Thorpe-le-Soken Details

Address

Thorpe-le-Soken station
Station Road
Thorpe-le-Soken
CO16 0HQ

Station details

Alerts

Thorpe-le-Soken is a non-accessible station. Passengers arriving at the station entrance wishing to travel on Greater Anglia services are required to cross to the platforms via a footbridge. Mobility impaired passengers or those with heavy luggage are advised to travel from Clacton-on-Sea or Kirby Cross stations.

General information

Station Operator: LE

Station Code: TLS

Staffing Level: partTime

CCTV: Yes

Ticket buying & collection

Oyster Pre Pay: No

Oyster Validator: No

Smartcard Issued: No

Smartcard Validaton: Yes

Oyster Topup: No

Prepurchase Collection: Yes

Smartcard Topup: Yes

Ticket Machine: Yes

Penalty Fares: Applicable Operators: Greater Anglia

Passenger services

Lost Property Contact Available: No

Website: Go to website

Ticket Gate: No

Customer Services:

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).

Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Customer Help Points: Yes

Customer Help Points Note:

Located on platform 1.

Station facilities

ATM Machine: No

Baby Change: No

Seated Area: Yes

Passenger Information Systems: DepartureScreens, Announcements

Shops: No

Station Buffet: No

Telephones (Cards & Coins): No

Toilets: No

Waiting Room: No

Waiting Room Note:

Entrance at the bottom of the footbridge, on the island platform.

Car parking

Car parking: Yes

Station Car Park

Operator: National Car Parks Ltd

Spaces: 65

Annual Charge: £1000.00

Daily Charge: £5.50

Monthly Charge: £100.00

Off Peak Charge: £4.50

Three Monthly Charge: £286.00

Weekly Charge: £22.00

Car Parking Contact Available: No

Website: Go to website

Cycling

Cycle Storage Availability: Yes

Sheltered: no

Spaces: 40

Type: Stands

Location: Car park

Cycle Storage CCTV: Yes

Other transport

Location for rail replacement services:

Rail replacement bus stop, in station car park.

Taxi Rank: Yes

Taxi Rank Note:

A local taxi company, Weeley Taxis, can be contacted on 01255-830144.

Bus Service: Yes

Bus Service Note:

Local irregular bus services

Accessibility

Accessible Booking Office Counter: No

Accessible Public Telephones: No

Accessible Toilets: No

Induction Loop: Yes

Wheelchairs Available: No

Ramp For Train Access: Yes

Step Free Access: No

Step Free Access Note:

This station has no step free access. Interchange possible if assistance is requested either on board or pre-booked.

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

Accessible Taxis: No

Accessible Taxis Note:

Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster

Accessible Ticket Machines: No

Accessible Ticket Machines Note:

The ticket machine is located at the bottom of the footbridge on the island platform. Note - no step free access to the platforms at Thorpe-le-Soken.

Impaired Mobility Set Down: No

Staff Help Available: No

Staff Help Available Opening Times: Monday to Sunday Unavailable

Staff Help Available Note:

Assistance can be provided to get on and off the train by the conductor onboard. Booking is recommended.

Assisted Travel:

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.

The information in this document was generated 01/07/2022 23:18:08