Bures Railway Station

Facilities

Bures railway station is a station on the Gainsborough Line in Bures Hamlet, Essex. It is managed by Greater Anglia.

Address

Bures station
The Paddocks, off Station Hill
Bures
Suffolk
CO8 5HS

Tickets

Ticket Office
No
Pre-purchase Collection
Yes
Ticket Machine
Yes
Oyster Pre-Pay
No
Oyster Topup
No
Oyster Validator
No
Smartcards Issued
No
Smartcard Validator
Yes
Penalty Fares
Yes

Applicable Operators: Greater Anglia

Smartcard Topup
Yes

Facilities

First Class Lounge
No
Seated Area
Yes
Waiting Room
No
Trolleys
No
Station Buffet
No
Toilets
No
Baby Change Facilities
No
Showers Available
No
Public Telephones
No
WiFi
No
Web Kiosk
No
Post Box
No
Tourist Information Office
No
Cash Machine
No
Bureau De Change
No
Retail Outlets
No
CCTV
Yes
Customer Information Service
Yes

Departure Screens

Announcements

Customer Service
Yes

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.

Left Luggage
Yes

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Lost Property
No

Accessibility

Help Line
Yes

0800 028 28 78

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

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.

Passenger Help Points
Yes

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

Staff Assistance Available
Yes

This station is not staffed. Assistance can be provided by the conductor on board, but booking is recommended to avoid any delay to your journey.

What assistance is available for customers using this station?

How can Turn Up And Go (TUAG) assistance be requested by customers using this station?

Assistance meeting point is on the platform, next to the yellow boarding ramp.

Induction Loop
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines
Yes
Accessible Ticket Counter
No
Train Access Ramp
Yes
NKS (RADAR) Toilets
No
Step Free Access
Yes

partialStation

This station has step free access to the single platform for trains towards both Marks Tey and Sudbury, but access is via a slope which is quite steep. As the station is not staffed, wheelchair users may wish to consider bringing a companion along to assist them getting to or from the platform.

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

Assistance meeting point is on the platform, next to the yellow boarding ramp.

Ticket Gates
No
Impaired Mobility Set Down
No
Wheelchairs Available
No

Transport Connections

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Cycle Storage
Yes

Spaces: 4

Sheltered: no

Location: There are two cycle stands to the far left of the station car park, just next to the ramped entrance to the station.

Storage Type: Stands

Car Park
Yes

Phone: 0345 050 7080

Website: https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/bures-station-greater-anglia/

Name: Station Car Park

Operator: National Car Parks Ltd

Spaces: 22

Taxi Rank
No
Bus Services
No
Metro Link
No
Airport Link
No
Rail Replacement Services
Yes

Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off in the station forecourt.

Cycle Hire
No
Port Link
No
Car Hire
No

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