At a glance
Station Message
Due to station maintenance works, the rail replacement bus stop will change location on Sat 21 & Sun 22 November 2026.
The temporary bus stop will be found at Route 44a bus stop by the Eight Bells Public House (for buses towards Sudbury) and opposite the Deli (for buses towards Marks Tey) on Colchester Road.
Station details
- Bicycle parking
- Yes
- Storage Sheltered
- No
- Storage Location
- There are two cycle stands to the far left of the station car park, just next to the ramped entrance to the station.
- Storage Spaces
- 4
- Storage CCTV
- No
- PlusBike (Cycle hire)
- No
- Car Park
- Yes
- Free of Charge
- No
- CCTV Coverage
- No
- Car Park Operator
- Saba Park Services UK Limited
- Address
- - -
- Phone Number
- Primary telephone number: 0330 123 5247
- Web Address
- Note
- No
- Opening Hours
- Monday to Sunday - 24 hours
- Number of Spaces
- 22
- Daily Rate
- £3.00
- Annual Rate
- £328.00
- Taxis
- No
- Accessible Taxis
- Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster
- Impaired Mobility set down and pick up points available
- No
- Airport
- No
- Ticket Office
- No
- Height Adjusted ticket office counter
- No
- Induction Loop
- Yes
- Ticket Machines
- Yes
- Accessible Ticket Machines
- Yes
- Collection of Pre-Purchased tickets
- Yes
- Penalty Fares
- Applicable Operators: Greater Anglia
- Smart cards issued
- No
- Smart cards validated
- Yes
- Get Oyster cards here
- No
- Use Oyster pay as you go
- No
- Top up Oyster cards
- No
- Staff help available opening times
This station is not staffed. Assistance can be provided by the conductor on board, but booking is recommended to avoid any delay to your journey.
What assistance is available for customers using this station?
- Board and alight
- Ramp assistance
- Luggage (on and off train only)
- Ticket sale on board
How can Turn Up And Go (TUAG) assistance be requested by customers using this station?
- By calling 0345 600 7245 (option 4)
- By selecting the help button on the ticket machine at this station
- By using the Help Point at this station
Assistance meeting point is on the platform, next to the yellow boarding ramp.
- Passenger Information Systems available
- DepartureScreens Announcements
- Customer Help Points
Help points can be found at the following location(s):
- On the single platform between two of the three benches, fixed to the grey post beneath the customer information screens
- Customer Services
Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00Sunday 10:00-20:00Bank Holidays 09:00-18:00
The hours shown are for the Customer Relations team on 0345 600 7245 (option 8).
Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
- Location for rail replacement services
- Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off in the station forecourt.
- Left Luggage
- No
- Lost Luggage
- Monday to Sunday - 24 hours All Bank Holidays - 24 hours
- Ticket Gates
- No
- CCTV
- Yes
- ATM Machine
- No
- Bureau de Change
- No
- First Class Lounge
- No
- Internet Kiosk Available
- No
- Pay Phone
- Yes
- Accessible Public telephones
- No
- Post Box
- No
- Public Wi-Fi
- Shops
- No
- Toilets
- No
- Baby Changing facilities
- No
- National Key toilets
- No
- Showers
- No
- Trolleys
- No
- Tourist information office
- No
- Waiting Rooms
- No
- Seating
- Yes
- Staff help available opening times
This station is not staffed. Assistance can be provided by the conductor on board, but booking is recommended to avoid any delay to your journey.
What assistance is available for customers using this station?
- Board and alight
- Ramp assistance
- Luggage (on and off train only)
- Ticket sale on board
How can Turn Up And Go (TUAG) assistance be requested by customers using this station?
- By calling 0345 600 7245 (option 4)
- By selecting the help button on the ticket machine at this station
- By using the Help Point at this station
Assistance meeting point is on the platform, next to the yellow boarding ramp.
- Helpline Number
- 0800 028 28 78
- Helplines Opening times
- We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.
- Ramp for train Access
- Yes
- Step Free Access
This station has step free access to the single platform for trains towards both Marks Tey and Sudbury, but access is via a slope which is quite steep. As the station is not staffed, wheelchair users may wish to consider bringing a companion along to assist them getting to or from the platform.
This station is a category B2 station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955
Assistance meeting point is on the platform, next to the yellow boarding ramp.
- Wheelchairs Available
- No