Alresford (Essex) at a glance
Address:
Alresford stationStation Road
Alresford
Essex
CO7 8AA
Ticket office:
- Prepurchase collection
- Ticket machine
| Staffing level | Unstaffed |
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| CCTV | Yes |
| Information systems |
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| Ticket office opening times | No
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| Pre-purchase collection | Yes |
| Ticket machine | Yes |
| Oyster cards issued here | No |
| Use Oyster cards here | No |
| Smartcards issued here | No |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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| Left luggage | Available: No |
| Lost property |
| Seated area | Yes
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| Waiting room | No
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| Station buffet | No
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| Toilets | No
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| Baby changing facilities | No
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| Wifi |
No
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| 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 . 08:00 - 20:00
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| Staff help | This station is not staffed. Assistance can be provided by the conductor on board, but booking is recommended to avoid any delay to your journey. What assistance is available for customers using this station?
How can Turn Up And Go (TUAG) assistance be requested by customers using this station?
Assistance meeting point is on the platform, next to the yellow boarding ramp. Yes
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| Induction loop available | Yes |
| Ticket machine | Yes
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| Ramp for train access available | Yes
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| Accessible taxis information | Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster |
| National Key toilets available | No
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| Step free access | This station has step free access to both platforms from Station Road, with approximately 20 metres between the two entrances which are either side of the level crossing. This station is a category B1 station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955 Assistance meeting point is on the platform, next to the yellow boarding ramp. |
| Ticket gates | No
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| Impaired mobility set down available | No
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| Cycle storage available | Yes |
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| Cycle storage spaces | 20 |
| Cycle storage sheltered | No |
| Cycle storage CCTV | No |
| Cycle storage location | There are five cycle stands on Platform 1 (for trains towards Colchester, Chelmsford, and London), located underneath the footbridge steps. Another five cycle stands are next to the waiting shelter on Platform 2 (for trains towards Clacton and Walton-on-the-Naze). |
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| Rail replacement information | Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off on Station Road, either side of the level crossing. |
| Onward travel | Local Buses to Colchester, Clacton and Brightlingsea |
Don’t get stuck on the train
If you’re travelling from London to Alresford station, please travel in the front seven coaches of the train. This is for Greater Anglia trains with 10 coaches only as the doors on the last three coaches will not open at Alresford.
If you’re travelling from Walton-on-the-Naze, Frinton-on-Sea, Kirby Cross, Clacton-on-Sea, Thorpe-le-Soken, Weeley or Great Bentley to Alresford station, please travel in the back seven coaches of the train. This is for Greater Anglia trains with 10 coaches only as the doors on the front three coaches will not open at Alresford.
