At a glance
Station details
- Bicycle parking
- Yes
- Storage Sheltered
- Yes
- Storage Location
- There is one sheltered cycle parking areas providing 16 spaces located on Platform 1 (for trains towards both Walton-on-the-Naze, and Thorpe-Le-Soken and Colchester), near the steps of the former footbridge.
- Storage Spaces
- 16
- Storage CCTV
- Yes
- PlusBike (Cycle hire)
- No
- Car Park
- Yes
- Free of Charge
- No
- CCTV Coverage
- Yes
- Car Park Operator
- National Car Parks Ltd
- Address
- No
- Phone Number
- Primary telephone number: 0345 050 7080
- Note
- No
- Opening Hours
- Monday to Friday - 24 hours Saturday - 24 hours Sunday - 24 hours
- Number of Spaces
- 20
- Daily Rate
- £3.00
- Weekly Rate
- No
- Monthly Rate
- No
- 3 Monthly Rate
- No
- Annual Rate
- £590.00
- 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
- Monday to Friday - 06:00 to 13:00 Saturday - 05:40 to 13:00 Sunday - 08:10 to 15:50
- Height Adjusted ticket office counter
- No
- Induction Loop
- Yes
- Ticket Machines
- Yes
- Accessible Ticket Machines
- Please note, in order to prevent any antisocial behaviour we are not accepting cash payments at this station's ticket machines until further notice.
- Collection of Pre-Purchased tickets
- Yes
- Penalty Fares
- Applicable Operators: Greater Anglia
- Smart cards issued
- Yes
- 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
Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during ticket office opening hours. On board conductors also operate on this route and can provide assistance to board and alight at all times. Booking is recommended.
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
- Passenger Information Systems available
- DepartureScreens Announcements
- Customer Help Points
Help points can be found at the following location(s):
- Platform 1 (for trains towards both Walton-on-the-Naze, and Thorpe-Le-Soken and Colchester) - Near the side entrance to the platform, fixed to the platform-facing wall of the station building
- 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 at the front of the station, in the car park.
- 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
- Yes
- Public Wi-Fi
- Shops
- No
- Toilets
The toilets are located in the station building and are accessed from Platform 1 (for trains towards both Walton-on-the-Naze, and Thorpe-Le-Soken and Colchester). All toilets at this station are scheduled to be open at the following times:
Monday - Friday 06:10 - 12:45Saturday 06:10 - 12:45Sunday 08:20 - 15:30
- Baby Changing facilities
- No
- National Key toilets
- No
- Showers
- No
- Trolleys
- No
- Tourist information office
- No
- Waiting Rooms
- The waiting room is located in the station building and can be accessed from under the canopy on Platform 1 (for trains towards both Walton-on-the-Naze, and Thorpe-Le-Soken and Colchester). There is also a waiting area in the booking hall. Monday to Friday - 06:10 to 12:45 Saturday - 06:10 to 12:45 Sunday - 08:20 to 15:30
- Seating
- Yes
- Staff help available opening times
Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during ticket office opening hours. On board conductors also operate on this route and can provide assistance to board and alight at all times. Booking is recommended.
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
- 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 Walton-on-the-Naze, and Thorpe-Le-Soken and Colchester.
This station is a category A station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955
Assistance meeting point is the ticket office / platform.
- Wheelchairs Available
- Yes