Leicester

Leicester station, London Road, Leicester, Leicestershire
LE2 0QB

Leicester 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 information about accessibility

Accessible Parking

19

Accessible Taxis

There is taxi provision

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Accessible Booking Office Counter

Yes

Customer Help Points

Leicester Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0:

Ticket Gates


The ticket gates are located in the main concourse (next to Upper Crust food), please speak to a member of staff if you require assistance.


Leicester Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 1:

Ticket Office


The ticket office is located in the main station building. Please check National Rail Enquires for the ticket office opening hours.

Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter

There is a Low-Level counter here
There is no Low-Level counter here
There is a Low-Level counter here

Impaired Mobility Set Down

Yes

Lift Details

Lift 3, Platforms 3 & 4
Operational Announcements : There are no audio announcements or they are not audible in this lift
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 1, Concourse
Operational Announcements : There are audio announcements provided inside this lift only
Lift Controls : Lift controls should be accessible to most people
Manoeuvrability : The lift has a 1.5 metre turning circle inside
Opening Width : Lift has clear door widths at least 0.9m wide

Lift 2, Platforms 1 & 2
Operational Announcements : There are audio announcements provided inside this lift only
Lift Controls : Lift controls should be accessible to most people
Manoeuvrability : The lift has a 1.5 metre turning circle inside
Opening Width : Lift has clear door widths at least 0.9m wide

Lifts

There are lifts

National Key Toilets

Yes

Passenger Assistance

Leicester Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0
Location :

Ticket Gates


The ticket gates are located in the main concourse (next to Upper Crust food), please speak to a member of staff if you require assistance.


Leicester Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 1
Location :

Ticket Office


The ticket office is located in the main station building. Please check National Rail Enquires for the ticket office opening hours.

Ramp For Train Access

Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance

Staff Help Available

Staff help available 05.20 - 01.00 

Passenger Assistance meeting point is at the customer information desk in the front concourse or the ticket gates.

Step Free Access

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

This is a Category A access station. There is step free access to the main entrance and lifts to all platforms.  Customers with wheelchairs who require assistance on graduated slopes should press the ticket gate 'assistance' button located at the bottom of the stairs near the self service ticket machines. 

This station has tactile paving at the edge of all platforms and at the bottom of all staircases.

Step Free Category

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

Ticket Barriers

Yes

Wheelchairs Available

Yes

This station does not offer

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

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: East Midlands Railway

Prepurchase Collection

Collect from Ticket Machine

Smartcards

Collect and top your Smartcard at this location


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

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Machine Accessibility

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

Ticket buying and collection, north east entrance
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls may be at a suitable height for some people

Ticket buying and collection, east entrance
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls may be at a suitable height for some people

Ticket Office

Yes

This station does not offer

Contactless, London Fare Zone, Oyster, Travel Centre

Airport

'Skylink' service departs daily, at regular intervals from St Margaret's Bus Station (in city centre) for East Midlands Airport.

For details: www.trentbarton.co.uk/services/skylinkderby

Bus Services

Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

Car Park - Short stay car park

Name : Short stay car park
Spaces : 10
CCTV : No
Free Parking : No

This car park has Secure Station Accreditation.

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)

Blue Badge holders: Parking is free for all Blue Badge holders at ANPR car parks. To qualify for free parking, Blue Badge holders will need to register their vehicles on the APCOA Blue Badge portal using this link https://bluebadge.apcoa.co.uk/

When parking, please ensure that your Blue Badge is displayed at all times. If dedicated Blue Badge bays are occupied, please park within any available standard bay and display your Blue Badge


Daily : £16.50
Weekly : £49.50
Monthly : £165.00
Annual : £1,650.00
Operator : East Midlands Railway
Telephone : 03457 125 678

Cycle Storage Cctv

Yes

Cycle Storage Location

Cycle hub situated on the lower floor (old Red Star parcels area) which can be accessed via the lift located to the left of the Customer Information desk.  Stands also available in main car park and station front near short stay car park.

Cycle Storage Sheltered

Yes

Cycle Storage Spaces

222 spaces

Cycle hub opening hours 0400 to 0200 daily.  Changing facilities available. An application form for the cycle hub can be requested by emailing here.

There are also mixed type stands with outdoor covered spaces in main car park and stands at the station front.

Cycle Storage Type

Compounds, Stands

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Drop Off Pick Up

Drop-off Points
Point 1: Drop off and pick up point on Waterloo Way, Station bus stop
Same Side As Station: The drop-off and/or pick-up point is accessed via a controlled road crossing such as a pedestrian crossing
Waiting Area: This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point
Facility Type:
Car Capacity: There is space for 1 vehicle at a time 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

Point 2: Drop off and pick up point on Waterloo Way, Street bus stop
Same Side As Station:
Waiting Area: This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point
Facility Type:
Car Capacity: There is space for more than 5 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

458

Rail Replacement Services

Coaches leave from the Station front. Please note: During pre-planned engineering works, coaches will leave from the station car park

Taxi Rank

There is taxi provision
Taxi rank, (taxi marked parking) via Station street
Configuration : Taxis pick up and drop off at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is on the same side as station
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps cannot be deployed from the rear and 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

Car Hire, Cycle Hire, Port, Rail Replacement Maps

Announcements

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Help Points

Help Points are available inside and outside this station
Most Help Points do not have induction loops

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

Customer Service, Left Luggage, Lost Property

Atm Machine

Yes

Baby Change

Yes

CCTV

Yes

Information Points

There are information points

Information Services

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
24 Hours

Saturday
24 Hours

Sunday
24 Hours

Post Box

Yes

Printed Local Information

There is accessible printed information available

Shops

Yes

Refreshment Facilities

Cafe and vending machine.

Toilets

The toilets are located on Platform 1/2 and Platform 3/4. The National key toilets are located on Platform 1/2 and Platform 3/4; these toilets are operated by a radar key. The radar key is available from the Duty Manager located on the end of Platform 3/4.

  • Weekdays (Mon - Fri) 05:20-22:30
  • Saturday 05:20-22:30
  • Sunday 07:15-22:30

Trolleys

Yes

Waiting Room

Opening Times
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
05:20:00.000 - 22:30:00.000

Saturday
05:20:00.000 - 22:30:00.000

Sunday
07:15:00.000 - 22:30:00.000

WiFi

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Free WiFi is available in the First Lounge

This station does not offer

Bureau De Change, Defibrillator, First Class Lounge, Limited Service, Pay Phones, Request Stop

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