective
4 June 2023
Received
21 April 2023

X5 · BedfordMilton Keynes

Minor running time changes.

Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number X5 effective from 04 June 2023. To amend Timetable.

#18 · Registered

Effective
30 October 2022
Received
16 September 2022

X5B · BedfordMilton Keynes

New timetable

Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 30 October 2022. To amend Timetable.

#17 · Expired

Effective
20 June 2021
Received
9 June 2021
End date
1 October 2021

X5B · BedfordMilton Keynes

Temporary change to a Covid 19 timetable

Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 20 June 2021. To amend Timetable.

#16 · Expired

Effective
11 April 2021
Received
8 April 2021
End date
1 October 2021

X5B · BedfordMilton Keynes

Temporary change for Covid 19. To retime journeys to allow X5D to extend service back to Oxford.

Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 11 April 2021. To amend Timetable.

#15 · Expired

Effective
31 January 2021
Received
26 January 2021
End date
1 October 2021

X5B · BedfordMilton Keynes

To reinstate an hourly service to Bicester from Bedford, at the request of Oxfordshire County Council. Timetable with revised departure times.

Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 31 January 2021. To amend Timetable.

#14 · Expired

Effective
24 January 2021
Received
18 January 2021
End date
1 October 2021

X5B · BedfordMilton Keynes

To Reduce headway for the duration of Covid 19 lockdown

Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 24 January 2021. To amend Timetable.

#13 · Expired

Effective
30 August 2020
Received
24 August 2020
End date
4 January 2021

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

EXTRA JOURNEYS TO INCREACE CAPACITY TO COVID-19 TIMETABLE AND TO TERMINATE X5 AT BEDFORD. WITH 905 REPLACING X5 BERTWEEN BEDFORD AND ST NEOTS, ON NEW REGISTRATION

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 30 August 2020. To amend Timetable.

#12 · Expired

Effective
12 July 2020
Received
2 July 2020
End date
31 August 2020

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

CHANGE OF TIMETABLE DUE TO COVID-19

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 12 July 2020. To amend Timetable.

#11 · Expired

Effective
14 June 2020
Received
8 June 2020
End date
31 August 2020

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

CHANGE OF TIMETABLE DUE TO COVID-19

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 14 June 2020. To amend Timetable.

#10 · Expired

Effective
5 April 2020
Received
7 April 2020
End date
31 August 2020

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

CHANGE OF TIMETABLE DUE TO COVID-19

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 05 April 2020. To amend Timetable.

#9 · Registered

Effective
24 June 2019
Received
20 May 2019

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Change of route due to closeure of Bronham Bridge Bedford

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 24 June 2019. To amend Route and Timetable.

#8 · Registered

Effective
19 April 2019
Received
18 April 2019

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Minor timetable adjustment

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 19 April 2019. To amend Route.

#7 · Registered

Effective
4 March 2019
Received
27 February 2019

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Change of route due to closeure of Bronham Bridge

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 04 March 2019. To amend Route.

#6 · Registered

Effective
30 December 2018
Received
22 November 2018

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Minor timetable adjustment

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 30 December 2018. To amend Timetable.

#5 · Withdrawn

Effective
30 December 2018
Received
15 November 2018

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Minor timetable adjustment

#4 · Registered

Effective
25 March 2018
Received
24 January 2018

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Bank holiday timetable

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 25 March 2018. To amend Timetable.

#3 · Registered

Effective
11 March 2018
Received
11 January 2018

X5B · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Minor timing change

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5B / X5 effective from 11 March 2018. To amend Timetable.

#2 · Registered

Effective
3 January 2016
Received
8 November 2015

X5 · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Change to timetable.

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5 effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Timetable.

#1 · Registered

Effective
5 April 2015
Received
6 February 2015

X5 · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Monday to Sunday every 30 mins

Operating between St Neots and Milton Keynes given service number X5 effective from 05-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.

#0 · Registered

Effective
4 January 2015
Received
7 November 2014

X5 · St NeotsMilton Keynes

Monday to Sunday every 30 mins

From: St Neots To: Milton Keynes Via: Name or No: X5 Service Type: Limited Stop Effective Date: 04-Jan-2015 Other Details: Monday to Sunday every 30 mins

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