Thorpe-le-Soken 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 No
  • 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 YES Yes
  • Wheel chairs Available YES Yes
  • Impaired Access Helpline Hours Monday - Sunday - 08:00 to 20:00
  • Impaired Access Staff Help Hours Monday - Friday - 06:30 to 21:30
  • Accessible Taxis

    Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster

  • Accesible Ticket Machine

    Please note, in order to prevent any antisocial behaviour we are not accepting cash payments at this station's ticket machines until further notice.

  • Customer Help Point Located on platform 1.
  • Helpline 1
  • Helpline Contact Details 0800 028 28 78
    
  • Helpline Contact URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  • Step Free Access

    Thorpe-le-Soken station has no step free access. Interchange between trains here is possible if assistance is requested either on board or is pre-booked, however passengers arriving at the station who wish to travel on Greater Anglia train services are required to cross to the two platforms via a stepped footbridge. Mobility impaired passengers or those with heavy luggage are therefore advised to travel from Clacton-on-Sea or Kirby Cross stations.

    This station is a category C station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955

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

    Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during staffing 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 (although please be aware that this station has no step free access)
    • 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 the ticket machine at this station
    • By using one of the two Help Points at this station 
  • Helpline Open Note 08:00 - 20:00
    

• Restrooms
  • Toilets YES Yes
  • Baby Change No
  • Toilets Note

    The toilets are located in the station building next to the former signal box, with male toilets accessed from Platform 1 and female toilets accessed from Platform 2.

• Ticketing Services & Information
  • Oyster Pre-Pay No
  • Pre-Purchase Collection YES Yes
  • Ticket Machine YES Yes
  • Penalty Fares LE
  • Smartcard Notes Smartcard Issued: No
    Smartcard Validator: Yes
    Tickets can be collected on Smartcard at this station

• Station Information
  • ATM No
  • Baby Change No
  • Bureau De Change No
  • Lost Property 1
  • Post Box YES Yes
  • Shops No
  • Seated Area YES Yes
  • Station Buffet No
  • Showers No
  • Trolley No
  • Wifi No
  • Waiting Room 1
  • Lost Property
    Operator Name: Greater Anglia
  • Lost Property: URL https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/lost-property
  • Customer Service Note Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00 Sunday 10:00-20:00 Bank Holidays 09:00-18:00 The hours shown are for the Customer Relations team on 0345 600 7245 (option 8). margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 16.8pt;Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. margin: 0in 0in 0pt;
  • Information Systems DepartureScreensAnnouncementsArrivalScreens
  • Staffing Level YES Yes

• Station Location & Directions
  • Latitude 51.84777684
  • Longitude 1.161641452

• Parking
  • Car Parking Details Email: [email protected]
    Phone number: 0345 050 7080
    
    Operator Name: National Car Parks Ltd
    Name: Station Car Park
    Spaces: 65
    Charges:
    Off-peak: £4.50
    PerHour: N/A
    Daily: £5.50
    Weekly: £22.00
    Monthly: £100.00
    ThreeMonthly: £286.00
    SixMonthly: N/A
    Annual: £1000.00
    Saturday: £3.50
    Sunday: £3.50
    
    Number Accessible Spaces: 1
    Accessible Car Park Equipment: Yes
    Cctv: No
    Open:
    Monday - Friday - open 24h
    Saturday - open 24h
    Sunday - open 24h
    Url: https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/thorpe-le-soken-stn-g-anglia/

• Phones, Internet & Wi-fi
  • Station Amenities: Telephone No
  • Web Kiosk: Available No
  • Station Amenities: Wi-Fi Find WiFi Hotspots around Thorpe-le-Soken station (http://btopenzone.hotspot-directory.com )
  • Telephone: Usage Type Cards And Coins

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

• Cycle Storage
  • Availability 1
  • Closed Circuit TV YES Yes
  • Location

    There are three cycle stands next to the station entrance, and a further 32 sheltered cycle parking spaces are located between the station entrance and the footbridge steps.

  • Note

    Two-tier cycle storage racks

  • Sheltered YES Yes
  • Spaces 38
  • Type
    Stands
    Wheel Racks

• Bus information
  • Bus Service: Availability YES Yes
  • Bus Service: Note Local irregular bus services

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

• Taxi Information
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Note A local taxi company, Weeley Taxis, can be contacted on 01255-830144.

• Other transportation
  • Rail Replacement Services

    Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off at the entrance to the station carpark.