Station guide
Colchester station
Colchester is a city in Essex, England.
COLMore about Colchester. Town summary from Wikipedia.
Station facilities
- Step-free access
- B1, (refer to quick reference guide)
This station has step free access to all platforms. However, customers with restricted mobility are advised to arrive on the London bound side of the station (which is accessed via the entrance off Station Way, before the railway bridge), as the lifts are quicker and easier to operate than the chair lift in the Ipswich / Norwich bound ticket hall. The chair lift is restricted to manual wheelchair users only with a…
- Lifts
- Yes
- Toilets
- Yes
There are male and female toilets located in the station buildings on Platforms 1 and 2, and also on Platforms 3 and 4, just next to the steps that lead to/from the underpass. Accessible toilets are available for radar…
- Accessible toilets
- Yes
- Baby changing
- Yes
- Ticket office
- Yes
- Ticket machines
- Yes
- Contactless
- No
- Oyster
- No
- Smartcard validators
- Yes
- Waiting room
- Yes
The main waiting room is located next to the steps on Platforms 3 and 4 that lead to/from the underpass. There is another waiting room on Platforms 1 and 2, and this is available for customers to use between the hours of…
- Refreshments
- Yes
- Shops
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Cycle storage
- Yes
- Cycle spaces
- 576
- Car park
- Yes
- Car park spaces
- 935
- Accessible parking
- Yes
- Bus connections
- Yes
- Taxi rank
- Yes
- Drop-off / pick-up
- Yes
- Staff help
- Yes
Ticket office hours
- Monday–Friday: 05:00–22:00
- Saturday: 05:30–21:00
- Sunday: 06:00–21:00
Facilities from the NationalRail Knowledgebase via Rail Data Marketplace. Station record updated 2026-08-20. Always check live accessibility information before travel.