Thetford

Thetford station
Station Road
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 1AH

Thetford at a glance

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

Station details

Accessible Booking Office Counter

Yes

Accessible Taxis

Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Customer Help Points

Help points can be found at the following location(s):

  • Platform 1 (for trains towards Norwich) - Between the steps and waiting room / toilets, fixed to the platform-facing wall of the station building
  • Platform 2 (for trains towards Ely and Cambridge) - Next to the yellow boarding ramp and below the customer information screen, fixed to the platform-facing wall of the station building

Induction Loop

Yes

Ramp For Train Access

Yes

Staff Help Available

Monday to Friday – 07:00 to 13:30 Saturday – 07:00 to 13:30

Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during ticket office opening hours. On board conductors also operate on this route and can provide assistance to board and alight at all times. 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 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

Step Free Access

There is step free access from the carpark to Platform 2 (for trains towards Ely and Cambridge) only, with no step free access from the carpark to Platform 1 (for trains towards Norwich) via the station as there is a stepped footbridge between the platforms. Step free access is available to Platform 1 via a footpath that leads to / from Croxton Road and this is the route that customers with restricted mobility are advised to use, as the other path that leads to / from Station Lane is along an unsurfaced road without a footpath. 

This station is a category B2 station according to ORR station classification system: https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955

Assistance meeting point is at the ticket office (during opening hours), or alternatively on the platform.

Wheelchairs Available

Yes

This station does not offer

Accessible Public Telephones, Impaired Mobility Set Down, National Key Toilets

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Greater Anglia

Prepurchase Collection

Yes

Smartcards

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


SmartcardIssue : Yes
SmartcardTopup : Yes
SmartcardValidator : No

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Office

Monday to Friday – 07:00 to 13:30 Saturday – 07:00 to 13:30 Sunday – Closed

Car Park

Station Car Park - 35 spaces
Monday to Friday – 24 hours Saturday – 24 hours Sunday – 24 hours
Car Parking Charges
Daily ticket: ÂŁ3.70
Weekly ticket: ÂŁ14.00
Monthly ticket: ÂŁ46.00
Three Monthly ticket: ÂŁ130.00
Annual ticket: ÂŁ450.00

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Cycle Storage Cctv

No

Cycle Storage Location

There are ten cycle stands on Platform 1 (for trains towards Norwich), located underneath the footbridge steps. Another ten cycle stands have been temporarily moved from underneath the footbridge steps on Platform 2 (for trains towards Ely and Cambridge) to the opposite end of the same platform, beyond the main station building.

Cycle Storage Sheltered

Yes

Cycle Storage Spaces

40 spaces

Cycle Storage Type

Stands

Rail Replacement Services

Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off in the middle of the station car park.

This station does not offer

Bus Services, Taxi Rank

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.

Lost Property

Monday to Sunday – 24 hours All Bank Holidays – 24 hours

Staffing Level

Part time

This station does not offer

Left Luggage

Toilets

The female and accessible toilets are located in the station building and are accessed via the waiting room on Platform 1 (for trains towards Norwich). A radar key is not required to access the accessible toilet facility. Male toilets are located on Platform 2 (for trains towards Ely and Cambridge). All toilets at this station are scheduled to be open at the following times:

Weekdays (Mon - Fri) 07:00 : 13:00Saturday 07:00 : 13:00Sunday closed

Waiting Room

The waiting rooms are located in the station buildings and are under the canopy on Platform 1 (for trains towards Norwich), and next to the ticket office on Platform 2 (for trains towards Ely and Cambridge).

This station does not offer

Atm Machine, Baby Change, First Class Lounge, Refreshment Facilities

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