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Marks Tey (MKT)

Marks Tey station, Station Road, Marks Tey, Essex, CO6 1EE

Ongoing drainage issues

The toilets, including the accessible toilet, and the waiting room facilities at this station may be temporarily closed at short notice due to drainage issues.

Live trains

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Lift status

There are no lifts at this station.

Ticket Office

Opening Hours
  • Opening Hours Monday to Friday: 05:35 - 22:10
  • Opening Hours Saturday: 05:35 - 22:10
  • Opening Hours Sunday: 08:20 - 19:30
Ticket Machines

Yes

Collect tickets bought online
  • Collect tickets at Ticket Machine
Accessible ticket machines

Yes

Induction loop

Yes

Smartcards

Smartcards issued at this station

Yes

Smartcard tickets
  • Load smartcard at Ticket Office
  • Load smartcard at Ticket Machine
Smartcard validators

Yes

Smartcard notes

Greater Anglia Smartcards can be obtained from www.greateranglia.co.uk/smart

Information Available From Staff

  • Yes - from help point
  • Yes - from information point
  • Yes - from ticket office

Customer Information Screens

  • Departure Screens
  • Announcements

Information Services Opening Times

  • Information Services Opening Times Monday to Friday: 05:35 - 22:45
  • Information Services Opening Times Saturday: 05:35 - 22:45
  • Information Services Opening Times Sunday: 07:00 - 22:00

Information is available from the ticket office during scheduled opening hours, or from platform dispatch staff during the hours shown above. Help points at this station are available for customers to use 24/7.

Staff Help Available

  • Staff Help Available Monday to Friday: 05:45 - 22:45
  • Staff Help Available Saturday: 05:45 - 22:45
  • Staff Help Available Sunday: 07:00 - 22:00

Assistance to / from mainline services is provided by station staff during the opening hours listed below. Outside of these times assistance from a conductor is only available for services running to / from Sudbury. For any other services alternative transport will be provided to / from Colchester station. 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 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

Customer Help Points

Yes

Help points can be found at the following location(s):

  • Platform 1 (for trains towards London) - At the bottom of the ramped entrance to this platform, next to the steps down from the booking hall

  • Platforms 2/3 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich, and Sudbury) - On the outside of the waiting room, fixed to the wall facing the barrow crossing

Customer Services Notes

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.

Luggage Storage

No

Lost Property

  • Lost Property Monday to Sunday & Public Holidays: Yes

CCTV at the Station

Yes

Station Accessibility

Step-free access

Some step-free access to all platforms - please check details.

There is step free access from the ticket office to Platform 1 (for trains towards London) only, with no step free access from the ticket office to Platforms 2/3 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich, and Sudbury). There is step free access from the carpark to Platforms 2/3 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich, and Sudbury) only, with no step free access from the carpark to Platform 1 (for trains towards London) via the station as there is a stepped footbridge between the platforms. 

Access from the ticket office to Platforms 2/3 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich, and Sudbury) is via North Lane, which is approximately 500m from the ticket office and Platform 1 (for trains towards London). Please allow plenty of time for your transfer between platforms.

This station is a category B2 station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955

Assistance meeting point is the ticket office for London bound services, or the supervisor's office on Platform 2 for northbound services towards Colchester and Ipswich. For Sudbury line services please make yourself known to the member of traincrew who will be monitoring the platform prior to departure.

Ticket barriers and gates

No

Accessible ticket machines

Yes

Induction loop

Yes

Ramp for train access

Yes

Accessible Toilets

Yes

Waiting rooms
  • Waiting rooms Monday to Friday: 06:00 - 21:00
  • Waiting rooms Saturday: 06:00 - 21:00
  • Waiting rooms Sunday: 07:30 - 21:00

The waiting room is located in the station building on Platforms 2/3 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich, and Sudbury).

Seating area

Yes

Wheelchairs available

Yes

Getting to and from the station

Accessible taxis here

Yes

Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster

Impaired mobility set down/pick-up point

Yes

Accessible spaces

8 spaces

Parking is free for disabled customers parking in disabled spaces displaying a valid International Blue Badge

Accessible car park equipment

Yes

Staff Help

Staff help available
  • Staff help available Monday to Friday: 05:45 - 22:45
  • Staff help available Saturday: 05:45 - 22:45
  • Staff help available Sunday: 07:00 - 22:00

Assistance to / from mainline services is provided by station staff during the opening hours listed below. Outside of these times assistance from a conductor is only available for services running to / from Sudbury. For any other services alternative transport will be provided to / from Colchester station. 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 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

Customer Help Points and Meeting Point

Yes

Help points can be found at the following location(s):

  • Platform 1 (for trains towards London) - At the bottom of the ramped entrance to this platform, next to the steps down from the booking hall

  • Platforms 2/3 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich, and Sudbury) - On the outside of the waiting room, fixed to the wall facing the barrow crossing

Helpline
  • Helpline Monday to Sunday: 08:00 - 20:00

08:00 - 20:00

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.

Nearest accessible station

Toilets

Yes

The male and the female toilets are located next to the waiting shelter on Platforms 2/3 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich, and Sudbury). There are two accessible toilets available for radar key holders - one can be accessed via the waiting room on Platforms 2/3, and the other is inside the booking hall which leads to Platform 1 (for trains towards London). All toilets at this station are scheduled to be open at the following times:

Monday - Friday 06:00 - 21:00Saturday 06:00 - 21:00Sunday 07:30 - 21:00

Accessible Toilets

Yes

Baby Changing

Yes

Waiting Rooms

  • Waiting Rooms Monday to Friday: 06:00 - 21:00
  • Waiting Rooms Saturday: 06:00 - 21:00
  • Waiting Rooms Sunday: 07:30 - 21:00

The waiting room is located in the station building on Platforms 2/3 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich, and Sudbury).

Seating Area

Yes

Car Parking Availability

  • Car Parking Availability Monday to Friday: Yes
  • Car Parking Availability Saturday: Yes
  • Car Parking Availability Sunday: Yes

Spaces

257 spaces

Accessible spaces

8 spaces

Parking is free for disabled customers parking in disabled spaces displaying a valid International Blue Badge

Accessible car park equipment

Yes

Impaired mobility set down/pick up points available

Yes

Car park CCTV

No

Parking charges

Parking charges apply

  • Rate per hour £1.00
  • Off-peak rate £6.30
  • Rate per day £8.40
  • Rate on Saturday £4.70
  • Rate on Sunday £4.70
  • Rate per week £42.00
  • Rate per month £156.00
  • Rate per 3 months £447.00
  • Rate per year £1566.00

Notes

£12.00 Weekend fare (from 1000 Friday - 0400 Monday)

£66.00 Flexi ticket

Refreshment Facilities

Yes

Coffeelink

Self-service vending machine providing cold drinks and snacks

Free water refill point available

Bicycle Storage

Spaces

260 spaces

Type of Storage

Compounds & Racks

Location

A sheltered cycle parking area providing 60 spaces is located next to the side entrance to Platform 1 (for trains towards London), and a secure compound with 200 spaces is available on the access road to the station car park, behind Platform 3 (for trains towards Sudbury).

Sheltered

Yes

CCTV

Yes

Bicycle Hire

Cycle Hire Information

There are no cycle hire facilities at this station

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