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.
Station Information
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
Collection of pre-purchased tickets
- Pick up 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
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
Operator
National Car Parks Ltd
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 day £9.00
- Rate on Saturday £4.50
- Rate on Sunday £4.50
- Rate per week £40.00
- Rate per month £149.00
- Rate per 3 months £426.00
- Rate per year £1491.00
Refreshment Facilities
Yes
Self-service vending machine providing cold drinks and snacks
Free water refill point available
Pay Phones
No
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
More Information
Transport Links
Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off at the front of the station.
