[3] However, in 2023 Universal Studios announced that it had bought a huge patch of land next to the station where it plans to build its first UK theme park.

The plan will transform the area if it goes ahead, with a completely rebuilt Kempston Hardwick railway station to replace the current one.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Bletchley and Bedford which runs on weekdays and Saturdays only using Class 150 DMUs.

Their opening coincided with the introduction of a steam railmotor on the Varsity Line; the station platform initially consisted of wooden sleepers laid at ground level for a carriage length.

[12] Station patronage has, however, now increased, according to the Community Rail Partnership which attributes the rise to the creation of significant numbers of jobs in the area.