Potters Bar (PBR)
Potters Bar station, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1AJ
Station Information
Ticket Office
Opening Hours
- Opening Hours Monday to Friday: 06:15 - 20:10
- Opening Hours Saturday: 07:15 - 19:10
- Opening Hours Sunday: 08:15 - 19:30
Ticket Machines
Yes
Collect tickets bought online
- Collect tickets at Ticket Machine
Accessible ticket machines
Yes
All Great Northern 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. Please check the station map or the 'step free access' section before making your way to the station.
Induction loop
Yes
Oyster Pay as you go Information
Purchase Oyster card here
No
Load Oyster Pay as you go here
- Load Oyster card at Ticket Machine
Use Oyster Pay as you go here
Yes
Pay as you go note
Oyster top-up is only available from the self-service ticket machine. Oyster Cards cannot be purchased at this station.
Smartcards
Smartcards issued at this station
Yes
Smartcard tickets
- No
Smartcard validators
Yes
Smartcard note
For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit the Key smartcard webpage on the Great Northern website.
Information Available From Staff
- Yes - from help point
Customer Information
- Departure Screens
- Live journey information
Staff Help Available
Yes
Customer Help Points
Yes
The Assistance Meeting Point is by the subway, near the main entrance.
Luggage Storage
No
Lost Property
Yes
If you have lost something at a Great Northern station or onboard a Great Northern train, please visit the Great Northern website and use the webform to register your lost item.
Some Great Northern trains serve stations which are managed by other train operators (see below). You should consider logging your lost item with them, just in case it's been handed in at one of their stations.
If you have found an item of lost property, please hand it in to a member of staff.
CCTV at the Station
Yes
Station Accessibility
Step-free access
Some step-free access to all platforms - please check details.
This is a Category B2 station: Step-free access to all platforms via long, steep ramps (over 1:10 gradient).
The Assistance Meeting Point is by the subway, near the main entrance.
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.
Ticket barriers and gates
Yes
Accessible ticket machines
Yes
All Great Northern 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. Please check the station map or the 'step free access' section before making your way to the station.
Induction loop
Yes
Ramp for train access
Yes
A staff-operated ramp is required for step-free access between train and platform at this station. Station staff are usually available between the first and last trains of the day.
Alternatively, you can also arrange assistance by:
Pressing the “emergency & assisted travel” button on a station Help Point
Calling our freephone number: 0800 058 2844
Texting us on 0800 138 1018
Accessible Toilets
Yes
Toilets may only be available during staffed hours at some locations.
Waiting rooms
Yes
Heated waiting rooms are available on platforms 1 and 4.
Seating area
Yes
Wheelchairs available
Yes
Getting to and from the station
Accessible taxis here
No
Impaired mobility set down/pick-up point
Yes
Located at the front of the station.
Accessible spaces
4 spaces
Free parking is offered to all Blue Badge holders.
Please ensure that your Blue Badge is displayed at all times when parking at any Thameslink, Southern or Great Northern station car parks. If dedicated Blue Badge bays are occupied, please park within any available standard bay (excluding premier bays) and display your Blue Badge.
The car park at this station is controlled by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), please ensure you follow the signage displayed in the car park to register your car for free parking as well as displaying your Blue Badge.
Staff Help
Staff help available
Yes
Customer Help Points and Meeting Point
Yes
The Assistance Meeting Point is by the subway, near the main entrance.
Helpline
- Helpline Monday to Sunday: Yes
The assisted helpline is not available on Christmas Day.
Staff are available at this station at all times for providing assistance getting on and off the train and assistance around the station and to the platform. Assistance can be provided unbooked (turn up and go) or pre booked up to two hours before departure by contacting Assisted Travel.
Whether you pre book assistance or travel unbooked, please contact a member of staff on arrival. We recommend arriving 20 minutes prior to your train departing. This is to allow us to make sure arrangements are in place at your destination, or interchange, station such as the availability of staff and lifts. If there is insufficient time to check these arrangements, we may assist you onto the next available train.
For further information on assisted travel please see:
Toilets
Yes
Located on platform 1.
Accessible Toilets
Yes
Toilets may only be available during staffed hours at some locations.
Baby Changing
Yes
Facilties may only be available when the station is staffed.
Waiting Rooms
Yes
Heated waiting rooms are available on platforms 1 and 4.
Seating Area
Yes
Operator
APCOA Parking UK
Car Parking Availability
- Car Parking Availability Monday to Sunday: Yes
Spaces
273 spaces
Accessible spaces
4 spaces
Free parking is offered to all Blue Badge holders.
Please ensure that your Blue Badge is displayed at all times when parking at any Thameslink, Southern or Great Northern station car parks. If dedicated Blue Badge bays are occupied, please park within any available standard bay (excluding premier bays) and display your Blue Badge.
The car park at this station is controlled by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), please ensure you follow the signage displayed in the car park to register your car for free parking as well as displaying your Blue Badge.
Impaired mobility set down/pick up points available
Yes
Located at the front of the station.
Car park CCTV
Yes
ATM
Yes
ATM located in station entrance
Refreshment Facilities
Yes
Shops
Yes
Pay Phones
No
Public Wi-Fi
No
There is no WIFI at this station. However, WIFI is available onboard trains which serve this station. More information about onboard WIFI can be found on the Great Northern website.
Bicycle Storage
Spaces
84 spaces
Type of Storage
Stands
Location
Located by the station entrance and car park.
Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed.
Sheltered
Yes
CCTV
Yes
Bicycle Hire
Cycle Hire Information
There are no cycle hire facilities at this station
More Information
Transport Links
Please click the link for details regarding the rail replacement bus location.
Located at the front of the station.
Information to plan your onward journey is available in the ‘Onward Travel Information Map’, located in the ‘Maps’ section below.