Station guide
Stowmarket station
Stowmarket is a market town in Suffolk, England.
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Due to the construction of a new footbridge and lifts, there will be a temporary reduction in the number of parking spaces at Stowmarket station during 2026. Customers are therefore advised to plan ahead and to allow some extra time to park…
Station facilities
- Step-free access
- A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)
Step free access between platforms is available via the level crossing, although some wheelchair users or customers with restricted mobility may find this route difficult as there is a distance of approximately 600 metres between the two platforms. Wheelchair users or customers with restricted mobility are therefore advised to access the station via Creeting Road West for journeys towards Ipswich and London, or via…
- Lifts
- No
- Toilets
- Yes
Male and female toilets are located on Platform 2 (for trains towards Cambridge, and Norwich), between the waiting room and the side entrance. An accessible toilet is available for radar key holders, located adjacent to…
- Accessible toilets
- Yes
- Baby changing
- Yes
- Ticket office
- Yes
- Ticket machines
- Yes
- Contactless
- No
- Oyster
- No
- Smartcard validators
- Yes
- Waiting room
- Yes
The waiting rooms are located in the station buildings on Platform 1 (for trains towards Ipswich and London) in between the ticket machine and the footbridge, and next to the 'Steam' coffee shop on Platform 2 (for trains…
- Refreshments
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Cycle storage
- Yes
- Cycle spaces
- 88
- Car park
- Yes
- Car park spaces
- 328
- Accessible parking
- No
- Bus connections
- No
- Staff help
- Yes
Ticket office hours
- Monday–Friday: 06:15–19:30
- Saturday: 07:20–16:30
- Sunday: 09:15–18:30
Facilities from the NationalRail Knowledgebase via Rail Data Marketplace. Station record updated 2026-08-04. Always check live accessibility information before travel.