Great Bentley Railway Station

Facilities

Great Bentley railway station is a small staffed station on the Walton and Clacton Branches in Great Bentley, Essex. It is managed by Greater Anglia.

Address

Great Bentley station
Station Road
Great Bentley
Essex
CO7 8LH

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
Smartcard Notes
Yes

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

Facilities

First Class Lounge
No
Seated Area
Yes
Waiting Room
No
Trolleys
No
Station Buffet
No
Toilets
Yes

Toilets are located on Platform 2 (for trains towards Thorpe-le-Soken, Clacton, and Walton-on-the-Naze). Planned opening times for toilet facilities at this station are:

Monday to Friday 07:00-13:00Saturday ClosedSunday and Bank Holidays Closed

Please note that due to any unforeseen circumstances, these planned opening times are subject to change.

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 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

Please note, in order to prevent any antisocial behaviour we are not accepting cash payments at this station's ticket machines until further notice.

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

Whole station

This station has step free access to both platforms from Plough Road, with approximately 30 metres between the two entrances which are either side of the level crossing.

This station is a category A 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: 10

Sheltered: yes

Location: There is a sheltered cycle parking area with five cycle stands which can be located next to the entrance to Platform 2 (for trains towards Thorpe-le-Soken, Clacton, and Walton-on-the-Naze).

Storage Type: Stands

Car Park
Yes

Phone: 0845 600 7245

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

Operator: Greater Anglia

Spaces: 6

Taxi Rank
No
Bus Services
Yes

Local buses serve Colchester, Clacton, and Brightlingsea

Metro Link
No
Airport Link
No
Rail Replacement Services
Yes

Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off at the bus stops on Plough Road, before the level crossing.

Cycle Hire
No
Port Link
No
Car Hire
No

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