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Colchester (COL)

Managed by Greater Anglia

 
North Station
Colchester
CO1 1XD
 

Station facilities

  • Station seating facilities

    First Class lounge No
    Seating area Yes
    Waiting Rooms Available (Two)
    Women-only waiting room Yes
  • Trolleys

  • Refreshments

    Note

    Coffee kiosk

    Cold drinks vending machine

    Food vending machine

  • ATM machine

    ATM machine Yes
    Bureau de change No
  • Toilets

    Note

    Available on platforms 2 and 4.

  • Pay phone

    Pay phone Cards and coins
  • Internet

    Public Wi-Fi No
    Note

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    Web kiosk No
  • Post box

  • Tourist information office

    Tourist information office No
  • Shops

    Shops Yes
    Note

    News agent

    Dry cleaner

    Mini supermarket

    Passport Photo Booth

 
 

Colchester

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Transport links

Connection time
4 minutes (minimum)
Cycle storage
Yes

424 cycle spaces - includes a lockable secure 208-space cycle compound in the main car park, 100 spaces on the north side and 116 spaces on the south side.

Sheltered cycle storage
Yes
Cycle storage location
Situated by the South entrance, and in the main car park by the North entrance.
Car park
Yes

Station Car Park - 1400 spaces

Monday-Friday 24 hours
Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours

Reduced Daily Parking after 1600 (Monday to Friday) £2.30.

Saturday all day £2.10

Sunday all day £1.00



National Car Parks Ltd (Operator)

0845 050 7080 (for car park queries only) (primary)
www.ncp.co.uk
customer.service@ncp.co.uk

Charges: £6.60 peak, £3.80 off peak, £27.00 weekly, £103.70 monthly, £1057.50 annually


Premium Bays - 90 spaces

Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours

National Car Parks (Operator)

0845 050 7080 (primary)

Charges: £1,515.00 annually

Taxi rank
Yes
Rail replacement

Replacement transport stop at the bus stops on station forecourt (North entrance)

Bus services
Yes

Colchester is a PlusBus location click here to see the PlusBus map

Onward travel
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Ticket buying and collection

Ticket office opening
Monday-Friday 04:30-23:15
Saturday 04:30-22:30
Sunday 06:00-23:15
Self-service machines
Yes
Collect from counter
No
Collect from machine
Yes

Ticket Express


Ticket hall and station entrance

Penalty fares

Penalty Fares apply to journeys from Colchester station when travelling with:

  • Greater Anglia (Except when travelling to Chappel & Wakes Colne, Bures and Sudbury)

Accessibility and mobility access

Customer help points
Yes

Help points available in the subway and on platform 1.


Staff help
Monday-Sunday 24 hours
Accessible ticket machines
Yes
Accessible ticket office counter
Yes
Induction loop
Yes
Ramp for train access
Yes
Accessible taxis
No

Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster

Accessible public telephones
No
Accessible toilets
Yes

RADAR key accessible toilets are on platforms 2 and 4.

For information about National Key Toilets visit  www.radar-shop.org.uk

Step free access coverage
Whole station

Step free access throughout the station using lifts and stairlifts between platforms

Impaired mobility set down
No
Disabled parking
Yes - 16 spaces
Accessible car park equipment
No
Wheelchairs
Yes
Ticket gates
Yes

General services information

Customer service
Yes
Monday-Friday 08:00-18:00
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

The hours shown are for the Customer Relations team on 0845 600 7245 (option 8).

Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Left luggage
No
Lost property
Yes
Monday-Friday 08:00-18:00
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

The hours shown are for the lost property phone line - 0845 600 7245 (option 7).

Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

British Transport Police
0800 40 50 40

Staffing

Staffing level
Full-time
Monday-Sunday 24 hours
CCTV
Within station
Car park
Cycle storage

Station map

Station plan

Large station plan for Colchester

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