Marks Tey

Station message

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.

Marks Tey at a glance

Address:

Marks Tey station
Station Road
Marks Tey
Essex
CO6 1EE

Ticket office:

Monday to Friday: 05:35 - 22:10
Saturday: 05:35 - 22:10
Sunday: 08:20 - 19:30
  • Ticket office
  • Prepurchase collection
  • Car park
  • Ticket machine
  • Toilets
  • Wifi
  • Seated area available
* This information is updated every few minutes and is provided as a guide only - we are unable to guarantee a space will still be available when you arrive at the station.
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Staffing level Part time
CCTV Yes
Information systems
  • DepartureScreens
  • Announcements
Station operator Greater Anglia
Ticket office opening times
  • Monday to Friday: 05:35 - 22:10
  • Saturday: 05:35 - 22:10
  • Sunday: 08:20 - 19:30
Pre-purchase collection Yes
Ticket machine Yes
Smartcards issued here Yes
Top up Smartcards here Yes
Validate Smartcards here Yes
Smartcards information

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

Penalty fares LE
Top up Smartcards here Yes
Customer service information

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.

Left luggage

Available: No

Lost property
  • Monday to Sunday and All bank holidays: 24 hours
Seated area
Yes
Waiting room

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

  • Monday to Friday: 06:00 - 21:00
  • Saturday: 06:00 - 21:00
  • Sunday: 07:30 - 21:00
Station buffet

Coffeelink

Self-service vending machine providing cold drinks and snacks

Free water refill point available

Yes
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

Baby changing facilities
Yes
Wifi
Yes
Helpline

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 .

Note:

0800 028 28 78

URL: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

08:00 - 20:00

  • Monday to Sunday: 08:00 - 20:00
Staff help

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
  • Monday to Friday: 05:45 - 22:45
  • Saturday: 05:45 - 22:45
  • Sunday: 07:00 - 22:00
Induction loop available Yes
Ticket machine
Yes
Ramp for train access available
Yes
Accessible taxis information

Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster

National Key toilets available
Yes
Step free access

There is step free access to all platforms but not between platforms. Please allow at least 15 minutes to transfer between platforms if you have reduced mobility.

Platform 1 (towards London) is accessed via the ticket office on Station Road, Platform 2 (towards Sudbury, Colchester and Ipswich) is via the car park off North Lane. Access between platforms is either via a stepped footbridge or via a 500m walking route using North Lane which has narrow footpaths. Wheelchair users connecting between the mainline and the Sudbury line would be advised to change at Colchester.

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 gates
No
Impaired mobility set down available
Yes
Wheelchairs
Yes

Marks Tey Main Car Park Station Car Park

Marks Tey Station Road Station Car Park

Car park 1 Station Car Park
Car park 1 operator National Car Parks Ltd
Car park 1 spaces 257
Car park 1 opening times
  • Monday to Friday: 24 hours
  • Saturday: 24 hours
  • Sunday: 24 hours
Car park 1 charges
  • Off-peak: £6.30
  • Per hour: £1.00
  • Daily: £8.40
  • Weekly: £42.00
  • Monthly: £156.00
  • Three monthly: £447.00
  • Annual: £1,566.00
Car park 1 contact details

Telephone: 0345 050 7080

URL: https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/marks-tey-station-g-anglia/

No bus information available.
Cycle storage available Yes
Cycle storage spaces 260
Cycle storage sheltered Yes
Cycle storage CCTV Yes
Cycle storage 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).

Cycle storage types
  • Compounds
  • Racks
Rail replacement information

Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off at the front of the station.

Don’t get stuck on the train

If you’re travelling to Marks Tey station, please travel in the front nine coaches of the train. This is for Greater Anglia trains with 10 coaches only as the doors on the last coach will not open at Marks Tey.