Elephant & Castle Train Station

• NO Waiting room
• YES Ticket machine
• YES Toilet
• YES Impaired Access Staff

Station facilities

• Accessibility
  • Accessible Public Telephones No
  • Accessible Taxis
  • First Class Lounge
  • Help Points YES Yes
  • Impaired Accessible Booking Office Counter No
  • Impared Access Staff YES Yes
  • Impared Access Ticket Gate
  • Impaired Accessible Ticket Machines YES Yes
  • Induction Loop YES Yes
  • Impaired Mobility Set Down No
  • National Key Toilets No
  • Ramp for Train Access No
  • Wheel chairs Available No
  • Impaired Access Helpline Hours Monday - Sunday - open 24h
  • Impaired Access Staff Help Hours Monday - Friday - 05:00 to 00:30
    Saturday - 06:00 to 00:30
    Sunday - 09:00 to 00:00
  • Accessible Taxis

    No

  • Accesible Ticket Machine

    All Thameslink ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. Ticket machines are of an accessible design, however their location and the station itself may not be so please check the station access note for further details

  • Helpline 1
  • Helpline Contact Details

    For help with planning your journey or to book assistance, please contact our assisted travel helpline to discuss your requirements on:

    • Email - [email protected]
    • Phone - 0800 058 2844
    • Textphone - 0800 138 1018
    
    Phone number: 0800 058 2844
    
  • Helpline Contact URL https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/travel-information/travel-help/assisted-travel
  • Step Free Access

    This is a Category C station: This station does not have step-free access.

    Assistance Meeting Point is the Ticket Office.

    This station does not have tactile surfaces along all platform edges. Please pay attention to where the platform surface changes from smooth to paved or contact us for assistance.

    
    Coverage: no Part Of Station
  • Step Free Access Coverage No Part of Station
  • Staff Help

    There is no ramp available to provide level access between train and platform at this station

  • Helpline Open Note

    The assisted travel helpline is not available on Christmas Day.

    
    

• Restrooms
  • Toilets YES Yes
  • Baby Change YES Yes
  • Toilets Note

    Platform 2

• Ticketing Services & Information
  • Oyster Pre-Pay YES Yes
  • Pre-Purchase Collection YES Yes
  • Ticket Machine YES Yes
  • Oyster Notes

    Oyster top-up is only available from the self-service ticket machine. Oyster Cards cannot be purchased at this station.

  • Penalty Fares TL
  • Smartcard Notes Smartcard Issued: Yes
    Smartcard Validator: Yes
    

    For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit: www.thameslinkrailway.com/thekeysmartcard

• Ticketing Hours
  • Ticket Office Hours Monday - Friday - 07:00 to 20:10
    Saturday - 06:40 to 20:10
    Sunday - 09:10 to 18:40

• Station Information
  • ATM YES Yes
  • Baby Change YES Yes
  • Bureau De Change No
  • Lost Property 1
  • Post Box No
  • Shops No
  • Seated Area YES Yes
  • Station Buffet YES Yes
  • Showers No
  • Trolley No
  • Wifi YES Yes
  • Waiting Room
  • Lost Property
    Operator Name: Please visit www.thameslinkrailway.com/lostproperty and use the webform to register your lost item. If you have found an item of lost property, please hand it in at any of our ticket offices.
  • Lost Property: URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  • Staffing Level YES Yes

• Station Location & Directions
  • Latitude 51.49409
  • Longitude -0.09951

• Phones, Internet & Wi-fi
  • Station Amenities: Telephone No
  • Web Kiosk: Available No
  • Station Amenities: Wi-Fi Find WiFi Hotspots around this station (http://btwifi.co.uk/find)
  • Telephone: Usage Type Cards And Coins

• Dining and Shopping
  • Dining & Shopping: Shops No
  • Dining & Shopping: Station Buffet YES Yes

• Cycle Storage
  • Availability
  • Closed Circuit TV No
  • Sheltered No
  • Spaces No

• Bus information
  • Bus Service: Availability YES Yes
  • Bus Service: Note Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format can be found here (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/posters/EPH.pdf)

• Baggage Services
  • Left Luggage: Available No
  • Left Luggage: URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

• Taxi Information
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Note YES

• Other transportation
  • Rail Replacement Services

    Please click the link for details regarding the rail replacement bus location.

    
    Rail Replacement Map: https://assets.nationalrail.co.uk/e8xgegruud3g/1l Rebjb1a L R5zwh G Mry39p/4ef3c1fc17f1e95990b70d2246a012c6/2023-09_ C I_ T L_ R R B_ E P H_ D R.pdf