Chelmsford

Chelmsford station, Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex
CM1 1HT

Chelmsford at a glance

  • Ticket Office
  • Ticket Machine
  • Prepurchase Collection
  • Car Park
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets
  • WiFi
  • Bus Services
  • Cycle Storage Sheltered

Station details

Accessibility Information

There is no information about accessibility

Accessible Parking

5

Accessible Taxis

There is taxi provision

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Accessible Booking Office Counter

Yes

Customer Help Points

Chelmsford Assistance Meeting Point:


Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter

There is a Low-Level counter here

Impaired Mobility Set Down

Yes

Lift Details

Lift 1, Platform 1
Operational Announcements : There are audio announcements outside this lift only
Lift Controls : Lift controls should be accessible to most people
Manoeuvrability : The lift is a through lift which has a 1.5 metre turning circle inside
Opening Width : Lift has clear door widths greater than 1.1m wide

Lift 2, Platform 2
Operational Announcements : There are audio announcements outside this lift only
Lift Controls : Lift controls should be accessible to most people
Manoeuvrability : The lift requires wheelchair users to reverse in or out
Opening Width : Lift has clear door widths greater than 1.1m wide

Lifts

There are lifts

National Key Toilets

Yes

Passenger Assistance

Chelmsford Assistance Meeting Point
Location :


Ramp For Train Access

.


Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance

Staff Help Available

Assistance is provided by station staff during the hours of train service operation. 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 one of the ticket machines at this station

Step Free Access

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

This station has step free access to both platforms via lifts.

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

Assistance meeting point is the customer information office on the relevant platform.

Step Free Category

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

Ticket Barriers

Chelmsford station has Secure Station Acreditation

This station does not offer

Accessible Public Telephones, Escalator Information, Induction Loop, Nearest Accessible Stations, Wheelchairs Available

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Greater Anglia

Prepurchase Collection

Collect from Ticket Machine

Smartcards

https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/tickets-fares/find-right-ticket-you/season-tickets/smartcard


Top-up at Ticket Office
Top-up at Ticket Machine
Validators Available

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Machine Accessibility

Ticket buying and collection, station concourse 1
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

Ticket Office

Yes

This station does not offer

Contactless, London Fare Zone, Oyster, Travel Centre

Bus Services

'First' operates a network of frequent local bus routes around Chelmsford and to nearby towns. For route maps and timetables: www.firstgroup.com/ukbus

Buy a Chelmsford PLUSBUS ticket with your train ticket, for discount price unlimited bus travel around the town. For details: www.plusbus.info

Bus stops are located outside the station on Duke Street.

Car Park - Premium Bay

Name : Premium Bay
Spaces : 7
CCTV : No
Free Parking : No
Annual : £2,230.00
Operator : Saba Park Services UK Limited
Telephone : 0330 123 5247
Email : customersupport.uk@sabagroup.com

Cycle Storage Cctv

Yes

Cycle Storage Location

There is a dedicated Cycle Point with free cycle parking, secure cycle parking, and premium cycle parking located in Park Road, opposite the station.

Cycle Storage Sheltered

Yes

Cycle Storage Spaces

960 spaces

Cycle Storage Type

Compounds, Stands

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Drop Off Pick Up

Drop-off Points
Point 1: Drop-off/pick-up
Same Side As Station: The drop-off and/or pick-up point is on the same side of the road as the station
Waiting Area: This is a drop-off point only
Facility Type:
Car Capacity: There is space for up to 3 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up
Ramp Deployable:
Help Point: There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

Parking Spaces

144

Rail Replacement Services

Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off at the bus stops on Victoria Road, by the station entrance.

Taxi Rank

There is taxi provision
Taxi rank, (taxi only street parking) via Railway street
Configuration : Taxis only pick up at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is via controlled roadway crossing
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps can only be deployed from the side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

Taxi rank, (taxi only street parking) via Victoria Road
Configuration : Taxis only pick up at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is on the same side as station
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps can only be deployed from the side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

Taxi rank, (taxi only street parking) via Viaduct Road
Configuration : Taxis only pick up at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is via uncontrolled roadway crossing
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps can only be deployed from the side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

This station does not offer

Airport, Car Hire, Cycle Hire, Port, Rail Replacement Maps

Announcements

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Customer Service

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.

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.

Information Available

Yes - from information point
Yes - from ticket office

Staffing Level

Full time

This station does not offer

Help Points, Left Luggage

Atm Machine

Yes

Baby Change

Yes

CCTV

Yes

Defibrillator

Yes

Information Points

There are information points

Information Services

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
04:45:00.000 - 01:30:00.000

Saturday
04:45:00.000 - 01:30:00.000

Sunday
06:00:00.000 - 01:30:00.000

Printed Local Information

There is accessible printed information available

Shops

  • WHSmith
  • Photo-Me digital passport photos

Refreshment Facilities

Coffee Link

Coffee Station

Costa Coffee

Puccino's Deli

Ume Garden's Sushi & Bento

Self-service vending machines providing cold drinks and snacks

Free water refill point located inside the the ticket barriers on the station concourse

Toilets

There are male and female toilets located in the station buildings on Platform 1 (for trains towards London) and also on Platform 2 (for trains towards Colchester and Ipswich). An accessible toilet is available for radar key holders and is located on the ground floor, near the lifts. All toilets at this station are scheduled to be open at the following times:

Monday - Friday 05:00 - 23:00Saturday 05:00 - 23:00Sunday 08:00 - 23:00

Waiting Room

Opening Times
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
05:00:00.000 - 23:00:00.000

Saturday
05:00:00.000 - 23:00:00.000

Sunday
06:00:00.000 - 23:00:00.000

This station does not offer

Bureau De Change, First Class Lounge, Limited Service, Pay Phones, Post Box, Request Stop, Trolleys

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