At a glance
Station Message
Station details
- Bicycle parking
- Yes
- Storage Sheltered
- Yes
- Storage Location
- There are 17 cycle stands located in between the accessible car parking bays in the station car park. A further four cycle stands are next to the same parking bays, and two sheltered stands are next to the car park exit.
- Storage Spaces
- 46
- Storage CCTV
- No
- PlusBike (Cycle hire)
- No
- Car Park
- Yes
- Free of Charge
- No
- CCTV Coverage
- No
- 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
- 405
- Daily Rate
- £12.00
- Weekly Rate
- £48.00
- Monthly Rate
- £173.00
- 3 Monthly Rate
- £467.00
- Annual Rate
- £1,680.00
- 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 22:00 Saturday - 06:15 to 21:00 Sunday - 06:45 to 21:00
- 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
- 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 is provided by station staff for all advertised train services. Booking is recommended but not required.
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 speaking with a member of station staff
- By calling 0345 600 7245 (option 4)
- By selecting the help button on one of the ticket machines at this station
- By using one of the two Help Points at this station
- Passenger Information Systems available
- DepartureScreens Announcements
- Customer Help Points
Help points can be found at the following location(s):
- Inside the station entrance from Albert Road, located next to the ticket office
- Inside the station entrance from the station car park, located next to the lifts
- 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 bus stops on Albert Road. When this station is being used as a rail-to-bus hub for pre-planned engineering works, buses will pick up and drop off in the main station car park.
- Left Luggage
- No
- Lost Luggage
- Monday to Sunday - 24 hours All Bank Holidays - 24 hours
- Ticket Gates
- No
- CCTV
- Yes
- ATM Machine
- Yes
- 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
The male and the female toilets are located in the station building on Platform 2 (for trains towards London). There are two accessible toilets available for radar key holders - one can be accessed via the waiting room on Platform 3 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich), and the other is inside the station building on Platforms 1/2 (for trains towards London). All toilets at this station are scheduled to be open at the following times:
Monday - Friday 06:00 - 22:00Saturday 06:00 - 22:00Sunday 06:00 - 22:00
- Baby Changing facilities
- Yes
- National Key toilets
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Trolleys
- No
- Tourist information office
- No
- Waiting Rooms
- The waiting rooms are located in the station buildings on Platforms 1/2 (for trains towards London), and Platform 3/4 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich, and Braintree). Monday to Friday - 06:00 to 22:00 Saturday - 06:00 to 22:00 Sunday - 06:00 to 22:00
- Seating
- Yes
- Staff help available opening times
Assistance is provided by station staff for all advertised train services. Booking is recommended but not required.
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 speaking with a member of station staff
- By calling 0345 600 7245 (option 4)
- By selecting the help button on one of the ticket machines at this station
- By using one of the two Help Points 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 all platforms, from both entrances, via lifts.
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 customer information office on relevant platform.
- Wheelchairs Available
- Yes