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<p>As part of the new timetable, West Hampstead Thameslink is now classified as a
metro station and Bedford as a main line station. The metro services that will call
at West Hampstead during peak times will start from St Albans and Luton.</p><p> </p><p>A
key part of the strategy for the new timetable is to deliver capacity and performance
benefits by separating main line and metro services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department
for Transport worked with the rail industry to specify the details of this timetable.
This was consulted on three times by Govia Thameslink Railway, as the operator of
Thameslink services, in one of the largest ever consultations to take place on the
railways.</p><p> </p>
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